Fans of the hit musicalWickedhoping to see it onscreen one day can shout “thank goodness!”
The two actresses will host and perform in the show, dubbedA Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway.Chenoweth, 50, and Menzel, 47, were last back together in 2016— when they performed a duet from the show for the first time since they hung up their broom and wand after the 2004 Tony Awards.
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Grande is an alum of both Broadway and NBC televised live musicals, having starred in Jason Robert Brown’s13on stage back in 2008 andHairspray Live!in 2016. Pentatonix also has ties to the peacock network. The a cappella group won the third season of NBC’sThe Sing-Offin 2011.
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Wickedopened on Broadway on Oct. 30, 2003, and has gone on to become a cultural phenomenon — winning over 100 international awards (including three Tonys) and earning over $4.6 billion in global sales, with performances in over 100 cities across 14 countries around the world. Over 55 million people have seen the show worldwide.
And then there wasCarpool Karaoke: The Series,on which Grande sang “What Is This Feeling” with Seth McFarlane. “One of my dream roles is to play Elphaba,” she said in the episode. “I would do it tomorrow. I’d cancel my whole s—. That’s my dream.”
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Grande might have the chance to do just that on the big screen one day.
A film adaptation of the musical has long been in development at Universal, withVarietyreporting in August that the movie currently hasa Christmastime release planned for Dec. 20, 2019. No casting has been announced yet.
A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadwayairs Monday, Oct. 29 (10 p.m. ET) on NBC.
source: people.com
