The Wicked: One Wonderful Night was such a big hit back in November that NBC has decided to air it again as a New Year’s Eve special.
This NBC special marked the first, and possible only time, that the Wicked movie cast will have performed the music together in front of an audience.
NBC went all out for this special by creating elaborate sets for the Dolby Theatre stage, bringing together a 37-piece orchestra, and pulling off some incredible surprises that are sure to blow viewers away.
JustJared.com was lucky enough to be in the audience for the taping of the special on September 24 in Los Angeles and we have the full setlist from that night. The songs were not recorded in order during the live taping and audiences at the taping were lucky enough to see some numbers performed multiple times!
Keep reading to find out more…
Wicked: One Wonderful Night set list
This setlist is from the first airing on November 6.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were joined in the special by castmates Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, and Bowen Yang. Unfortunately, Jonathan Bailey was unable to be there due to a scheduling conflict, but that cast filled in for him as his “understudies.”
1. “No One Mourns the Wicked” – Ariana Grande with Bowen Yang cameo
2. “The Wizard and I” – Cynthia Erivo with Jeff Goldblum on piano
3. “What Is This Feeling” – Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo with Michelle Yeoh dance cameo
4. “Popular” – Ariana Grande
5. “For Good” – Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo filmed live at the Gershwin Theatre in NYC
6. “I’m Not That Girl” – Cynthia Erivo
7. “Dancing Through Life” – Bowen Yang, Ethan Slater, and Marissa Bode
8. “Thank Goodness” – Ariana Grande
9. A sneak peek at new songs from Wicked: For Good
10. “Defying Gravity” – Cynthia Erivo
11. FINALE: “Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy” – Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo performing the iconic duet by Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand
Here are 12 actors who auditioned to be in the Wicked movies, but didn’t get the roles.