A Very Wicked Halloween

A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway is a Halloween television special commemorating fifteen years since the premiere of the musical Wicked on Broadway. The concert special aired on NBC on October 29, 2018, and was hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, and featured performances by Ariana Grande, Adam Lambert, Ledisi and Pentatonix.[1][2]

A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway
Promotional poster
GenreMusic
Written byDave Boone
Directed byGlenn Weiss
Presented byKristin Chenoweth
Idina Menzel
ComposerStephen Schwartz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersMarc Platt
David Stone
Ricky Kirschner
Glenn Weiss
EditorsYossi Kimberg
Jessie Rogowski
Running time42 minutes
Production companiesMarc Platt Productions
White Cherry Entertainment
DistributorNBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 29, 2018 (2018-10-29)

Program

The program included performances by Menzel, Chenoweth, Grande, Lambert, Ledisi, Pentatonix, the current Broadway company of the musical and others, singing many of the musical numbers from Wicked to a live studio audience at the Marquis Theatre in New York. The concert special was directed by Glenn Weiss.[3]

References
  1. "'A Very Wicked Halloween' Special to Feature Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel and More". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  2. "Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth & the Cast of 'A Very Wicked Halloween' Look Back on 15 Years of 'Wicked'". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  3. Lenker, Maureen Lee (October 29, 2018). "The 5 best moments in A Very Wicked Halloween". Entertainment Weekly.
  4. Kiefer, Halle. "Ariana Grande Sings at Very Wicked Halloween and You're Melting, You're Melting". Vulture. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
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