Overview
- The two-hour special airs Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and streams on Peacock beginning Nov. 7.
- Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo lead performances with cast members Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang and Marissa Bode.
- Numbers are backed by a 37-piece orchestra under musical director Stephen Oremus, with reimagined arrangements, interviews and behind-the-scenes moments.
- The event previews Stephen Schwartz’s new songs for the sequel, including No Place Like Home and The Girl in the Bubble.
- Filmed at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, the broadcast also features a Gershwin Theatre segment for the ‘For Good’ duet, while Jonathan Bailey was absent from the live taping but appears elsewhere in the special.