Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo RevealWickedSecrets in Behind-the-Scenes Special: How to Watch (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Cynthia ErivoandAriana Grandeare unveiling the movie magic behind the land of Oz and Emerald City.

PEOPLE has an exclusive preview of NBC’s new specialDefying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked.

“We’re excited to share all of ourWickedsecrets with you,” Grande said in the clip.

Jonathan Bailey, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in “Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked”.Giles Keyte/NBC

Giles Keyte/NBC

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“In celebration of Universal Pictures’ new cinematic event, international superstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead an all-star cast in a spectacular behind-the-scenes journey through Oz for their new filmWicked,” an official description of the special teases.

The one-night event will also feature an exclusive debut of a scene from the movie before it opens in theaters Nov. 22.

The two-part movie musical adaptation ofWickedcomes from directorJon M. Chu, who previously made 2021’sIn the Heightsand 2018’sCrazy Rich Asians.Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s Tony-winning Broadway musical itself is adapted from Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novelWicked, a revisionist prequel set in the world of L. Frank Baum’s Oz novels.

Jonathan Bailey, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jeff Goldblum in “Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked”.Giles Keyte/NBC

The filmmade its world premierein Australia on Nov. 3. Grande and Erivo recently toldThe New York Timesthat theyboth contracted COVID-19 during the film’s productionin the days before each was scheduled to film their most important numbers.

“I came to set with a mask on my final days of recovery … no one liked this joke but I loved it so I’ll tell it: We were in the dorm room together and I sang in her ear, ‘Positive, you’re going to bepositive!’ " Grande joked of her character Glinda’s song “Popular.”

“But I wasn’t positive anymore, don’t worry!” she added. “I took the test.”

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wickedairs on NBC Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 10 p.m. ET, then streams the following day on Peacock.Wicked: Part Oneis in theaters Nov. 22, andWicked: Part Twois set for Nov. 26, 2025.

source: people.com