To witness Elphaba navigate a rigid, discriminatory system built against her made me think of my own similar experiences of ...

Please be prepared to have 'Defying Gravity' stuck in your head for several more months (you will never be free), because Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande just performed at the 2025 Oscars.

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 ...

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, ...

Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande perform "Defying Gravity" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)(Chris Pizzello/Invision ...

Meanwhile, in a floral accented white gown, Cynthia followed soon after, performing "Home" by Diana Ross. The two stars then reunited onstage for an iconic duet performance of "Defying Gravity" from ...

And they kept it up when her “Wicked” co-star Cynthia Erivo stepped onstage ... picture-nominated movie’s soaring theme song, “Defying Gravity.” Rarely has the Oscars' first minutes ...

With a passionate homage to the film adaptations of Oz, "Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo kicked off the Oscars with a performance of "Defying Gravity" from their nominated picture.

LOS ANGELES -- The 2025 Oscars kicked off Sunday evening with gravity-defying musical performances from two popular stars. Following a special tribute video to Los Angeles, Ariana Grande opened ...

"How f**king fabulous was that," one person tweeted. "The amount of chills I got holy s**t," another person added. "That final note was absolutely breathtaking. They are so talented," someone else ...

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Oscars ... came together to belt out a powerful live performance of “Defying Gravity.” How could they not? That is the number that really ...