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 Cynthia Erivo didn't think twice about committing to sitting in the makeup chair ...

Cynthia Erivo transformed into Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, in “Wicked” thanks to the film’s makeup artist and hairstylist Frances Hannon. Hannon told The Post her work on Erivo, 37, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How Cynthia Erivo helped develop Elphaba's more 'empowered' hair and makeup look in 'Wicked: For Good.' Oscar-winning artisan ...

Cynthia Erivo went green for her role of Elphaba in Wicked — and for the actor, CGI just wouldn’t cut it. In a sped-up video of her lengthy on-set makeup process, Erivo explained exactly why she ...

Hair and makeup designer Frances Hannon tells IndieWire about giving the witches of Oz a glow-up and painting a horse blue in Jon Chu's adaptation of the Broadway musical. The most notable challenge ...

Cynthia Erivo feels a profound kinship to the role of 'Wicked's' Elphaba. She admits she always felt like a bit of an outsider. While promoting the film on The View, Erivo explained that she found ...

When Cynthia Erivo signed on to play Elphaba in Universal’s big-screen adaptation of “Wicked,” she knew one thing: she wanted to be green. But Erivo wanted to actually be green, not have the color ...

When Wicked star Cynthia Erivo set about bringing the stage character of Elphaba Thropp, a.k.a. the future Wicked Witch of the West, to life for the film, she had a few ideas for her character — ...

Thus, the design process became all about "showing where they are emotionally now," with the makeup and hair helping to transform each of the actors "into their characters." Elphaba's counterpart, ...