EXCLUSIVE: Unlimited is not just a melodic lyric used in one of the most iconic songs in Broadway history. It also reflects ...

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 ...

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).

Wicked missed out on music nominations at the 2025 Golden Globes—hosted by Nikki Glaser on Jan. 5—because it was adapted from ...

In a recent interview, Jon M. Chu revealed how Cynthia Erivo’s live Defying Gravity performance during filming left the Wicked crew emotional and in tears. Erivo shared insightful details too.

Schwartz: No, I don’t think there’s one ... painted green and doing a a lip-sync version of “Defying Gravity” by standing in a wagon with her father kind of rotating the wagon around.

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 ...

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.

Schwartz has contributed music and/or lyrics ... the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award and a tiny handful of tennis trophies Defying Gravity, a book about his professional career, is available ...

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 ...