Amber Riley and Gabrielle Ruiz in Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway ScoreElman Studio LLC/Nouveau Productions LLC
Elphaba and Glinda might (temporarily) loathe each other, but viewers only felt happiness enjoying PBS' Wicked in Concert August 29. Check out Olivier winner Amber Riley (Dreamgirls) and Gabrielle Ruiz (CrazyEx-Girlfriend) performing “What Is This Feeling?,” plus clips from Cynthia Erivo and Stephanie Hsu, below.
Original Wicked stars Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth reunited to co-host the concert celebration of the blockbuster musical. Also performing selections from Stephen Schwartz’s score were Tony winners Rita Moreno, Gavin Creel, and Ali Stroker; Tony nominees Ariana DeBose and Mario Cantone; Grammy winner Jennifer Nettles; and Broadway stars Alex Newell and Isaac Powell.
The Fred Ebb Award recognizes excellence in musical theatre songwriting, by a songwriter or songwriting team that has not yet achieved significant commercial success.
