Overview
- NBC aired the two-hour special on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. ET, and Peacock began streaming it on Nov. 7.
- Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande led live numbers with a 37-piece orchestra on an Emerald City–inspired set at the Dolby Theatre.
- The telecast previewed two new Stephen Schwartz songs for the sequel: Erivo’s “No Place Like Home” and Grande’s “The Girl in the Bubble.”
- Jeff Goldblum accompanied Erivo on “The Wizard and I,” with performances and appearances from Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Jon M. Chu and Stephen Schwartz.
- Jonathan Bailey missed the taping but appears in pre-taped segments, and a Gershwin Theatre segment featured “For Good” with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth.