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

Erivo and Grande earned a standing ovation for their powerful and emotional performance Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande defied gravity with their Oscars 2025 performance. The stars of Wicked brought their powerhouse voices together to sing a trio of songs from various Wizard of Oz projects,

Ariana Grande belted out Somewhere Over The Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz, Cynthia Erivo followed with Home from musical The Wiz and they joined in Defying Gravity from their hit musical Wicked in a rousing start to the 97th annual Academy Awards.