HOLLYWOOD, CAโ – February 27, โฃ2024 – The televised special wicked: One Marvelous Night offered a glimpse behind the curtain of the highly โคanticipated film adaptation, but โthe โฃfive-hour taping โevent at the Dolby Theater contained exclusive โฃcontent and moments not included in the broadcast.
Audience members, instructedโข too arrive byโ 4:30 p.m., experienced a marathon session concluding after 9:30 p.m. Many attendees embraced the occasion, arriving in Ozian inspired attire. Upon โฃentry, attendees were โขrequired to secure their phones in Yondr pouches.
Theโฃ event featured appearances from members of the Wicked โpress tour,including Matt Rogers,Bowen Yang’s โค The Bodybuilders co-star,and journalist Tracy E.โ Gilchrist, who recently interviewed the cast for Variety. โEven cast members not directlyโค involved in the special, suchโข as Cesily collette Taylor (baby Nessarose), were present to support their colleagues.โค Director Jobs Men introduced exclusive clipsโฃ from the โคfilm. Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and โBowen Yang previewed โคsnippets of new songs from โฃthe second film, “No Place Like Home” and “The Girl in the Bubble,” and a live performance of “For Good” featuring Erivo and Grande, filmed atโ the โฃGershwin Theatre-footage ultimately reserved for the broadcast โขitself.
Several musical numbers required multiple takes. Cynthia Erivo initially stumbled over lyrics during the bridge ofโ “The Wizard and I,” accompanied by Jeff Goldblum on piano, andโ re-recorded the song. She also performed “Defying Gravity” twice; while the first take was flawless, additional โcamera angles necessitatedโ aโ second, equallyโ well-receivedโ rendition.
