Cynthia Erivo had one request when it came to Elphaba's hair. Erivo, 37, opened up about the micro braids she donned while ...

Micro braids are tiny, delicate, take hours to do and are often too tight for comfort tightly woven into hair but it’s a look that remains popular among women. Here are tips that will come in ...

“I asked if we could reimagine that hair as micro braids because I knew you’d still have the movement, and you could still have the length, but there was a texture that was slightly different ...

Cynthia asked Wicked ’s director, Jon M. Chu, if they could “reimagine” Elphaba’s traditionally long, wavy hair as micro ...

Despite most iterations featuring long, black, wavy hair, she chose a look that better aligns with her identity. Erivo chose to pay homage to Black women by selecting micro braids for Elphaba.