EXCLUSIVE: A series of live-to-film concerts of Wicked and Wicked: For Good, with film screenings accompanied by a live symphony orchestra, will officially premiere at Radio City Music Hall on January 23, 2027, with a special preview set for January 16 in San Francisco.
The first event will be Wicked: Part One In Concert.
The concerts are a collaboration between Universal Film and Universal Destinations & Experiences. See the announced tour dates below.
The “concert experiences” will feature the films projected on an HD screen while orchestras perform Stephen Schwartz’s songs and Schwartz’s and John Powell’s underscore live-to-picture. Universal Film has partnered with Justin Hurwitz’s company Hurwitz Concerts, which has toured La La Land in Concert and Whiplash in Concert since 2023, and which now makes its entry into producing concerts of films not scored by Hurwitz.
“When I’ve seen live concerts of film scores,” said Schwartz in a statement, “I’ve always found it an amazing experience, so I’m delighted that the Wicked movies are now becoming film concerts, especially under the expert direction of Oscar-winner Justin Hurwitz and his talented team.”
“I absolutely love the live-to-film format and think the Wicked films are so perfect for it,” said Hurwitz. “It’s an honor for me to help bring Stephen Schwartz’s masterpiece musical and John Powell’s brilliant, cinematic underscore to concert venues around the world.”
Directed by Jon M. Chu, Wicked and Wicked: For Good star Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, alongside Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, and Marissa Bode. Songs include “Defying Gravity,” “Popular,” and “For Good.”
The announced tour dates include the San Francisco preview, the Radio City premiere and Chicago (January 30); Mexico City (March 6); Guadalajara (April 17); Monterrey (April 24); Toronto (May 29); Montréal (July 17); and Vancouver (July 24).
More dates and cities will be announced.
