Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Reunite with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth for an Epic Performance of 'For Good'
- - Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Reunite with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth for an Epic Performance of 'For Good'
Madison E. GoldbergNovember 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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(L-R) Idina Menzel, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Kristin Chenoweth arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere Of Universal Pictures "Wicked" at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on November 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. -
Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Idina Menzel, and Kristen Chenoweth teamed up to sing "For Good"
The performance took place during NBC's Wicked special One Wonderful Night, which aired on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. E.T.
Wicked: For Good hits theaters on Nov. 21
Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Idina Menzel, and Kristin Chenoweth have all changed one another for good.
The quartet finally teamed up to harmonize on "For Good," one of the emotionally pivotal musical numbers featured in Wicked. Menzel, 54, and Chenoweth, 57, famously originated the roles of Elphaba and Glinda in the Broadway production of Wicked in 2003. Now, Erivo, 38, and Grande, 32, fill the respective roles in the Wicked films, though Menzel and Chenoweth surprised with a scene set in the first film's Emerald City.
The performance took place during NBC's Wicked special One Wonderful Night, which aired on Thursday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. E.T. The special will be available on Peacock starting on Friday, Nov. 7.
The special was largely taped at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre, transforming the venue “into a breathtaking Emerald City-inspired set, complete with a 37-piece live orchestra led by the award-winning musical director Stephen Oremus, plus jaw-dropping musical numbers and unforgettable performances,” per an official synopsis.
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Grande’s opening number, as seen in a PEOPLE exclusive preview, was a new arrangement of “No One Mourns the Wicked,” the first song that appears in the musical. In a shimmery champagne-colored gown, the Grammy winner was backed by a large group of backup dancers and a choir supported by a live orchestra. There’s even audience participation, as the crowd lifted bouquets of flowers overhead, timed with Grande’s high notes.
Erivo’s PEOPLE-exclusive clip was a snippet of the tail end of her dazzling Wicked solo “The Wizard and I.” In a menswear-inspired look and lit with — of course — green, the British star belts out Elphaba’s desire to meet Oz’s Wizard as emerald-clad dancers twirl off the stage.
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Wicked's music was composed by Stephen Schwartz, and the beloved musical is based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The story follows the strong friendship that forms between Elphaba Thropp (who later becomes the Wicked Witch of the West) and Galinda Upland (later known as the Glinda the Good) while they are roommates at Shiz University. The characters originally appear in L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
The Jon M. Chu-directed Wicked: For Good is in theaters Nov. 21.
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