Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have defended how they frequently tear up while discussing the film in interviews.

I’ve watched this like 30 times, and I still can’t parse a single thing going on here,’ fan says about viral interview

Erivo isn't a stranger to high notes. She made her Broadway debut in 2015, starring as Celie Harris in the revival of The Color Purple – a role that won her the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

A “mesmerizing” clip of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande from an interview they did for Out.com shows them getting emotional in a way that has left even their fans baffled. The film adaptation of the Broadway musical has sparked plenty of conversation and controversy,

At one point, star Cynthia Erivo clasped her hand to her chest, visibly emotionally bowled-over by her interviewer's inscrutable assemblage of nouns and verbs.

"I've seen this week, people are taking the lyrics of ‘Defying Gravity' and really holding space with that, and feeling power in that," Gilchrist says to Erivo in a clip of the exchange. The sentiment touched Erivo,

I’ve watched this like 30 times, and I still can’t parse a single thing going on here,’ fan says about viral interview