No one mourns the wicked, but we’ll worship a particularly nasty vintage pull. Last night, NBC aired Wicked: One Wonderful Night, a celebration of Wicked and the forthcoming Wicked: For Good, and as well as stunning performances from Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh, Kristen Chenoweth, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, and Marissa Bode, it was a high-fashion affair.
Ariana Grande, styled by Law Roach (and still blonde: remember, this was taped), got back to embracing method dressing in a strapless, champagne colored Bob Mackie gown from the designer’s fall 1997 collection. The dress featured a fitted bodice with a glittery sweetheart neckline, a bubbled waist, and swishy a-line tulle skirt. Roach sourced the Glinda-approved dress from Tab Vintage, which Fran Drescher originally wore the dress in the 1997 rom com The Beautician and the Beast. While Drescher paired it with a good witch-worthy tiara and opera gloves, Grande wore her hair in a ballerina bun and a Swarovski diamond choker—plus, a sparkling harness when she was launched into the air.
Another ethereal look saw the actor and pop star don a silver cocktail dress from the fall 2005 “The Man Who Knew Too Much” collection from Alexander McQueen, with sweet little Bloch character shoes made in a custom sparkly silver, as well as a confectionary pink Tanner Fletcher spring 2026 dress, and a swirling, sculptural pink Sophie Couture gown that floated off of the body—reminiscent of Glinda’s traveling bubble.
For a brief dalliance outside of Glinda’s color palette, Grande wore a sleek Christian Dior couture Ligne Profilee cocktail dress from the fall winter 1952 collection with bows on the hips, and Nana Jacqueline Audrina bow heels, completed with more Swarovski diamonds. Another slinky LBD, moment during her duet with Erivo, saw Grande in a 1940s Gilbert Adrian black crepe gown with a caped back, and Gianvito Rossi satin pumps. This was a particularly special moment: Adrian was the MGM costume designer behind the classic 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz.
Veering out of vintage, Grande wore a ruffled wool-silk midi dress from Khaite and caramel colored Gianvito Rossi pumps, and in one stunning finale look, a custom Robert Wun gown in sugary pink, its sweeping ball gown skirt adorned in butterflies (with the insects as earrings too).
Erivo, meanwhile, cast her own designer net wide. Styled by Jason Bolden, Erivo wore a silk and velvet dress from Marni’s fall 2025 collection, with panels of silver, black, and yellow and feathery cuffs, to duet with Grande. A sculptural, gravity-defying look from Danielle Frankel saw Erivo in a fluted white bustier and a tiered rope black skirt, with lashings of Marli New York jewelry (several pieces worn throughout the evening). Next came an almost clerical—or high priestess of the coven-esque, more like—McQueen fall 2025 coat dress, with medieval gothic lines, and a stacked, heavy collar, all adorned with golden leaves.
Returning to her penchant for impeccable tailoring, Erivo also opted for a navy Vivienne Westwood suit with rounded shoulders and a gathered waistline, as well as a velvet black Mugler corset, and a Sergio Hudson tuxedo-style waistcoat fastened with a floral brooch, shirt, and suit pants, as well as bejeweled collar pins.
Entering into her witchiest looks, Erivo wore a silky black Yves Saint Laurent dress with a Victorian-esque tie neckline, which fell into a bewitching, furry-hemmed skirt—from the fall 2024 collection. Looking more like a Bushwick witch (complimentary), Erivo slipped into another Mugler piece: this time, a body-hugging, hooded black sleeveless gown. In the most Elphaba-coded look, she wore a velvet Alex Perry gown with a matching coat, which featured brilliantly green feathered arms and a black feather-pocked neckpiece.
To perform the ensemble piece “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Michelle Yeoh slipped on a sapphire blue gown from Christian Siriano’s fall 2025 collection. The custom gown featured a fitted bodice with a neckline that sat above her clavicles, and a floating blue and black striped sheer skirt.
In what felt more red carpet ready than Madame Morrible (again, complimentary), the actor opted for a draped black Schiaparelli dress with a gold halter neckline and matching hoop earrings.
The two hour musical special saw Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), Ariana Grande (Glinda), Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible), Jeff Goldblum (The Wizared), Bowen Yang (Pfannee), Marissa Bode (Nessarose), and Ethan Slater (Boq) back in their roles, accompanied by a 37-piece live orchestra led by Stephen Oremus. Sneak peeks at Wicked: For Good were shown, as well as two new songs from Erivo and Grande, written by the composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz.
It was a grand, sparkly, feel-good reimagining of the musical’s hit songs and scenes. Grande, recruited a toddler to stand in for Erivo during a charming version of “Popular,” Yeoh did some voguing, and Erivo and Grande were joined by their original Broadway counterparts, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, for a tear-jerking piano rendition of “For Good.” Grande and Erivo also performed a version of Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand’s culture-defining duet medley of “Happy Days Are Here Again” and “Get Happy” from a 1963 episode of The Judy Garland Show, and of course, Erivo flew across the audience to hit her “Defying Gravity” powerhouse notes. Bowen Yang took on some SNL style hosting duties, and spoof clips were shown of Khloe Kardashian, Heidi Klum, Ludachirs, and more celebrities pretending to audition.
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