During Elphaba's grand escape, Madame Morrible manipulates the weather into a thunderstorm to make her look scarier.

A subtle but sinister detail used in Wicked's Defying Gravity scene hints at who was truly responsible for Elphaba's transformation to Wicked Witch.

Within “Wicked’s” storyline, “Defying Gravity” marks Elphaba’s reaction to discovering the Wizard of Oz does not actually have the magical powers that he claims to hold. Elphaba goes ...

“Wicked: For Good” is still a year out but as Oscars season ends, Randy Rainbow is back to fill the “Wicked”-shaped hole — instead of defying gravity, he’s calling out Donald Trump as ...

The comedian spoofed “Defying Gravity” from “Wicked” to riff ... Rainbow plays both Elphaba and Glinda, the characters portrayed by Oscar-nominated actors Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande ...

“If I’m flying solo/At least I’m flying free/To those who ground me, take a message back from me/Tell them how I am defying gravity,” she sang. Lencia Kebede appears as Elphaba in the ...

And it’s not just the crowd that proved as much as Wicked itself is nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Actress in a Leading Role for Cynthia’s portrayal of Elphaba and Best ...

with Grande scurrying to the back of the stage to watch her Elphaba soar at the climax. The eight-minute medley ended with Erivo not just nailing, but annihilating her “Defying Gravity” battle ...

No better way to start the 2025 #Oscars than with Elphaba and Glinda 💚💕https ... together to sing “Wicked’s” big anthem, “Defying Gravity.” As the pair finished, the audience ...

“Wicked” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, who play Glinda and Elphaba in the movie adaptation of the musical, are set to perform at the 97th Annual Academy Awards on March 2. The duo has ...