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Cynthia Erivo Recalls the ‘Big Moment’ When She Decided to Shave Her Hair to Play Elphaba in Wicked
Cynthia Erivo is reflecting on what it was like to shave her head for her Oscar-nominated role as Elphaba in ‘Wicked: Part ...
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Video: 'Defying Gravity' Sing-Along Clip From WICKED
Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Get ready to sing along with Elphaba and ...
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Paul Mescal gives his own ‘Defying Gravity’ battle cry in reimagined ‘Gladiator II’ musical spoof
The trailer included a candid quote from ... à la Elphaba in “Wicked.” To end the song and the sketch, Mescal sang the word “Rome” to the tune of “Defying Gravity,” creating his ...
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Bowen Yang Says 'For Good' in “Wicked” Sequel Rivals 'Defying Gravity': Subverts 'Astronomical Expectations' (Exclusive)
In the first part of the movie, the reserved Elphaba and bubbly Glinda become roommates and then friends despite their different personalities. The show-stopping song “Defying Gravity” closes ...
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Broadway’s ‘Wicked’ welcomes Lencia Kebede, its first pioneering full-time Black Elphaba
She sings the Act 1 showstopper “Defying Gravity,” shooting into the air and the power of the moment ripped through her. “When the lights went off at the end of the song, I started sobbing ...
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‘Wicked: For Good’: Here’s What We Know About Part 2
Because if you’re going to, I don’t know, perhaps end on a ‘Defying Gravity,’ let’s say, then you have Elphaba that needs to be the most pivotal moment of her life. So then you need to ...