Colman Domingo Channels Cowardly Lion at Wicked: For Good Premiere

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Colman Domingo roared onto this red carpet.

The Academy Award nominee was the epitome of elegance at the New York City premiere of Wicked: For Good on Nov. 17 as he channeled his character of the Cowardly Lion on the red carpet.

Colman struck a pose in a Dolce & Gabbana look with a brown fur coat which he paired with simple tan dress pants and a low cut v-neck shirt. The 55-year-completed the look with a pair of shiny dress shoes and gold jewelry. 

And director Jon M. Chu knew that bringing Colman into the mix with costars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum would be an incredibly fashionable affair, joking with Entertainment Tonight in October, “That’s the Met Gala.”

But it wasn’t just Colman’s style that made the director reach out to him for the role, as Jon felt that Colman truly embodied the spirit of the character, who was first seen in the first Wicked film as a young cub that Elphaba and Fiyero save from a life of never learning to speak. In Wicked: For Good, the Cowardly Lion blames the Wicked Witch for his unfortunate circumstances.