{"id":17246,"date":"2025-11-28T04:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T04:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=17246"},"modified":"2025-11-28T04:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T04:26:33","slug":"cynthia-erivo-steals-the-show-at-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade-shares-a-list-moment-with-queen-latifah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=17246","title":{"rendered":"CYNTHIA ERIVO STEALS THE SHOW AT MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE, SHARES A-LIST MOMENT WITH QUEEN LATIFAH"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Wicked’ Star Delivers Powerhouse Opening, Celebrates Box Office Triumph<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Superstar vocalist and Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo<\/b> not only opened the 2025 Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a show-stopping performance but also shared a heartwarming, spontaneous moment with fellow music icon Queen Latifah<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 38-year-old “Wicked” star, who delivered a powerful rendition of Nina Simone\u2019s \u201cFeeling Good\u201d<\/b> to kick off the annual festivities, was captured on camera spotting Queen Latifah in the crowd. The spontaneous reunion saw Erivo joyfully lean in for an excited hug with the A-lister, who was bundled up in a cozy puffer jacket and knitted beanie as she grinned and waved back. The special moment between the two celebrated performers quickly became one of the parade’s most memorable highlights.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Box Office Sensation and a Show-Stopping Look<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Erivo\u2019s appearance six days after the theatrical release of \u201cWicked: For Good,\u201d<\/b> the second installment of the beloved Broadway musical adaptation. The film, in which Erivo plays the lead role of Elphaba, has proven to be a massive box office success. Reports from The Numbers confirmed that ticket sales for the sequel were set to surpass $150 million<\/b> by the end of the weekend, securing it the second-best weekend opening of 2025<\/b>, trailing only April\u2019s “A Minecraft Movie.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Dressed in a coordinated, elegant maroon look featuring a floor-length coat and matching hat, Erivo brought her signature style and Grammy-winning voice to the parade route. Her performance, which followed her 2025 Oscar nomination<\/b> for the first installment of Wicked<\/i>, drew overwhelming praise from viewers. One fan on YouTube encapsulated the feeling, commenting that “no one really cared about any other performance this year<\/b>,” solidifying Erivo’s status as a fan favorite who unequivocally stole the show.<\/span><\/p>\n

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‘Wicked’ Star Delivers Powerhouse Opening, Celebrates Box Office Triumph Superstar vocalist and Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo not only opened the 2025 Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a show-stopping performance but also shared a heartwarming, spontaneous moment with fellow music icon Queen Latifah. The 38-year-old “Wicked” star, who delivered a powerful rendition of Nina Simone\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17246\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}