Overview
- The special airs Thursday at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC, with next-day streaming on Peacock.
- Filmed Sept. 24 at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, the venue was transformed into an Emerald City set with a 37-piece orchestra led by Stephen Oremus.
- Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo co-host and perform alongside Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang and Marissa Bode; Jonathan Bailey does not appear.
- Performances include favorites such as What Is This Feeling?, Popular, The Wizard and I and Defying Gravity, plus a preview of For Good and first listens to new songs No Place Like Home and The Girl in the Bubble.
- The broadcast features reimagined choreography by Christopher Scott, behind-the-scenes footage, cast interviews and appearances by director Jon M. Chu and composer Stephen Schwartz.