https://www.scmp.com/rss/524221/feed The latest news and top stories on Cynthia Erivo. A celebrated British talent, she is an Emmy Grammy and Tony Award-winning performer, also an Oscar nominee. Known for her powerful stage presence in "The Color Purple" and acclaimed film roles like Harriet Tubman in "Harriet", she recently starred as Elphaba in the "Wicked" film adaptation. Erivo’s diverse career includes portraying Aretha Franklin, releasing a debut album, authoring a children’s book and producing films. She recently received... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Associated Press Associated Press The 68th annual Grammy Awards are taking place on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and spirits were high from the jump after a few back-to-back, history-making moments. “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters won best song written for visual media, marking the first time a K-pop act has won a Grammy. The songwriters delivered their acceptance speech in both English and Korean, highlighting the song’s bilingual appeal. Best music film went to the documentary Music by John Williams, which... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3342027/k-pop-demon-hunters-song-golden-earns-first-k-pop-grammy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3342027/k-pop-demon-hunters-song-golden-earns-first-k-pop-grammy?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 22:18:30 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Long before audiences saw Glinda’s dazzling pink dresses or Elphaba’s dramatic layered ensembles on the big screen, Paul Tazewell was imagining how silhouette, colour and texture would bring the witches of Oz to life. Tazewell, the award-winning costume designer behind both Wicked films, the stage musical Hamilton and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, will be the focus of a new exhibition opening on January 19 at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois. “Crafting... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3339726/wicked-stars-incredible-costumes-among-exhibits-oscar-winning-designers-new-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3339726/wicked-stars-incredible-costumes-among-exhibits-oscar-winning-designers-new-show?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 11:15:09 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa She’s only 12 years old, but not only does Taylen Biggs have 2 million Instagram followers at the time of writing that include celebrities like Selena Gomez and Saweetie, she also regularly rubs shoulders with Hollywood A-listers from Taylor Swift and Leonardo DiCaprio to fashion creatives such as Michael Kors and Anna Wintour. Biggs, a social media influencer known for her fashion takes, first went viral when she was tapped to interview Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo during their press tour... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3339173/meet-taylen-biggs-12-year-old-who-interviews-hollywood-listers-red-carpet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3339173/meet-taylen-biggs-12-year-old-who-interviews-hollywood-listers-red-carpet?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:00:21 +0000 Reuters Reuters Actor Idris Elba and ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were among the hundreds named in British King Charles’ New Year ‌honours list published on Monday. The full list includes more than 1,157 people ‍in politics, sport, the arts or community service to be awarded titles from Member, Commander or Officer of the Order of the British Empire to the highest honours of knighthoods and damehoods. Elba, who is known for ⁠his roles in the television series Luther and The Wire, was awarded a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338105/actor-idris-elba-ice-legends-torvill-and-dean-among-hundreds-recognised-uk-honours?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3338105/actor-idris-elba-ice-legends-torvill-and-dean-among-hundreds-recognised-uk-honours?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:22:02 +0000 CNA CNA Johnson Wen – the man who grabbed singer-actress Ariana Grande at the Asia premiere of Wicked: For Good in Singapore and was subsequently jailed – was kicked out of Lady Gaga’s concert venue in Brisbane, Australia, on Tuesday. Videos taken by fans at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium show Wen, who also goes by Pyjama Man, being escorted out of the venue before the start of the concert. It is unclear if the 26-year-old Australian citizen had intended to disrupt Lady Gaga’s concert. Wen, however, has a... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3335895/deported-singapore-ariana-grande-grabber-ejected-lady-gaga-concert-australia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3335895/deported-singapore-ariana-grande-grabber-ejected-lady-gaga-concert-australia?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:46:31 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa The eagerly awaited second part to Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical Wicked – titled Wicked: For Good – has set new box office records in its opening week. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wicked: For Good opened to US$147 million in North America and a total of US$223 million worldwide, surpassing the domestic opening week performance of the previous year’s Wicked. It is the biggest-ever start for a Broadway adaptation. Led by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3334022/who-plays-dorothy-wicked-good-meet-bethany-weaver?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3334022/who-plays-dorothy-wicked-good-meet-bethany-weaver?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:00:12 +0000 CNA CNA An Australian man who rushed at Wicked star Ariana Grande during a premiere in Singapore has been deported and barred from re-entering the country. “Johnson Wen was deported to Australia on November 23, 2025 and has been barred from re-entering Singapore,” the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said on Sunday. The 26-year-old was on November 17 sentenced to nine days’ jail for public nuisance. In sentencing, District Judge Christopher Goh told Wen that he was “attention-seeking” and that he... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3333932/singapore-deports-bars-australian-who-rushed-ariana-grande-wicked-premiere?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3333932/singapore-deports-bars-australian-who-rushed-ariana-grande-wicked-premiere?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:37:43 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. How top Hong Kong chefs make their Peking duck extra special Marinated in a rich blend of Sichuan spices and roasted until the skin transforms into a crackling golden armour, the flaming Peking duck at Hutong restaurant in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui neighbourhood is a feast for the senses. 