'Defying Gravity' is one of the most iconic musical theater songs of all time, which makes translating it from stage to screen a particularly tall task. That's the challenge Wicked director Jon M. Chu ...

Wicked has been in theaters for a full week, and the musical-based movie has been almost as popular as Ariana Grande's Glinda. It raked in $114 million domestically over opening weekend, making Jon M.

Released on March 31, 2009, Defying Gravity shot to the top of both charts. It climbed to No. 1 in less than a month and spent a total of 75 weeks on the Billboard 200 and 78 weeks on the country ...

Cynthia Erivo’s Ariana Grande-featuring “Defying Gravity” from Wicked retains the No. 1 slot on Billboard’s Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), for January 2025, ruling ...

A moment from a "Wicked" press interview with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande has turned into the latest internet sensation. In the short clip, the journalist tells Erivo that she’s seeing people ...

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 ...

Cynthia Erivo says Elphaba's iconic song in 'Wicked' is "ingrained in my brain forever" Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage Cynthia Erivo is happy to continue belting out "Defying Gravity" for the ...

“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 not ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Ariana Grande has been receiving a slew of accolades for her performance as ...

“Poor Cynthia Erivo” might seem like an odd thing to think about a Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated superstar whose film Wicked is edging its way toward billion-dollar box office returns. But if I had ...