Cynthia Erivo

John was incredible. Yeah. But for this particular character's journey, it's hard. She has to figure some stuff out on her own. She has to.

John was incredible. Yeah. But for this particular character's journey, it's hard. She has to figure some stuff out on her own. She has to.

Yeah. And she experiences a lot of loneliness, a lot of ostracization, if that's a word. Yeah. And then has to. figure out how to accept herself and then accept the things that other people won't she you know finds these relationships that i don't think she even expects to have well it's fortunate that you're magic yes but even that comes at a price yeah yeah sure even for her it's like

Yeah. And she experiences a lot of loneliness, a lot of ostracization, if that's a word. Yeah. And then has to. figure out how to accept herself and then accept the things that other people won't she you know finds these relationships that i don't think she even expects to have well it's fortunate that you're magic yes but even that comes at a price yeah yeah sure even for her it's like

Yeah. And she experiences a lot of loneliness, a lot of ostracization, if that's a word. Yeah. And then has to. figure out how to accept herself and then accept the things that other people won't she you know finds these relationships that i don't think she even expects to have well it's fortunate that you're magic yes but even that comes at a price yeah yeah sure even for her it's like

Her magic doesn't really expand until she allows herself to be the thing that people don't want her to be.

Her magic doesn't really expand until she allows herself to be the thing that people don't want her to be.

Her magic doesn't really expand until she allows herself to be the thing that people don't want her to be.

Yeah. So that comes from the book. Okay. Gregory Maguire wrote a book that was actually very political. Yeah. And I think that's probably what is coming through in the book. The musical has a small amount, but not as much as the movie, I think. But that's because we have the space now to combine both the beauty of the stage and the book.

Yeah. So that comes from the book. Okay. Gregory Maguire wrote a book that was actually very political. Yeah. And I think that's probably what is coming through in the book. The musical has a small amount, but not as much as the movie, I think. But that's because we have the space now to combine both the beauty of the stage and the book.

Yeah. So that comes from the book. Okay. Gregory Maguire wrote a book that was actually very political. Yeah. And I think that's probably what is coming through in the book. The musical has a small amount, but not as much as the movie, I think. But that's because we have the space now to combine both the beauty of the stage and the book.

And I think that is actually what allows us to tell a fuller story. And I think that's why it feels quite political, because that's how we wrote it, really.

And I think that is actually what allows us to tell a fuller story. And I think that's why it feels quite political, because that's how we wrote it, really.

And I think that is actually what allows us to tell a fuller story. And I think that's why it feels quite political, because that's how we wrote it, really.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah. It's like what forces a person into being the way they are. The two things are being discussed at the same time, like turning a person or creating a villain or creating a common enemy.

Yeah. It's like what forces a person into being the way they are. The two things are being discussed at the same time, like turning a person or creating a villain or creating a common enemy.

Yeah. It's like what forces a person into being the way they are. The two things are being discussed at the same time, like turning a person or creating a villain or creating a common enemy.