NBC is Celebrating 15th Anniversary of ‘Wicked’ with Kristin Chenoweth + Idina Menzel and Special Guests Ariana Grande + Pentatonix
Your Halloween just got way better. NBC’s A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway special is coming to you October 29th.In celebration of its 15th anniversary, NBC announced that a special concert will be taped at New York’s Marquis Theater in honor of the Tony-Award winning Broadway musical Wicked. It will be hosted by original cast members, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, as well as features with Ariana Grande, Pentatonix, and the current Broadway company.
Fellow Ozians—it’s official. The 10/29 #Wicked15 Anniversary Concert on @nbc will feature @IdinaMenzel, @KChenoweth, @PTXOfficial, & @ArianaGrande! Stay tuned for more info & thrillifying surprises! @TODAYshow #Wicked
— Wicked the Musical (@WICKED_Musical) September 27, 2018
Wicked opened on Broadway on Oct. 30, 2003. From then, the musical has become a household name, winning three Tonys Awards and earning over $4.6 billion in global sales. The company has performed in over 100 cities across 14 countries, and over 55 million people have seen the Broadway show live.
15 years of defying gravity. Don’t miss A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway hosted by @idinamenzel & @KChenoweth – with special performances from @ArianaGrande, @PTXofficial, and MORE! #Wicked15 @WICKED_Musical pic.twitter.com/B38ygpZjQF
— NBC Entertainment (@nbc) September 27, 2018
Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, who portray unlikely companions Elphaba and Glinda in the musical, will likely tribute well-known songs from the show like “For Good” or “Defying Gravity.”
.@KChenoweth and @idinamenzel will reunite for NBC @WICKED_Musical anniversary special, featuring performances by @ArianaGrande and @PTXofficial https://t.co/ChhBDBekIZ pic.twitter.com/sHl95woDVm
— Playbill (@playbill) September 27, 2018
Doug Vaughan, Executive Vice President, Special Programs and Late Night, NBC Entertainment said in a press release, “Wicked is a blockbuster musical playing all over the world and still selling out night after night after 15 years on Broadway, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Emmy and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt and the entire WICKED team to celebrate the enduring success of this show. We’re especially excited to have Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited along with big guest stars in front of an audience — in costume hopefully — to help us celebrate the Halloween season.”
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway will air Monday, October 29, 10 p.m. ET, on NBC.
