Cynthia Erivo opens up about her bond with co-star Ariana Grande while filming "Wicked," sharing how their early friendship and promise to support each other shaped their on-screen chemistry as Elphaba and Glinda.

Cynthia Erivo delivers a standout performance as Elphaba in the new movie "Wicked." The film has earned $262 million domestically and set new records for Broadway adaptations. She joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about her role and the live-sung performances.

Erivo plays Elphaba in Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of the musical which has been breaking records at the box office. Fans singing along during screenings of the film has sparked an online debate about audience conduct in theaters. Some theater managers have requested moviegoers stay mum through the show.

“But we were never going for a witchy look,” she added about the making of Erivo’s character. “We were making it very real, very timeless and very connected to everybody. We weren’t going for the prosthetic fantasy version at all. Jon [M. Chu] always wanted everything real.”

"Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo is voicing her opinion on whether fans in theaters should be able to sing along to her and Ariana Grande’s blockbuster movie musical.

While some of my favorite behind-the-scenes facts about Wicked have been about how they built the sets and all the hard work that went into making everything as practical as possible, what has also made me emotional is seeing how much Cynthia and Ariana love Elphaba and Glinda,

How Much Did Cynthia Erivo Reportedly Earn for Her ‘Wicked’ Role? Released on November 22, Wicked — an adaptation of the Broadway musical based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West — stars Ariana Grande as Glinda and Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba.