Cynthia Erivo, who started off as a theatre and West End star before making a seamless move to working on the big screen, has never attracted a Bafta film performance nomination until Wicked. She may be coming to attention with blockbuster audiences for her turn as the green witch,

So why does it seem as if she might have been born to play the iconic Wicked Witch of the West in “Wicked,” Jon M. Chu’s musical movie adaptation of author Gregory Maguire’s 1995 “Wizard of Oz” prequel novel and its 2003 Broadway musical?

I really want to play Storm,” Erivo revealed on the carpet for the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City. The actress went on to say that she believes the popular X-Men character hasn’t yet been explored as deeply onscreen as she deserves to be.