evil The stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande He will be in the sky, defying gravity, when Oscar nominations It will be announced Thursday morning.
They both leave London in the morning UK time.
Erivo, who plays Elphaba in the world-famous musical, says she’ll be on her way from London to Park City, where the Sundance Film Festival will honor her with a Visionary Award at its annual fundraiser on Friday night. Grande, who plays Glinda, will head to Los Angeles.
Both were noticeably nervous on Wednesday in London about not being on the floor to hear the nominations, which will be revealed on Thursday at 5:45 a.m. PT. They were more likely to meet and mingle with students at school National Youth Theater On Holloway Road.
Yes, silly jokes were made about whether they had lost their way and ended up in Holloway instead of Hollywood.
They were at the New York Times’ north London headquarters for an “In Conversation” event with Paul Roseby, CEO and artistic director of The New York Times.
(LR) Paul Rosby greets Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande
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The hall was packed with students and a few notable figures including TV legend Dawn Airey, now chief trustee of The New York Times and president of the Women’s Premier League. It’s worth noting that Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium is right down the road, which Airey finds useful.
London gangs New York Times star Obi Dirisu was also in the house to watch his friend Erivo.
The National Youth Theater has become a beloved arts institution. The roll call of former students includes Helen Mirren, Daniel Craig, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Day-Lewis, Baba Essiedu, Andrea Riseborough and David Oyelowo.
the evil The leads dispelled the assumption that there must have been a lot of green screen used in filming the film.
Grande let out a chuckle and told the crowd as she pointed to Erivo, “It’s green! There’s no way she could be seen in it.”
There are fully realized groups, Erivo explained. “We had Shiz School, Emerald City,” she said, “and a whole world was created.”
“We had a trench, a fucking trench too,” Grande shouted.
One high point came when Erivo showed how she used her back to store enough energy to help her breathe when she sang.
She chooses a little girl named Darling to help show her how she can “fill your lungs and your back.”
Cynthia Erivo shows a student her singing technique while Ariana Grande looks on
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Grande closed her eyes and said, “Oh, the back thing, again.”
This means you can fly and sing at the same time, Erivo said.
They were a great pairing act, and seeing them together in an intimate setting was so much fun.
Grande funny in evil But on a personal level, she’s an absolute comedian, and a completely natural comedian.
“Ari makes me feel lighter with her laugh, and I can be very serious sometimes,” Erivo noted.
“It’s a yin and yang thing,” Grande added.
Grande said that after the audition, she did two chemistry readings with “two different actresses, not Cynthia,” and that she waited so long to find out whether or not she was chosen “I think it was like 40 years,” though in reality it had been a month and a half.
The stars of “Villains” are surrounded by students of the National Youth Theater
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They promised to return to Holloway Road for how long Evil: for good He comes out.
after evil The gels left, and the party continued into the night.
