Cynthia Erivo got the giggles as she joined her co-star Jonathan Bailey at the Wicked pH๏τocall in Greenwich, London.

The actress, 37, couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as she linked arms with the Bridgeton star, 36, who plays Fiyero Tigelaar.

Arriving at the Royal Observatory, Cynthia posed for pH๏τos with her fellow co-stars Jonathan, Jeff Goldblum and director of the movie Jon M. Chu.

Leading lady Cynthia stars as Elphaba in the anticipated movie alongside Ariana Grande, 31, who plays Glinda.

Cynthia was in high spirits despite missing her right hand woman Ariana at the star-studded affair.

Jeff, who plays The Wizard, smiled for a pH๏τo with Cynthia, who stunned in a green and black suit. 

Cynthia Erivo, 37, got the giggles as she joined her co-star Jonathan Bailey, 36, at the Wicked pH๏τocall in Greenwich, London

The actress couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as she linked arms with the Bridgeton star, who plays Fiyero Tigelaar

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It’s not long until the powerful lyrics of Defying Gravity will be belted out in cinemas across the country as Wicked hits the big screen this Friday. 

The upcoming two-part feature is adapted from the long-running Broadway musical and is a sequel to The Wizard of Oz.

The motion picture is slated to arrive in theatres with release dates of November 22, 2024 for Wicked: Part One, and November 26, 2025 for Wicked: Part Two.

And reviews have already poured in from critics as they, for the most part, praise the leading stars’ performances.

Yet while some reviews have branded the film a ‘fabulous spectacle’ others have declared: ‘it doesn’t come close to defying gravity’.

The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw described it as a ‘sugar-rush fantasy with the overpowering star presence of Cynthia Erivo; it basically dunks you face-down in a hyperreal ball pit of M&Ms for two and three-quarter hours.’

Praising Cynthia’s performance he added: ‘Erivo’s charismatic Elphaba exerting a planetary pull over a star-studded cast’.

The Daily Mail’s Brian Viner writes: ‘It’s a fabulous spectacle, which demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible.’ 

Arriving at the Royal Observatory, Cynthia posed for pH๏τos with her fellow co-stars Jonathan, Jeff Goldblum (centre left) and director of the movie Jon M. Chu (L)

Cynthia was in high spirits despite missing her right hand woman Ariana at the star-studded affair

Greenwich Observatory lit up in green to promote the movie

Cynthia pressed the switch to light up the Observatory

Jeff, who plays The Wizard, smiled for a pH๏τo with Cynthia, who stunned in a green and black suit

It’s not long until the powerful lyrics of Defying Gravity will be belted out in cinemas across the country as Wicked hits the big screen this Friday

The co-stars looked happier than ever just days away from the movie release

A huge fan of the casting choice he added: ‘Erivo and Grande are both pitch-perfect and altogether sensational.

‘I confess to finding Wicked’s songs a little repeтιтive but it’s hard to imagine anyone delivering them better than those two, while Grande has proper comedic flair, which she brings to bear every time Glinda tosses her luxuriant tresses.

‘Yeoh, Bailey and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard offer splendid support.’

Critic Reviews on Wicked

The Guardian

Peter Bradshaw described it as a ‘sugar-rush fantasy with the overpowering star presence of Cynthia Erivo; it basically dunks you face-down in a hyperreal ball pit of M&Ms for two and three-quarter hours.’

The Daily Mail 

Brian Viner praised: ‘It’s a fabulous spectacle, which demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible’.

The Independent 

Clarisse Loughrey praised Ariana and Cynthia’s performance, but felt the pair were let down by the actual cinematography of the film, as she likened it to a TV advert. 

Variety

Peter Debruge praised: ‘Unlike several recent tuners, which tried to hide their musical dimension from audiences, Wicked embraces its idenтιтy the way Elphaba does her emerald skin.’

Rolling Stone

David Fear added: ‘When Erivo nails that moment and rides into Oz’s history books on a broomstick, for a split second you feel like there’s no place you’d rather be than riding alongside her. Not even home.’

The Telegraph 

Robbie Collins gave the movie a scathing review as he claimed that the film’s leading actresses ‘don’t come close to defying gravity in this bloated, beige screen adaptation of the Wizard of Oz prequel’. 

BBC

Nicholas Barber wrote: ‘The film ends with a song called Defying Gravity, so it’s only fair to say that that’s precisely what Wicked doesn’t manage to achieve’.