“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 ...

Chu counted himself a fan of “Wicked” long before he was hired to direct the big-budget movie adaptation of the popular Broadway musical ... classics as “Defying Gravity,” “Popular ...

This places Defying Gravity alongside the queer anthem Somewhere Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz, another musical adaptation based on L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s novel. In fact, in Defying ...

“Defying Gravity,” in both the stage musical and film, serves as the moment that Elphaba “transforms” into the Wicked Witch of the West that Wizard of Oz fans know, with the added context ...

And he just wanted it to feel like an MGM musical. Everyone’s onstage, and then we add this person, and then we add these people, and then everyone’s dancing at the end. His comedic timing is ...

But producers didn't skip music entirely in this year’s ceremony ... Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, 'Over the Rainbow,' 'Home,' 'Defying Gravity' Not only did Ariana Grande and Cynthia ...

The second film in Jon M. Chu's two-part adaptation of the beloved stage musical hits theaters in 2025. By Nicole Fell [This story contains major spoilers from Wicked the movie and musical.

The duo has not shared exactly what they plan to perform, but “Defying Gravity,” the defining anthem of the musical, is a likely contender. Since the moment the musical opened on Broadway over ...