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Breaking Down “Defying Gravity”: ‘Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo, Jon M. Chu & Crafts Team On Stunts, Singing Live & Finding Elphaba’s Iconic Note
'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo, director Jon M. Chu and craft team breakdown how they brought the musical's most iconic song, Defying Gravity, to life.
Although Chu’s script originally called for the entire scene to take place at night, cinematographer Alice Brooks had been working on an idea for the sun to always set during Elphaba’s biggest moments. Erivo couldn’t wear the cape during her stunts however, due to the harness and wires, so VFX supervisor Pablo Helman was in charge of bringing that iconic piece of clothing into the flight. As an audience member enthralled by the performance, you may never ask yourself why a broomstick and beautiful velvet cape happen to be in that attic room… but production designer Nathan Crowley says his mission it to always give it a reason.
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