The genius behind Elphaba's sculpted base and intricate palette was expert makeup and prosthetic artist, Alice Jones. On ...

Erivo says in a voiceover that she was given the option to do the makeup or have it be CGI — and it was a no-brainer ...

The emotional high points are the Ozdust ballroom scene and the climactic “Defying Gravity” musical number. In the former, ...

She’s that girl. Cynthia Erivo transformed into Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in “Wicked” thanks to the film’s ...

Some people wear makeup, I always have my nails done. It’s like another extended way of expressing myself." Hannon agrees, saying, "Cynthia was bringing her Elphaba to it." Much like Elphaba's ...

But Erivo wanted to actually be green, not have the color superimposed onto her skin in post. So, the film’s makeup designer Frances Hannon — who was thrilled by the actor’s insistence — took on the ...

Cynthia Erivo didn't think twice about committing to sitting in the makeup chair for hours a day to become Elphaba in Wicked. "I had the choice of whether to be green or to have it CGI and I ...

Nessarose's iconic slippers couldn't have been the same as the ruby slippers in The Wizard of Oz because MGM still owns that ...