People Are Just Realising How Quickly Cynthia Erivo's Wicked Wig Was Made, And Wow

You may already know that Wicked’s 2024 movie adaptation used a lot of wigs in its production. 

“Everyone is fitted; everybody wore either a wig or a hairpiece,” the film’s lead makeup designer Frances Hannon told Glamour. 

That included “something like 17 wigs” including stand-ins and backups for Cynthia Erivo, who played Elphaba, Frances added. 

Her wigs, which included tiny, intricate microbraids, had a delicate mix of brown and black strands and referenced Elphaba’s braid from the original musical.