View Misty Copeland Dance to Cynthia Erivo’s Haunting Live Efficiency of ‘No Excellent Deed’ From ‘Wicked: For Excellent’

Wicked fans simply got their very first glance at what Cynthia Erivo’s take on fan-favorite Elphaba number “No Excellent Deed” will seem like– however not in the method they may have anticipated.

On Friday (Nov. 14), the Tony winner appeared in a video with Misty Copeland for a “reimagined” handle the ballad, opening with the 2 females using beautiful dress and standing numerous feet apart in a warm space lit by chandeliers. As Erivo sings over a haunting string accompaniment, she draws nearer and nearer to the ballerina, who twists, turns and arabesques to the music.

” No great deed goes unpunished/ That’s my brand-new creed,” the singer belts easily as the music and Copeland’s choreography heightens. “My roadway of great objectives led where such roadways constantly lead.”

After Erivo nails a customized riff on the last note, she and Copeland take hands and strike a spectacular present side by side.

The video comes precisely one week ahead of the best of Wicked: For Excellent, the follow up to in 2015’s Wicked and the long-awaited ending to the greatest live-action adjustment of a Broadway musical in history. Erivo’s variation of “No Excellent Deed” will be among numerous tunes on the Part 2 soundtrack, which will likewise include 2 new tunes carried out by the Pinocchio star and Ariana Grande.

As the global release of For Excellent methods, the Wicked cast has actually been going to premieres all over the world, with drop in Brazil, Paris, London and Singapore. The latter was especially noteworthy as Erivo made headings for her fast reflexes in action to a male leaping over the red-carpet barrier and charging at Grande, physically spying him far from her co-star. The male has actually because been detained and charged with being a “public problem,” according to reports.

Take a look at Erivo and Copeland’s spectacular variation of “No Excellent Deed” listed below.