Book excerpt: "Defying Gravity," a biography of "Wicked" composer Stephen Schwartz

Biographer Carol de Giere explores the creative career of the Grammy- and Oscar-winning composer of such treasured Broadway ...
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“I Did It By The Book First…”: Why Wicked Changes Defying Gravity’s Ending Explained By Cynthia Erivo

Wicked's "Defying Gravity" change has been explained by Elphaba star Cynthia Erivo. The new movie adapts the first act of the iconic 2003 Broadway musical telling the origin story of The Wizard of ...
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Wicked’s Defying Gravity is a musical theatre anthem – and a battle cry for outsiders

Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant ...
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Cynthia Erivo stuns with defying gravity performance in ‘Wicked’

Cynthia Erivo felt a “huge responsibility” to give a perfect performance of ‘Defying Gravity’ in ‘Wicked‘. The 37-year-old star finishes the first instalment of the two-part musical adaptation with a ...
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What do the lyrics of ‘Defying Gravity’ mean? The ‘Wicked’ song, explained

“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 ...
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‘Wicked’ Spoiler Interview: Jon M. Chu on Expanding ‘Defying Gravity,’ Cutting Lines and Splitting the Musical in Two — Plus, Will Dorothy Pop Up in ‘Part 2’?

Jon M. Chu counted himself a fan of “Wicked” long before he was hired to direct the big-budget movie adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. So it was a question of where, not if, he should pay ...