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

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 ...

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

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 ...

I think I'll try defying gravity. And you can't pull me down. SIMON: Long before the Broadway musical and now the new movie "Wicked" made a sympathetic character of the Wicked Witch of the West ...

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 ...

In fact, turning “Defying Gravity” into a hard rock song makes ... She loved playing the Wicked Witch of the West. “One of the best things about playing Elphaba is the journey she goes ...

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 ...

Wicked director Jon M Chu has explained how the movie's version of 'Defying Gravity' differs from the ... who later become known as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.