Cynthia Erivo brought a touch of Oz to New York City when the Wicked : For Good star opened the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade . To kick of the festivities, she performed “Feeling Good,” popularized by Nina Simone in 1965. The song was originally written and composed by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse — then performed by Cy Grant — for the 1964 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd .

Accompanied by a grand pianist, Erivo performed from a dark, round platform placed in the middle of the street. She wore an floor length oxblood dress with a fur coat with slanted fedora to match. After earning a rousing round of applause for her searing edition of the classic, she welcomed fans to the parade and cut the ceremonial red ribbon with a comically large pair

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