"I need you to take a breath. Baby, I need you to take a breath. Just stop. What's your name? What's your name? I want to know your name. I'm Cynthia. I want to know who you are. I know you're angry and I'm so sorry."
"I know, and he shouldn't have. It's OK sweetheart, I'm so sorry. Everyone's been so lovely but I can see that you've been hurt and I don't like that."
Cynthia Erivo, star of Wicked: For Good, was praised for her composed handling of a distressed fan at the stage door of London's Noël Coward Theatre during her one-woman play Dracula. The fan claimed to have been attacked while waiting outside the venue. In a video shared on social media, Erivo calmly urged the man to take a breath and de-escalate the situation. She asked for his name, listened to his concerns, and repeatedly apologized for his experience, emphasizing that she didn't like that he had been hurt. Her empathetic and patient approach appeared to settle the man, who eventually acknowledged her kindness and walked away.
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