{"id":2140275,"date":"2025-11-07T03:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2140275"},"modified":"2025-11-07T03:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:15:51","slug":"one-wonderful-night-with-cynthia-erivo-and-ariana-grande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/one-wonderful-night-with-cynthia-erivo-and-ariana-grande\/","title":{"rendered":"One Wonderful Night\u201d with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Most of the main cast of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/wicked\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wicked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Wicked<\/em><\/a> and the upcoming sequel <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em> assembled for a soaring two-hour musical special that aired Thursday night on NBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/first-look-at-cynthia-erivo-ariana-grande-in-wicked-for-good-tv-special-exclusive-11834430\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Wicked: One Wonderful Night;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Wicked: One Wonderful Night<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>featured performances by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/cynthia-erivo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cynthia Erivo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cynthia Erivo<\/a> (Elphaba),\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/ariana-grande\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ariana Grande;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ariana Grande<\/a> (Glinda), Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible), Jeff Goldblum (The Wizared), Bowen Yang (Pfannee), Marissa Bode (Nessarose), and Ethan Slater (Boq).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The thrillifying celebration of all things Oz boasted reimagined musical montages from the movie (accompanied by a 37-piece live orchestra led by the award-winning musical director Stephen Oremus), highlight reels featuring the cast and fans, and a sneak preview of footage from <em>Wicked: For Good<\/em>, including two new songs written by legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for Erivo and Grande.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read on for our list of most memorable moments from <em>Wicked: One Wonderful Night.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">01 of 05<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">BEST: A &#8216;Popular&#8217; recast<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>NBC<\/p>\n<p> Ariana Grande and Remington on &#8216;Wicked: One Wonderful Night&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Although it&#8217;s always fun to see Grande and Erivo together, watching the pop star&#8217;s Glinda giving her frank analysis to an adorable young Elphaba stand-in \u2014 a 4-year-old boy named Remington \u2014 was a pure joy. The cuteness overload was even too much for Grande, who collapsed in delight as her new pal Remy agreed to join her from the audience and then she broke into giggles more than once while singing to her cutie patootie costar. Popular indeed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">02 of 05<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">BEST: Michelle Yeoh everywhere all at once<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"NBC Michelle Yeoh on 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/hJOrQWhXRNX6VDrm72VIPA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/8a886d7b64310daa5132da5624bb74ce\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>NBC<\/p>\n<p> Michelle Yeoh on &#8216;Wicked: One Wonderful Night&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">We&#8217;re always happy to see Yeoh, and even happier the special found plenty of ways to include the Oscar winner, who had multiple costume changes throughout the night and even vogued in one number.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">03 of 05<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">BEST: We have been changed for good<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"nbc Idina Menzel, Ariana Grande, Stephen Schwartz, Cynthia Erivo, and Kristin Chenoweth\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/ZEBLuYXf8joMExeGuodavw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/871ea65cf43f38f36283909845ecd8ba\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>nbc<\/p>\n<p> Idina Menzel, Ariana Grande, Stephen Schwartz, Cynthia Erivo, and Kristin Chenoweth<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the halfway point in the special, we got a delightful segment filmed at the Gershwin Theatre in New York City, home of the original Broadway production of <em>Wicked. <\/em>It began with Schwartz playing a special arrangement of &#8220;For Good&#8221; on piano as Grande and Erivo\u00a0sang. Grande became overcome with emotion, wiping away tears as Erivo sang to her &#8220;Who can say if I&#8217;ve been changed for the better \/ But because I knew you I have been changed for good.&#8221; If that wasn&#8217;t enchanting enough, they were then joined by their original Broadway counterparts, Kristin Chenoweth (Glinda) and Idina Menzel (Elphaba).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">04 of 05<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">WORST: An unsexy lack of Jonathan Bailey<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Giles Keyte\/Universal Pictures Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero in 'Wicked'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/qWMy_fTl7KxrY7jL1iN9wQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/670dedf5074d714d03fb053a102b41b2\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Giles Keyte\/Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<p> Jonathan Bailey as Prince Fiyero in &#8216;Wicked&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Bridgerton<\/em> star and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jonathan-bailey-people-sexiest-man-alive-2025-11842211\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's newest Sexiest Man Alive;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s newest Sexiest Man Alive<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jonathan-bailey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jonathan Bailey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jonathan Bailey<\/a> wasn&#8217;t able to make it to the taping of the TV special in Los Angeles due to a scheduling conflict. Although he appeared briefly in a pretaped package featuring the cast sharing memories of filming, Bailey \u2014 and Prince Fiyero \u2014 were greatly missed on stage. His absence, however, offered Yang, Slater, and Bode a moment to shine as they hilariously competed for lead Fiyero understudy in &#8220;Dancing Through Life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">05 of 05<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">BEST: Live from Oz, it&#8217;s Bowen Yang!<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"NBC Bowen Yang on 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tM6RBNsM6ZG63.MMbBr4nw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/3236a3eeb051428f28180e4d60919be2\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>NBC<\/p>\n<p> Bowen Yang on &#8216;Wicked: One Wonderful Night&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Although the <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> star doesn&#8217;t have the largest role in <em>Wicked<\/em>, the prime-time special made sure to take full advantage of Yang&#8217;s charisma and impeccable comedy chops, especially playing off the live theater audience as he&#8217;s used to each week at his day job. It was a highlight to see Yang pop up at various moments of the special as comic relief, especially stealing the show through the &#8220;Dancing Through Life&#8221; performance in place of Bailey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Following its Thursday premiere on NBC at 8 p.m. ET\/PT, <em>Wicked: One Wonderful Night <\/em>will stream on Peacock beginning Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Wicked: For Good\u00a0<\/em>hits theaters on Nov. 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/wicked-one-wonderful-night-best-and-worst-moments-11845470\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the main cast of Wicked and the upcoming sequel Wicked: For Good assembled for a soaring two-hour musical special that aired Thursday night on NBC. Wicked: One Wonderful Night\u00a0featured performances by Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba),\u00a0Ariana Grande (Glinda), Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible), Jeff Goldblum (The Wizared), Bowen Yang (Pfannee), Marissa Bode (Nessarose), and Ethan Slater [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2140276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[24076,319952,40246,363487,358188,367149,350033,24075,344989,357874,408258],"class_list":["post-2140275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-ariana-grande","tag-bowen-yang","tag-cynthia-erivo","tag-ethan-slater","tag-jeff-goldblum","tag-marissa-bode","tag-michelle-yeoh","tag-nbc","tag-stephen-schwartz","tag-wicked","tag-wonderful-night"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/One-Wonderful-Night-with-Cynthia-Erivo-and-Ariana-Grande.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2140275"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2140277,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2140275\/revisions\/2140277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2140276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2140275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2140275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2140275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}