{"id":119623,"date":"2018-10-18T14:32:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-18T18:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=119623"},"modified":"2018-10-18T14:38:04","modified_gmt":"2018-10-18T18:38:04","slug":"first-look-ariana-grande-adam-lambert-pentatonix-perform-wicked-halloween-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2018\/10\/18\/first-look-ariana-grande-adam-lambert-pentatonix-perform-wicked-halloween-special\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look: Ariana Grande, Adam Lambert, Pentatonix, More Perform On “A Very Wicked Halloween” Special"},"content":{"rendered":"

To celebrate Halloween and the show’s fifteenth anniversary, NBC has booked a “Wicked” special for 10PM ET\/PT on Monday, October 29.<\/p>\n

Entitled “A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway,” the one-hour special will feature a variety of high-profile entertainers.<\/p>\n

In addition to original cast members Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, the performer lineup includes names like Ariana Grande, Adam Lambert, Ledisi, and Pentatonix.<\/p>\n

The special was filmed earlier this week. Following the taping, NBC issued a collection of photos.<\/p>\n

Additional photos and details regarding the special may be released at a later date.<\/p>\n

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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: (l-r) Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: (l-r) Ledisi, Adam Lambert — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: (l-r) Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: Pentatonix — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: Idina Menzel — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: Kristin Chenoweth — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: Ariana Grande — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: Ariana Grande — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: (l-r) Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel with the former and current Glindas and Elphabas from productions of ?Wicked? — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: (l-r) Kristin Chenoweth, ?Wicked? composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and Idina Menzel with the former and current Glindas and Elphabas from productions of ?Wicked? — (Photo by: Virginia Sherwood\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: (l-r) Ledisi, Adam Lambert — (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: Kristin Chenoweth — (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: Pentatonix — (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: Idina Menzel — (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: Ariana Grande — (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: (l-r) Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel — (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN: CELEBRATING 15 YEARS ON BROADWAY — Pictured: Kristin Chenoweth — (Photo by: Eric Liebowitz\/NBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The special airs on Monday, October 29.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[475,692,1748,1863,1830,210,1142,6330],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nFirst Look: Ariana Grande, Adam Lambert, Pentatonix, More Perform On "A Very Wicked Halloween" Special<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"To celebrate Halloween and the show's fifteenth anniversary, NBC has booked a "Wicked" special for 10PM ET\/PT on Monday, October 29. 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