Defying Gravity
E171330
"Defying Gravity" is a powerful, climactic show tune from the Broadway musical Wicked that has become one of Idina Menzel’s signature songs and a modern musical theatre anthem.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defying Gravity canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| act | Act I ⓘ |
| associatedMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Wicked (musical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Broadway musical Wicked
|
| composer | Stephen Schwartz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
climactic show tune
ⓘ
modern musical theatre anthem ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceProduction | Original Broadway production of Wicked ⓘ |
| fromMusical |
Wicked (musical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Wicked
|
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasCastAlbumAppearance |
Wicked (musical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Wicked Original Broadway Cast Recording
|
| hasClimacticMoment | Elphaba’s final sustained high note while levitating ⓘ |
| hasKey | D-flat major (commonly cited for Broadway version) ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | contemporary musical theatre ⓘ |
| isAnthemFor | musical theatre fans ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedIn |
concerts
ⓘ
musical theatre auditions ⓘ talent shows ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Schwartz ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Elphaba’s decision to break away from the Wizard ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Idina Menzel
ⓘ
Wicked (musical) ⓘ
surface form:
Original Broadway Cast of Wicked
|
| originalCharacter |
Wicked Witch of the West
ⓘ
surface form:
Elphaba
|
| originalPerformer | Idina Menzel ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
Wicked (musical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Wicked
|
| performer |
Idina Menzel
ⓘ
Kristin Chenoweth ⓘ |
| performerCharacter |
Wicked Witch of the West
ⓘ
surface form:
Elphaba
Glinda the Good Witch ⓘ
surface form:
Glinda
|
| positionInShow | finale of Act I ⓘ |
| publisher |
Music Theatre International (licensing for stage rights)
ⓘ
surface form:
Music Theatre International (licensing for Wicked)
|
| requiresVocalRange | high belt for female voice ⓘ |
| settingWithinStory | Emerald City and skies above Oz ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Idina Menzel ⓘ |
| theme |
defiance of authority
ⓘ
individualism ⓘ self-empowerment ⓘ |
| title | Defying Gravity self-link ⓘ |
| vocalType | belting ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen Schwartz ⓘ |
| yearOfBroadwayPremiere | 2003 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wicked