Within “Wicked’s” storyline, “Defying Gravity” marks Elphaba’s reaction to discovering the Wizard of Oz does not actually have the magical powers that he claims to hold. Elphaba goes ...

When Elphaba is making her grand escape as she sings “Defying Gravity,” she enchants a broom to be able to fly and impressively makes her escape out of the tower on it.

The “Defying Gravity” song was performed live on set by Cynthia Erivo (as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West) and Ariana Grande (as Glinda the Good Witch), which provided its own unique ...

Cynthia Erivo defied the laws of vocal gravity at the end of Wicked, when her character Elphaba lets out a passionate riff to conclude the “Defying Gravity” number. The riff has since gone ...

Cynthia Erivo says she has not tired of singing or hearing "Defying Gravity" "It’s definitely one of those things that’s ingrained in my brain forever," the Grammy winner said of Elphaba's ...

Nah. When she snarked, ”nope, not short for Elphaba,” then sweetly hummed “ Defying Gravity,” I recognized a real Brooklyn girl. Ella advised the film was only Part I.

Elphaba will be seen wearing her witch hat and cape, both of which are gifted to her by Glinda in the film, and will be flying her broomstick as she does during “Defying Gravity” in the film.

Right before "Defying Gravity," Elphaba learns that the Wizard and her Shiz University professor Madame Morrible only wanted to use her powers to carry out their sinister plan to strip the animals ...

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times published Wednesday, June 4, the Grammy winner, 38, admitted she has not tired of Wicked 's iconic song "Defying Gravity," despite its immense popularity.