Watch | Ariana Grande sing ‘The Wizard and I’ from ‘Wicked’
The singer joined original witches Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Broadway show
By Steve Brown
Words: Steve Brown
Ariana Grande joined NBC to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the hit Broadway musical Wicked.
The singer – who is the frontrunner to star in the movie adaptation of the show – took to the stage to perform the song ‘The Wizard and I’, first performed by Idina Menzel when the show opened on Broadway 15 years ago.
.@arianagrande just made us so happy, we could melt! 🎤 #Wicked15 #Wicked pic.twitter.com/RaiabtTTIx
— Wicked the Musical (@WICKED_Musical) October 30, 2018
Ariana wasn’t the only celebrity face to make an appearance at the one-off show as the likes of Adam Lambert, Ledisi and Pentatonix performed classic and iconic numbers from the hit musical.
Sweet Oz, @adamlambert & @ledisi just got the entire Ozdust Ballroom on their feet with those swankified harmonies! 👏 #Wicked15 #Wicked pic.twitter.com/4tmtamyBLZ
— Wicked the Musical (@WICKED_Musical) October 30, 2018
.@PTXofficial just put the most swankified spin on #WhatIsThisFeeling and we 💚 it all! #Wicked15 #Wicked pic.twitter.com/yyYU3cAi8E
— Wicked the Musical (@WICKED_Musical) October 30, 2018
To top everything off, the original witches – Kristen Chenoweth and Menzel – also performed multiple times throughout the show and it is every Wicked fan dream!
Singing the likes of ‘Popular’, ‘For Good’ and the belter ‘Defying Gravity’, the celebration was truly one of the best things on TV!
She made us popular, then she made it rain pink confetti! 🎉 @kchenoweth #Wicked15 #Wicked pic.twitter.com/A1fl8Z7lKq
— Wicked the Musical (@WICKED_Musical) October 30, 2018
RT if your night was just made seeing our original green girl return to #DefyGravity. @idinamenzel #Wicked15 #Wicked pic.twitter.com/akh6nUaE0F
— Wicked the Musical (@WICKED_Musical) October 30, 2018
So much of us is what we learned from @idinamenzel and @kchenoweth. 💚 #Wicked15 #Wicked pic.twitter.com/S6demz5oFr
— Wicked the Musical (@WICKED_Musical) October 30, 2018