Celeb obsessed? Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice To celebrate a magical 15 years on Broadway, Wicked's OG Glinda and Elphaba - Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel - will be hosting a special anniversary concert on NBC on October 29 at New York’s Marquis Theater. The pair starred alongside each other when Wicked first ran on Broadway. A Very Wicked Halloween : Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway is produced by the original team behind the hit show, the tribute concert will see performances from the current Broadway cast of the show, as well as appearances by stars such as Ariana Grande and Pentatonix. And of course, performances from Kristin and Idina, too. In a statement, Doug Vaughan of NBC Entertainment said: “Wicked is a blockbuster musical playing all over the world and still selling out night after night after 15 years on Broadway, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Emmy and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt and the entire Wicked team to celebrate the enduring success of this show. “We’re especially excited to have Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited along with big guest stars in front of an audience – in costume hopefully – to help us celebrate the Halloween season.” Wicked, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman, is based on Gregory Maguire's novel "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" - a re-imagining of the Land of Oz - and looks at the magical world before Dorothy's arrival. It tells the story of Glinda and Elphaba, two very different people who form a friendship during their time at Shiz University and how, through their experiences and adventures, they come to fulfil their destinies and become Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. Wicked is currently playing at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in the West End, as well as embarking on a UK tour - to find out when it's near you, visit wickedthemusical.co.uk for dates.<doc-sep>NBC has commissioned a Wicked Halloween special to mark the 15-year anniversary of the musical opening on Broadway. Tony Award winners Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth will reunite as hosts and performers for the concert special, A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway. Idina, 47, and Kristin, 50, played Elphaba and Glinda in the original stage production, which is an alternative telling of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz. Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth will reunite as hosts and performers for a Wicked concert, A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway The show will air Monday October 29 and include performances by Ariana Grande and a capella group Pentatonix. More performers are to be announced at a later date. The show has won over 100 international awards, including a Grammy and three Tonys and has been staged in more than 100 cities in 14 countries. Jessica Vosk and Amanda Jane Cooper appear on Broadway as Elphaba and Glinda currently. Spectacle: The show will air Monday October 29 and include performances by Ariana Grande and a capella group Pentatonix Original cast: Idina, 47, and Kristin, 50, played Elphaba and Glinda in the original stage production of the show which opened on Broadway in 2003 The event will be filmed at the New York City's Marquis Theater and produced by Ricky Kirshner, Marc Platt and Glenn Weiss from the original Wicked team. Weiss is directing. 'Wicked is a blockbuster musical playing all over the world and still selling out night after night after 15 years on Broadway, and we're thrilled to be partnering with Emmy- and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt and the entire Wicked team to celebrate the enduring success of this show,' Doug Vaughan, executive vice president of special programs and late night, said. 'We're especially excited to have Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited along with big guest stars in front of an audience (in costume hopefully) to help us celebrate the Halloween season.'<doc-sep>We all know the musical Wicked. If you don't, I'm not sure what you're doing with your life. It brought us one of the greatest Broadway hits of all time — "Defying Gravity."<doc-sep>
Wicked type Stage genre Musical An early Halloween treat has arrived in the form of news that the original stars of Wicked will reunite to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Broadway smash. Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, who portrayed Oz residents and onetime friends Elphaba and Glinda in the musical, are set to headline a special tribute concert on Oct. 29 that will be broadcast on NBC. The event will feature songs from the blockbuster musical hit, with performances from the show’s original dynamic duo, the Broadway production’s current company, and special guests like Ariana Grande and Pentatonix, with more expected to be announced. WickedOriginal cast photo, 2003 Credit: Joan Marcus “Wicked is a blockbuster musical playing all over the world and still selling out night after night after 15 years on Broadway, and we’re thrilled to be partnering with Emmy and Tony-winning producer Marc Platt and the entire WICKED team to celebrate the enduring success of this show,” said Doug Vaughan, Executive Vice President, Special Programs and Late Night, NBC Entertainment in a press release. “We’re especially excited to have Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited along with big guest stars in front of an audience — in costume hopefully — to help us celebrate the Halloween season.” The show will be held at New York’s Marquis Theater and produced by the original team behind the Tony-winning hit — Marc Platt, Ricky Kirshner, and Glenn Weiss, who will serve as director. Wicked centers on the early years of The Wizard Of Oz‘s “good” and “wicked” witches, and focuses on Dorothy’s arrival in Oz from their perspectives. Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, the stage hit features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman.