Cynthia Erivo had one request when it came to Elphaba's hair. Erivo, 37, opened up about the micro braids she donned while ...

When it comes to protective styles, braids will forever be a fan favorite. They can be chic or casual, depending on how you ...

As Elphaba in 'Wicked,' Cynthia Erivo brought a whole new vision to the role. Here, learn all about how the actress ...

Cynthia asked the director, Jon M. Chu, if they could “reimagine” Elphaba’s traditionally long, wavy hair as micro braids in ...

Cynthia Erivo explains why she chose for her "Wicked" character to have micro-braids, using the hairstyle to honor Black ...

How and why did the kind-hearted, smart and green Elphaba Thropp become such a nasty, powerful, dare we say wicked witch of the classic tale “The Wizard of Oz”? The big-screen adaptation of the ...

The Harriet star is only the second Black woman to portray the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz universe, ...

Cynthia Erivo had one request when it came to Elphaba’s hair. Erivo, 37, opened up about the micro braids she donned while playing Elphaba in Wicked, while chatting with Variety on Tuesday ...

“It’s a tricky color to represent on film because much ... “I asked if we could reimagine that hair as micro braids because I knew you’d still have the movement, and you could still ...

Elphaba’s micro braids allowed the actress to honor the ... from its coily edges to the hair’s “natural black” 1B hair color (if you know, you know). “I needed it to be connected to ...