How thrillifying that Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande opened the Oscars ceremony with a performance of songs from "Wicked." At the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, the two Oscar-nominated stars treated audiences to a musical history of Oz onstage and onscreen.

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

Grande and Erivo gave a great opening performance at the 2025 Oscars that highlighted some of the best moments from the Wizard of Oz franchise.

The daughter of the "Wizard of Oz" star watched Grande's Oscars performance and took to Instagram to share the family's thoughts.

The ‘Wicked’ star delivered an unforgettable performance, and two striking gowns, at the Oscars. “We wanted it to be a tribute to the beautiful women and witches who have come before us,” Grande says.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande opened the 2025 Oscars with an epic performance medley of three songs across "The Wizard of Oz" universe. Grande, clad in a sparkling red gown, began the set with a powerful rendition of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," wowing the crowd as she emerged from a cloud of smoke with a night sky background.

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo brought Oz to the Oscars, kicking off the 97th annual ceremony with a magical musical medley from “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Wiz” and “Wicked.” After a tribute to Los Angeles,

The Academy Awards opened with a spotlight shining on Grande standing alone in a sparkling red dress reminiscent of Dorothy’s ruby slippers in 1939’s “The Wizard of Oz.” Fittingly, Grande sang a breathtaking version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” She also joined Erivo for the brief duet for “Defying Gravity.”

The musical opener kicked off with "Over the Rainbow" before segueing to "Home" from "The Wiz," as well as "Defying Gravity."

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,

The ‘Wicked’ witches kicked off the ceremony with a nod to ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and ‘The Wiz,’ singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “Home” before ending with an electric performance of their Wicked barnburner “Defying Gravity.

The 2025 Oscars opened on a high note (literally), with a medley of songs from Wizard of Oz-based films performed by the stars of Wicked, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 2) night.