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

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 ...

Zoe Jensen as Glinda and Jessie Davidson as Elphaba talk about the show starting a 24-performance run at the Tulsa PAC on ...

Elphaba’s yearning first song arrives early ... “I think I’ll try defying gravity,” she sings. “And you can’t pull me down.” Menzel: It just embodies everything that I felt as ...

Elphaba loves that hat ... Olsen: And now I have to be sure to ask you simply about the song “Defying Gravity.” First of all, why do you think that song has become so iconic?

Because if you’re going to, I don’t know, perhaps end on a ‘Defying Gravity,’ let’s say, then you have Elphaba that needs to be the most pivotal moment of her life. So then you need to ...

Well, he extends Elphaba’s warning to the wizard a bit ... You can watch Randy Rainbow’s full “Defying Gravity” parody in the video above.

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 ...

“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 ...