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Defying Gravity
Scared and doing it anyway 🧹
Who it's for
In Wicked, Elphaba decides to break from what's expected and choose her own path, despite the fear.
Scared, determined→Bold, soaring
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Defying Gravity" is the Act One finale of the musical Wicked, written by Stephen Schwartz and sung on the 2003 original Broadway cast recording by Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda. Having learned that the Wizard of Oz is not the hero she believed, Elphaba decides to oppose him despite Glinda's attempts to talk her out of it.
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Before you start
Age: All ages
Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act 1, Scene 4
