Cynthia Erivo discussed how her identity as a queer Black woman has helped others better connect with her 'Wicked' character in a new interview.
, Erivo opened up about how her identity as a queer Black woman has helped others connect further with the ostracized
“I feel like I’ve been given this incredible gift of a character whose raison d’être is to show that all of your difference is what makes you special,” Erivo said. “That you can soar above anyone’s expectations, that you can be everything you’re meant to be, and that the search to finding that can be hard, but when it happens, it can be really freeing, really beautiful.
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