The “Defying Gravity” song was performed live on set by Cynthia Erivo (as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West) and Ariana ...

Yuval Raphael defied gravity May 17 in much the same motif the fictional character, Elphaba in Wicked, has been defying ...

not short for Elphaba,” then sweetly hummed “Defying Gravity,” I recognized a real Brooklyn girl. Ella advised the film was only Part I. We’d learn who wins the good witch/bad witch battle ...

The show-stopping battle cry is a declaration of self-acceptance from the witch Elphaba Thropp ... “We worked tirelessly to make ‘Defying Gravity’ feel like this gigantic set piece ...

“Wicked,” which introduced such classics as “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and ... skinned Elphaba (later known as the Wicked Witch of the West) and the perky, pink-loving Glinda ...

Erivo brings such beauty and sadness to the role of the misunderstood witch, and her voice is ... including the chill-inducing "Defying Gravity," the upbeat "Popular" and Erivo's belting of ...

Because if you’re going to, I don’t know, perhaps end on a ‘Defying Gravity,’ let’s say ... to calm a crowd worried about the Wicked Witch. Fiyero still cares for Elphaba and leaves ...

Block: “Defying Gravity” is all about acting ... ends with Elphaba embracing her Wicked Witch persona and ruing the consequences of her benevolent actions. “No good deed goes unpunished ...

sung by the witch at the plot's center, Elphaba, in the show’s signature song, “Defying Gravity” (written by Stephen Schwartz, who created all the music and lyrics for the show). Director Jon M.

Additionally, his line to Elphaba saying "everyone deserves a chance to fly" would end up being repeated by her during "Defying Gravity". One of the final songs in Wicked is "March of the Witch ...

Cynthia Erivo and Grande portray the iconic good-witch, bad-witch duo Elphaba and Glinda, but "don't come close to defying gravity". Erivo lends a "grim medical quality" to the emotional passages ...