‘Wicked’ live musical event with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande coming to NBC
Pink goes good with green — and with NBC.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will perform in a live TV musical event in November before the release of Wicked: For Good.
Director Jon M. Chu made the announcement Monday during NBCU's Upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall.
"This fall, our stars, the wonderful Cynthia Erivo and incandescent Ariana Grande, will be joined by their castmates and some wonderful surprise guests in a one-time only event from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. They will perform live many of the songs from the first movie and maybe, just maybe, a little bit from the second one as well," Chu said.
SEE Wicked: For Good trailer premieres at CinemaCon
The special will air on NBC and stream on Peacock the next day. "We cannot wait to bring this event to our Wicked fans on broadcast and streaming this fall before the release of our movies, so get ready," Chu continued.
Erivo and Grande first performed Wicked tunes live at the Oscars earlier this year.
Just like last year's Upfront, when the trailer for Wicked played for advertisers, Chu also shared the trailer for Wicked: For Good for the lucky ones in the room. The Wicked: For Good trailer, which also played at CinemaCon, is not yet publicly released.
Wicked: For Good hits theaters Nov. 21.