I wanted a big dress for the Oscars if i made it here and here we are ... in this big giant dress. I feel amazing in it!”

And pretty much the entire cast of 'Wicked.' After shutting down the 2025 Oscar red carpet, Cynthia Erivo upped the ante with a gravity defying performance. And if Erivo's 2025 Oscars performance brought you to tears,

Please be prepared to have "Defying Gravity" stuck in your head for several more months (you will never be free), because Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande just performed at the 2025 Oscars.Ariana opened the show with a stunning rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo brought Oz to the Oscars, kicking off the 97th annual ceremony with a musical medley from “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Wiz” and “Wicked.” After a tribute to Los Angeles, which is recovering from devastating wildfires,

Oscars opened on a high note (literally), with a medley of songs from Wizard of Oz-based films performed by the stars of Wicked, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 2) night.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo performed at the 2025 Academy Awards tonight (March 2), where the Wicked co-stars took turns paying tribute to iconic songs from the film’s roots. While accompanied by an orchestra,

Cynthia Erivo will be “Defying Gravity” at WorldPride in Washington D.C., with the Wicked star being confirmed to perform during a headline slot. Multi-award winner Erivo has been announced to headline WorldPride 2025’s Street Festival and Concert.

There is no place like Hollywood. And there is no opening like a "Wizard of Oz"-themed medley from "Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Grande opened the 97th Academy Awards by singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" from "The Wizard of Oz,

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo dueted a magical performance at the Oscars on March 2, singing "Defying Gravity" from the Oscar-nominated film Wicked.

Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Oscars with a performance that defied gravity. On Sunday (March 2), Erivo took the stage to perform her rendition of “Defying Gravity” from her hit film Wicked. Erivo was joined on stage by her co-star Ariana Grande,

The 'Wicked' co-stars, who play Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, paid homage to the 'Wizard of Oz' with their opening medley.

Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo hit the Academy Awards stage on ... the pair went for a showstopper in its own right, "Defying Gravity," Grande and Erivo's epic closer to the Wicked movie. The star-studded audience erupted in applause when ...