Cynthia Erivo is powering through the press duties for Wicked: For Good despite illness, holding hands with co-star Ariana Grande at the NYC premiere.

The co-stars walked the red carpet together during the film’s final premiere event on Monday (November 17) at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Ariana and Cynthia were joined at the event by co-stars Jonathan Bailey , Michelle Yeoh , Jeff Goldblum (with wife Emilie Livingston ), Ethan Slater , and Marissa Bode , as well as child actors Karis Musongole , Cesily Collette Taylor , and Scarlett Spears , who play young Elphaba, Nessarose, and Glinda, respectively.

Ahead of the premiere, Universal reps announced that Cynthia had fallen ill and lost her voice , so she would have to skip red carpet

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