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.

Cynthia Erivo is a proponent of fans being able to sing along to songs from her musical "Wicked" at the movies, despite what theaters say.

Cynthia Erivo has no problem with moviegoers singing along during screenings of Wicked. In fact, she fully supports it. On Thursday, the film's star was at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York,