WICKED: ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT — Pictured: (l-r) Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande — (Photo by: Griffin Nagel/NBC via Getty Images)
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Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s TV special Wicked: One Wonderful Night — celebrating Wicked and Wicked: For Good — is now available to stream.
Wicked: One Wonderful Night features Erivo and Grande — who play Elphaba and Glinda in the Wicked films — singing such Wicked songs as “Popular” and “Defying Gravity.” The special also features other core cast members from both Wicked movies, including Jeff Goldblum (The Wizard), Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible), Bowen Yang (Pfannee), Marissa Bode (Nessarose) and Ethan Slater (Boq) — as well as surprise guests.
Also appearing on the special are Wicked and Wicked: For Good director Jon M. Chu, as well as Stephen Schwartz, the composer and lyricist of the 2003 classic Broadway version of Wicked.
The special includes clips of two new songs Schwartz composed for Wicked: For Good: “No Place Like Home,” featuring Erivo, and “The Girl in the Bubble,” featuring Grande.
WICKED: ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT — Pictured: (l-r) Stephen Schwartz, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC via Getty Images)
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Where Is ‘Wicked: One Wonderful Night’ Streaming?
Wicked: One Wonderful Night first aired on NBC-TV on Thursday night. It begins streaming on NBC Universal’s Peacock streaming platform on Friday.
For viewers who don’t subscribe to Peacock, the streaming platform offers two tiers. The ad-based Peacock Premium costs $10.99 per month or $109.99 per year, while the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus costs $16.99 per month or $169.99 per year.
The official logline for the TV special reads, “Wicked: One Wonderful Night will transform the legendary venue into a breathtaking Emerald City-inspired set, complete with a 37-piece live orchestra led by the award-winning musical director Stephen Oremus, plus jaw-dropping musical numbers and unforgettable performances.”
The streaming debut of Wicked: One Wonderful Night comes two weeks before the premiere of Wicked: For Good in theaters on Nov. 21.
The summary for Wicked: For Good partially reads, “Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while continuing her fight for the freedom of Oz’s silenced animals and desperately trying to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard (Jeff Goldblum).
“Glinda (Ariana Grande), meanwhile, has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz, living at the palace in Emerald City and reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. Under the instruction of Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh), Glinda is deployed to serve as an effervescent comfort to Oz, reassuring the masses that all is well under the rule of The Wizard.”
Wicked: For Good, which also stars Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, is rated PG.