2. Shameful period? How China’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3333363/hong-kongs-take-peking-duck-chinas-ancient-qing-dynasty-7-lifestyle-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3333363/hong-kongs-take-peking-duck-chinas-ancient-qing-dynasty-7-lifestyle-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 07:15:08 +0000 James Mottram James Mottram 4/5 stars Jon M. Chu’s Wicked returns for its concluding part, following the sensational box office, 10 Oscar nominations and two wins of last year’s prequel. It is hard not to predict similar results for Wicked: For Good, a dazzlingly colourful extravaganza adapted from the stage show smash and led by two powerful performances from Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. While it does not quite have the novelty element of part one – or the emotional heft – Wicked: For Good is a fiercely inventive work... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3333066/wicked-good-movie-review-ariana-grande-and-cynthia-erivo-dazzle-part-2?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3333066/wicked-good-movie-review-ariana-grande-and-cynthia-erivo-dazzle-part-2?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:00:11 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso Wicked may very well be remembered for making movie magic off screen just as well as on. Walking the red carpet premieres across Paris, London, São Paulo, Singapore and New York, stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum have enamoured fans worldwide with their on-theme method dressing choices. This was all in honour of the film’s second chapter, Wicked: For Good, hitting the silver screen this weekend. Keep scrolling for stand-out looks from the Wicked... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3333227/24-stand-out-looks-wicked-press-tour-ariana-grande-balenciaga-jonathan-bailey-gucci-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3333227/24-stand-out-looks-wicked-press-tour-ariana-grande-balenciaga-jonathan-bailey-gucci-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 07:43:25 +0000 CNA CNA A 26-year-old Australian man who rushed at Wicked star Ariana Grande during a premiere in Singapore was sentenced to nine days’ jail on Monday for public nuisance. In delivering the sentence, District Judge Christopher Goh told Johnson Wen that he was “attention-seeking” and had wrongly assumed his actions in Singapore would escape consequence. Wen, who has been remanded since November 14, pleaded guilty to one charge of causing annoyance to the public by causing a commotion during the Singapore... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3333099/singapore-jails-attention-seeking-australian-over-ariana-grande-wicked-premiere-stunt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3333099/singapore-jails-attention-seeking-australian-over-ariana-grande-wicked-premiere-stunt?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:06:12 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Cynthia Erivo performed some real magic on Thursday when she saved Wicked co-star Ariana Grande from an overeager “troll” at the premiere of the blockbuster’s second chapter in Singapore. The Oscar nominees were walking down a yellow brick road-inspired carpet, holding hands with co-star Michelle Yeoh and posing for fans, when a man screamed and hopped the barricade, according to fan footage. The man then wrapped an arm around 32-year-old Grande, only for Erivo, 38, and a guard to cut in. Erivo... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3332725/serial-intruder-grabs-ariana-grande-wicked-premiere-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3332725/serial-intruder-grabs-ariana-grande-wicked-premiere-singapore?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Nov 2025 02:41:19 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso For such a simple garment, the cape – worn over many centuries by Roman emperors, medieval knights and present-day royalty – carries a lot of weight. “Humans through time have understood that it makes a wonderful frame for the body,” says Nancy Deihl, a fashion historian and chair of the department of art and art professions at New York University. “Since a cape is basically an untailored or unsewn piece of cloth, it has infinite possibilities.” With a little help from horror, fantasy and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3331419/why-capes-are-coming-back-such-distinctive-accessory-worn-blackpinks-jennie-and-kim-kardashian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3331419/why-capes-are-coming-back-such-distinctive-accessory-worn-blackpinks-jennie-and-kim-kardashian?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:00:14 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso With Halloween just around the corner, we’ve compiled the trendiest costumes to keep an eye on this season, as inspired by the biggest shows, celebrities and pop culture moments this year. From K-pop girl group-inspired costumes for you and your best friends (Huntrix from KPop Demon Hunters, obviously!) to pink and green ensembles inspired by the Land of Oz in Wicked, we’ve got you covered. Think like a showgirl When it comes to putting together a Halloween-worthy costume that still looks cool,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3330076/halloween-costume-ideas-2025-taylor-swifts-showgirl-vibe-kpop-demon-hunters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3330076/halloween-costume-ideas-2025-taylor-swifts-showgirl-vibe-kpop-demon-hunters?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:00:14 +0000 Timon Johnson Timon Johnson Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has become the latest celebrity to take part in a Hong Kong tourism drive after sharing a fun social media picture with a Labubu doll specially made to mark the first birthday of the city’s panda twins later this month. The star on Monday shared a photo on Instagram of her holding up the Labubu doll, which is cradling the twin pandas in its arms, above a bucket of popcorn. “Celebrating Hong Kong-born panda twins’ first birthday (and my birthday too) with... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3320652/michelle-yeoh-takes-shine-labubu-made-hong-kong-panda-cubs-birthday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3320652/michelle-yeoh-takes-shine-labubu-made-hong-kong-panda-cubs-birthday?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Aug 2025 06:18:21 +0000 Hyewon Lee Hyewon Lee Nicholas Hoult has made headlines for debuting an edgy blond look ahead of the release of his new film. Superman, the first opus from James Gunn’s relaunched DC Universe, is set to premiere on July 11. The 35-year-old British actor plays Lex Luthor, one of the most well-known villains in the comic book’s history, who was previously portrayed by late Hollywood star Gene Hackman in 1978, and Michael Rosenbaum in the TV series Smallville. During the film’s ongoing press tour, the Nosferatu star... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3317350/5-nicholas-hoults-best-looks-superman-press-tour-his-red-carpet-fits-included-ultra-modern-pieces?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/celebrity-style/article/3317350/5-nicholas-hoults-best-looks-superman-press-tour-his-red-carpet-fits-included-ultra-modern-pieces?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:00:11 +0000