About the Stephen Schwartz career biography Defying Gravity: a book on Broadway and film composer-lyricist known for Wicked, Godspell, Pippin, and more. Author's site.
“We found it very difficult to get past ‘Defying Gravity’ without a break,” Schwartz says. “That song is written specifically to bring a curtain down, and whatever scene to follow it without a break just seemed hugely anti-climactic.” Schwartz m...
Released as part of Menzel’s third studio album,I Stand, the rendition has a pop twang, and obviously no ensemble or Glinda backing her up, which is where a lot of “Defying Gravity’s” impact and emotional gravitas comes from. The vocals are there, obviously. The belting is...
Along with her congratulations, Cabello included a short clip of herself belting out the musical’s iconic hit “Defying Gravity,” which appears on the film’s soundtrack thatdebuted at No. 2on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Cabello is no stranger to musical movies. In 2021, the “Havana...
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The leads are excellent, and the movie knows when to pull in for a closeup that can reveal more nuanced emotion than you’d ever get from a Broadway performance. Also (not surprisingly) not a song has been cut from the original show — all the changes are ad...
DEFYING GRAVITY: the songs of Stephen Schwartz is the world premiere concert production that became the most exciting musical theatre event of 2016 in Australia. Stephen Schwartz has won three Academy Awards, four Grammys and four Drama Desk Awards for his work on Broadway hits including Godspell...
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The footage, which is an extremely rough cut that very few have seen, reveals Erivo's Elphaba as she is being taught by her new professor, Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh). It also features glimpses of Elphaba's show-stopping song "Defying Gravity," and the moment where Glinda gives Elphab...
Camila Cabello posted a video of herself singing the "Wicked" song "Defying Gravity" while congratulating Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.