The music of 'Wicked' is discussed by composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz and the arranger of the Broadway show and hit movie ...

Musicals are in two acts and the songs are always sung in the language of the audience. This is different to operas in which the language is the same no matter where it is performed. An opera will ...

As movie and music fans immerse themselves in Wicked, two of its most beloved songs are scaling Billboard radio charts (dated ...

with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. The post Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked Special Announced appeared ...

Stephen Schwartz told Classic FM: “The entire ‘Defying Gravity’ sequence is actually a series of tunes and themes that get strung together depending on what part of the story is being told.” In the ...

Chu and Stephen Schwartz, the masterminds behind ... most in the brief appearance of Menzel’s use of her iconic “Defying Gravity” vocal riff (also known as Elphaba’s war cry).

Told through music and lyrics by the Oscar-winning composer Stephen Schwartz ... and then her owning her power,” Schwartz says. When Erivo sang “Defying Gravity” in the movie, Schwartz ...

Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz has revealed that he ... the delicate melody from the tune inside his Act I finale hit 'Defying Gravity', which is sung by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo ...

The 'Wicked' soundtrack album merits separate listens, to really take in a Stephen Schwartz score that sends Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo soaring.

For the movie, Schwartz, music producer Greg Wells, and musical supervisor Stephen Oremus wanted ... When Erivo sang “Defying Gravity” in the movie, Schwartz admired how restrained she was ...

Because for a select subset of “Wicked” fans, the star isn’t really Erivo or Grande, grand as they both are — it’s Stephen Schwartz ... halfway through “Defying Gravity” that ...

For the movie, Schwartz, music producer Greg Wells, and musical supervisor Stephen Oremus wanted to update the rhythm ... and then her owning her power,” Schwartz says. When Erivo sang “Defying ...