The space took six weeks to build, with crews twisting and weaving wood from local forests into fluid, sculptural shapes. Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba, worked with Crowley and his team to envision each corner of it.

"Whatever I had left was in that room," Erivo said as she recalled auditioning for the 'Wicked' movies Cynthia Erivo gave it all in her audition for Wicked to the point that she felt sick for several days afterward.

“Wicked: For Good” picks up a few years after the first film ended. Cut to Elphaba, who’s settled in a treehouse in the Ozian Forest. At her new home, she studies the Grimmerie (the spell book featured in “Wicked”) and improves her powers.

Erivo goes viral again—this time over a lost hat—reviving her unforgettable "holding space" moment with Ariana Grande.

There’s nothing sexier than progress,” Bailey, who is the first openly gay man to hold the title, previously said of the honor

In the end Cynthia Erivo went for it, and shocked audiences when soaring into the sky while singing "Defying Gravity" on One Wonderful Night. It's one of many memorable moments of the night, and Ben Winston shared the feeling of seeing her in the air for the first time. In his words: