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 ...

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked will air Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10 p.m. on NBC, three days prior to the film’s worldwide release. Peacock will stream the special on Nov. 20.

As a revisionist prequel to the original story, Wicked: For Good sets the stage for several Wizard of Oz references. Apart ...

Defying Gravity is actually the second behind-the-scenes special for a big movie premiering this week, as CBS aired The Making of Gladiator 2 on Monday, November 18, and it's now streaming on ...

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 ...

One of Broadways biggest sensations is BACK 🎭 "Wicked" will kick off the 2025-2026 Broadway in Birmingham series with 24 performances in September 🥳 NowPartner #bjcc #wicked #broadwayinbirmingham #a ...

Get ready to sing along with Elphaba and Glinda with a brand-new clip of Defying Gravity from Wicked. In the clip, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande sing a snippet of the familiar number which ...

Wicked is an exploration of stigma (aimed at Elphaba in the show) and where it leads, and Defying Gravity is a watershed moment. Erivo described it as an important moment in which Elphaba resolves to ...

“Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked” will air today, Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10 p.m. Eastern on NBC. If you’re a cable cord cutter, you can still watch the one-hour special for free on ...

The Universal films will be directed by Jon M. Chu and have Cynthia Erivo as the Wicked Witch delivering “Defying Gravity,” with Ariana Grande as her blonde-privileged counterpart.