WICKED IN CONCERT is a musical event celebrating the songs from one of the most iconic hits in Broadway history. This special performance, airing Sunday, August 29 at 8 pm, will feature reimagined, never-before-heard musical arrangements created just for this broadcast, performed by celebrity artists from the worlds of film, pop music and television. Whether you’ve listened to the Grammy Award-winning cast recording for years or are new to the world of Oz, you will fall in love with these extraordinary Broadway classics written by the incomparable composer Stephen Schwartz.
The evening is co-hosted by WICKED’s original stars, Oklahoma's own Emmy and Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth and Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel. There will be performances by:
- Tony Award nominee and star of Sex and the City, Mario Cantone
- Tony and Olivier Award-winning actor Gavin Creel
- Tony Award nominee and star of the soon-to-be-released film West Side Story, Ariana DeBose
- Two-time Academy Award nominee and Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award-winner Cynthia Erivo
- Stephanie Hsu of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- EGOT winner Rita Moreno
- Multi-Grammy Award-winning country artist Jennifer Nettles
- Grammy Award nominee and star of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Alex Newell
- Grammy Award nominee and co-star of the upcoming film Dear Evan Hansen, Isaac Powell
- Olivier Award-winner, Grammy Award nominee and star of Glee Amber Riley
- Star of TV’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Gabrielle Ruiz
- Tony Award-winner and star of The Glee Project Ali Stroker
The Broadway sensation WICKED looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin, who is smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.”
With a thrilling score that includes the hits “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “For Good,” WICKED has been hailed by The New York Times as “the defining musical of the decade,” and by Time Magazine as “a magical Broadway musical with brains, heart, and courage.” NBC Nightly News calls the hit musical “the most successful Broadway show ever.”
WICKED IN CONCERT | Sunday, August 29 at 8 pm on OETA and the PBS Video app