Ariana Grande had a "Wicked" reunion with Cynthia Erivo during her opening performance at the 2025 Oscars on Sunday night.

A lip-reader has revealed what Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo said in a deleted Wicked scene. Grande starred as Glinda, and Erivo played Elphaba Thropp, in the hit 2024 film. The musical focuses on their friendship as they're treated differently by their peers.

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,

Film adaption of Broadway musical “Wicked” was nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Supporting Actress for pop star Ariana Grande, a Florida native

The show opened with a montage of films set in Los Angeles, a tribute to the city after wildfires ravaged the city in January. Then the stars of “Wicked” launched into a series of performances from “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” and the works it has inspired.

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 Broadway musical “The Wiz,” a Dorothy number originally performed by Stephanie Mills onstage and by Diana Ross in the 1978 film adaptation.

The duo who star in the hit musical based on the Broadway play sang from 'The Wizard Of Oz', 'The Wiz' and 'Wicked'.

Ariana Grande lost the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 2025 Oscars, but she's still flying high on all the success and acclaim surrounding her role in Wicked. Though many fans were rooting for the singer-actress to win, Emilia Perez 's Zoe Saldaña continued her awards season sweep with another win, taking home her first-ever Oscar.

"Wicked" star Ariana Grande arrived at the 97th Academy Awards' red carpet Sunday wearing custom Schiaparelli as a first time Oscar nominee.

Academy Awards are underway, and got one gravity-defying launch (sorry), courtesy of Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Performing a medley of Oz-inspired songs, their rousing performance prompted a standing ovation from the audience,