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.

“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 ...

feeling like she was singing directly to her and other Black women who can relate to Elphaba’s struggle. “If Cynthia Erivo did not bring you to tears doing ‘Defying Gravity,’ you have no f ...

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 ...

Grande then returned for “Defying Gravity,” before Erivo brought everything ... otherwise known as Elphaba — has 10 Oscar nominations, including one apiece for Erivo and Grande, nominated ...

Idina Menzel, the original Elphaba on Broadway's "Wicked," has nothing but good words about Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's powerful duet performance of "Defying Gravity" at the Oscars 2025. On X, ...

“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 ...