Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! - Cynthia Erivo's Dracula Monologue: Teleprompter Controversy
Episode Date: March 15, 2026Cynthia Erivo, known for her role in Wicked, is making a comeback to theater with a challenging solo monologue in Dracula. Despite using a teleprompter during previews, shes refining her performa...nce, with Ariana Grande praising her. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4a7afd0a77d5c75b
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Cynthia Aerovo is starring in a bold new stage version of Dracula at London's Noel Coward Theater.
The 39-year-old actress handles all 23 characters in a massive 20,000-word solo monologue.
Directed by Kip Williams, the show mixes live action with cameras and screens.
She's basing some online buzz after using a teleprompter during early previews.
This marks her big return to theater.
after playing Elfaba in The Wicked Films.
Erivo, a Tony winner for the color purple,
has been busy with TV shows like Poker Face and Films too.
The production builds on Williams' style
from his award-winning picture of Dorian Gray two years ago.
Audience members paid up to $300 a seat for previews,
and some posted clips showing her glancing at the prompter after line flubs.
Critics noted it helps with the quick switches between voices and scenes.
Erevo says publicly she's brushing it off,
staying focused on perfecting the role night by night.
Sources close to the show say she's privately upset by suggestions she can't manage the material.
They point out previews are for refining lines and timing on such a huge script.
It's like a storytelling marathon, they add, and no one grasps the full challenge except her.
Meanwhile, the performance keeps evolving as she gets more comfortable.
Ariana Grande, her wicked co-star, caught a show and called her brilliant and unstoppable online.
Arivo stresses she has a job to do and pours her heart into it every time.
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