Bowen Yang congratulates Out100 Icon Cynthia Erivo & talks bonding over this book

Bowen Yang is holding space for his Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo!

Erivo, who plays Elphaba in the smash hit musical was honored as the Out100 Icon of the Year at the 2024 Out100 Event, and was celebrated by Yang with a special video message.

A video from Yang was played before actress, singer, and Out100 honoree Reneé Rapp (Mean Girls) introduced Erivo at the event.

"Hi Out100, it's Bowen here to tell my friend Cynthia Erivo congratulations on being the Out100 Icon of the Year," Yang said. "You have always been your authentic, powerful, vulnerable self. That is what queerness is all about to me, and I'm so glad we have an occasion to celebrate that and you. Congrats to all the other Out100 honorees, have a great evening, I wish I could be there."

He also added a special message for Erivo regarding the book club they started while filming Wicked.

"And Cynthia I hope you and I both finish Middlemarch soon," he said. "It's a long book that we started on set, and we still haven't finished it. Bye!"