a Black actress cast as Elphaba to much discourse in Wicked, singing the stirring ballad performed by Stephanie Mills on stage and Diana Ross in The Wiz, an interpretation of Oz that incorporates ...

was later joined by her "Wicked" co-star Erivo. Erivo, who plays Elphaba opposite Grande's Glinda, captivated with a soaring rendition of Diana Ross' "Home," taken from "The Wizard of Oz ...

No one mourns the Wicked awards season campaign ... the Rainbow,” with Erivo following up with “Home” by Diana Ross. Together they belted out Defying Gravity. The performance earned the ...

Grande first delivered a moonlit rendition of “Over the Rainbow,” which Judy Garland famously sang as Dorothy in the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” Erivo then belted her version of “Home” from the 1975 ...

Ariana Grande sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and Cynthia Erivo sang Diana Ross' “Home” to kick ... After opening the show, the “Wicked” stars then joined together to perform ...

Grande sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow and Erivo performed Diana Ross' Home before the stars joined together for Defying Gravity from their blockbuster big-screen musical. Wicked then won two ...