Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score will debut on PBS stations around the country on Sunday, August 29 at 9 PM ET, co-hosted by original Wicked stars Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. The show celebrates the upcoming Broadway return of the Stephen Schwartz-Winnie Holzman musical, which resumes performances on Tuesday, September 14 at the Gershwin Theatre.
Others featured in the star-studded cast include Cynthia Erivo, Jennifer Nettles, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno, Gavin Creel, Ali Stroker, Stephanie Hsu, Amber Riley and Gabrielle Ruiz. Wicked in Concert is directed by Tony-honoree Baayork Lee. The creative team also includes associate director Tara Young, assistant director Cassey Kivnick, lighting designer Zach Blane, and musical director Luke Frazier.
Portions of the concert will be filmed in multiple locations, including Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and New York City. Wicked in Concert will feature re-imagined musical arrangements created for the event, performed by these celebrity artists from the worlds of film, pop, music and television. The orchestra arrangements were created by Frazier with members of the American Pops Orchestra.
Wicked has music and lyrics by Schwartz and is based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, adapted for the stage by Holzman. The hit musical won 2004 Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical (Idina Menzel), Best Costume Design (Susan Hilferty), and Best Scenic Design (Eugene Lee).
Wicked in Concert, presented in collaboration with Nouveau Productions, will also be available at PBS.org and the PBS Video App.
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