“Poor Cynthia Erivo ” might seem like an odd thing to think about a Grammy-winning, Oscar-nominated superstar whose film Wicked is edging its way toward billion-dollar box office returns. But if I had to suffer through civilians singing my own meme-making vocal runs back at me in public, I might be willing to trade it all back.

Cynthia Erivo defied the laws of vocal gravity at the end of Wicked, when her character Elphaba lets out a passionate riff to conclude the "Defying Gravity" number. The riff has since gone viral, with fans constantly attempting the difficult belt on social media - and to Erivo's face,