The actress admitted that she ended up doing the song slightly different than how the number was written.
I did study it, she admitted.
When I first auditioned thats what I did.
Cynthia Erivo on ‘The Tonight Show.‘Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Image
I did it as was written.
She added that the audition was crazy and lasted for three hours.
I was very ill by the end of it, she told Fallon.
I was in bed for the next week, for like four days with a 104 fever.
It was the craziest weekend because I had sung at Disney Hall the night before.
Wed never met, Erivo said, adding that it felt like instant chemistry.
It was really easy, she said of their relationship.
Part one ofWickedis slated to hit theaters on Nov. 22, withpart two arrivingon Nov. 21, 2025.
Thesoundtracks for both halvesof the film will be released concurrently.