Wicked’ star Cynthia Erivo’s casting as Jesus Christ in ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ ignited backlash on social media, but the musical has always been controversial.

Keke Palmer took home the award for entertainer of the year at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards — and she gave a high-pitched shoutout to fellow nominee Cynthia Erivo!

She brought the glamour in this entirely silver look

Erivo, Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Yeoh, 62, Goldblum, 72, Slater, 32, Bode, 24, Yang, 34, and Peter Dinklage are competing against the stars of A Complete Unknown, Anora, Conclave and Emilia Pérez for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

With awards season in full effect, many of the industry’s biggest and brightest descended on cities such as Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta to celebrate Black excellence.

Natasha Lyonne, who’s back as shaggy amateur detective Charlie Cale, was floored watching Erivo dip in and out of so many roles, which include a DJ, a professor, an artist, and an apple-picker.

Ariana Grande is set to perform alongside Cynthia Erivo at the Oscars. The announcement has generated considerable excitement among fans of both performers and the film industry alike.

We’re now a bit over a week away from the 2025 Oscars, which are set to air on March 2. As the date approaches, a clearer picture of what the Conan O’Brien-hosted 97th Annual Academy Awards will look like is starting to come into focus: The Hollywood Reporter reports that Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are set to perform during the broadcast.

Cynthia Erivo has turned out no small number of custom looks this awards season, but for tonight’s SAG Awards, she dipped into the fashion archives. The Wicked actor, who is nominated for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role,