'Wicked: One Wonderful Night': 5 dazzling moments from the musical special

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For “Wicked” fans eagerly awaiting the release of “Wicked: For Good” — the movie that will hit theaters Nov.21, one year after the first installment of the adaptation was released — the good people of Oz have an offering to stave off that impatience.

Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and the rest of the cast reunited on stage for “Wicked: One Wonderful Night” — a musical celebration that aired on NBC Thursday night.The special was taped at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood earlier this year in front of a roaring crowd of fans decked out in elaborate costumes, many with green painted faces.A 37-piece live orchestra played on an intricately designed Emerald City-inspired set as the cast performed fan favorites from the musical, including “Defying Gravity,” “Popular” and “Dancing Through Life.” Movies Why is ‘Wicked’ two parts? What’s the meaning of the Emerald City scene that features ‘Defying Gravity’? The creative team behind Universal’s blockbuster musical breaks it all down.Erivo and Grande also introduced a sneak peak at two brand new songs, written for the upcoming movie — Elphaba’s “There’s No Place Like Home,” and Glinda’s “The Girl in the Bubble.”Some cast members — Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang and Marissa Bode — joined Erivo and Grande on stage for the performances, and Jonathan Bailey participated in pre-recorded segments.

If you missed the broadcast of “Wicked: One Wonderful Night,” it is now available to stream on Peacock.Here are the best moments from the special.

After Grande and a large ensemble of singers and dancers opened the evening with “No One Mourns the Wicked,” Erivo brought things to a level of quiet intimacy with “The Wizard and I.”Goldblum, who plays the Wizard in the films, got behind an emerald green piano and said, “I’m the luckiest guy on Earth,” when ...