{"id":34585,"date":"2025-11-20T11:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=34585"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:30:19","slug":"watch-cynthia-erivo-rank-her-favorite-songs-from-wicked-on-fallon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=34585","title":{"rendered":"Watch Cynthia Erivo Rank Her Favorite Songs From &#8216;Wicked&#8217; on &#8216;Fallon&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The actress also discussed the writing of Elphaba&#8217;s new song, &#8220;No Place Like Home&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tCynthia Erivo stopped by <em>The Tonight Show<\/em> to discuss <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em>, the film\u2019s new songs, and her book <em>Simply More<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tDuring the interview, host Jimmy Fallon asked Erivo to rank the songs she performs in the sequel based on which one she loves to sing the most. \u201cThis is like picking your favorite children,\u201d the actress noted. When Fallon explained it would be a blind ranking, she added that she might need to cheat. Ultimately, Erivo did cheat on the order of songs, forcing Fallon to realign the ranking with \u201cWhat Is This Feeling Last?\u201d and \u201cDefying Gravity\u201d first. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tErivo also discussed \u201cNo Place Like Home,\u201d the new song she wrote for <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> with composer Stephen Schwartz. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cHe had made this song, and then as the film progressed, as we made this film, we realized that things needed to be shifted and changed,\u201d she explained of the process. \u201cI remember that we had a call and I was on my floor in my house, at I don\u2019t know what time o\u2019clock, and he was on Zoom and we\u2019re over the phone going back and forth about lyrics and different things. It was just such a privilege to be in the space of Stephen Schwartz working on something. You\u2019re just hoping you\u2019re not making any mistakes and saying anything stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>Wicked: For Good<\/em>\u2018s\u00a0new songs are \u201cThe Girl in the Bubble\u201d and \u201cNo Place Like Home.\u201d They will be released as part of the film\u2019s soundtrack on Nov. 21. Because they are original songs for the movie it is likely both will be eligible to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song (unlike the other songs from the films).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<em>Wicked: For Good<\/em>\u00a0hits theaters on Nov. 21, 2025. Along with Grande and Erivo,\u00a0the film stars Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard. The rest of the cast includes Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, and Bronwyn James.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actress also discussed the writing of Elphaba&#8217;s new song, &#8220;No Place Like Home&#8221; Cynthia Erivo stopped by The Tonight Show to discuss Wicked: For Good, the film\u2019s new songs, and her book Simply More. 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