Idina Menzel, the original Elphaba on Broadway's "Wicked," has nothing but good words about Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo's powerful duet performance of "Defying Gravity" at the Oscars 2025. On X, ...

Idina Menzel rose to fame for her role as 'Maureen' in the popular Broadway musical RENT, and her career took off when she won a Tony Award for her role as 'Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West ...

Cynthia Erivo's take on Defying Gravity in Wicked is a little different to what fans of the stage musical might've expected. It was not a decision taken lightly. The director speaks to Yahoo UK about ...

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Schwartz was inaugurated into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2010. Defying Gravity has featured in many television programmes, including Glee, and many singers have covered the song.

which famously lost the Tony Award for Best Musical to Avenue Q (though original Broadway star Idina Menzel did take home some hardware for Best Actress). Related: How Wicked pulled off that ...