Overview
- The two-hour event was filmed at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on an Emerald City–inspired set with a 37-piece orchestra led by Stephen Oremus.
- Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo co-hosted and performed alongside Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang and Marissa Bode, with cast interviews and an exclusive clip from Wicked: For Good.
- The program features first-look previews of two new Stephen Schwartz numbers from the sequel: Erivo’s “No Place Like Home” and Grande’s “The Girl in the Bubble.”
- Following its Nov. 6 broadcast on NBC, the special is available to stream on Peacock starting Nov. 7 as part of NBCUniversal’s cross-platform rollout.
- Jonathan Bailey did not appear at the live taping but is included in pre-recorded segments, and the special incorporates a Gershwin Theatre segment that nods to the Broadway origins.