Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. As the soundtrack smashes on the charts and the film continues to top the box ...

The album, which was released in October, features 11 tracks from the film. It’s available as a one-disc CD or two-LP vinyl. The album’s closer is “Defying Gravity,” which Grande performed alongside ...

On Week 6 of Dancing With the Stars’ “Wicked Night,” which aired on October 21, 2025, Elaine Hendrix performed a contemporary dance to “Defying Gravity” from Wicked.

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Classic rock and Broadway music sometimes overlap in amazing ways. For example, Queen's Brian May once played guitar on a version of "Defying Gravity" from 'Wicked' that is incredible. That desire for ...

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While "Defying Gravity" set the world alight thanks to its use in the first movie's marketing, Bowen Yang says a key Wicked: For Goodtrack will do so even more. Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's ...

Defying Gravity is an iconic song but its scene in the movie adaptation of Wicked is crucial to the entire film. Getting this right played on the minds of the film's VFX team at ILM as well as the ...

Cynthia Erivo is vying for Best Actress at tonight’s Oscars, while Ariana Grande is up for Best Supporting Actress. And while the ladies’ acting was certainly something to behold, it’s the music that ...

Everyone is feeling Wicked these days. The film starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda has inspired memes, plenty of social media discourse, a surprise piano performance from ...