Because they know each other,Kristin ChenowethandIdina Menzelhave been changed “For Good.”
On Sunday evening, the formerWickedcostars appeared together at theTony Awards Presents: Broadway’s Backevent on CBS, where theyperformedthe song “For Good” from the hit award-winning musical.
Taking the stage at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, Chenoweth, 53, and Menzel, 50, stood together before a masked crowd to perform their set.
Throughout the emotional performance, the longtime friends held hands at select moments while smiling at each other. They wrapped the duet with a hug.
Kristin Chenoweth reunited with Idina Menzel at the Tony Awards in September 2021.Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
Wickeddebuted on Broadway in October 2003 with Chenoweth, Menzel and Joel Grey as the original cast members playing Glinda, Elphaba and The Wizard, respectively.
While attending magic school, Elphaba befriends Galinda (who later changes her name to Glinda the Good Witch), only to fall from grace after she discovers the truth behind the Wizard of Oz.
Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel inWicked.Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic
The original Broadway production won three Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards, as well as a Grammy Award. Afilm based on the musicalis also currently in pre-production, withIn the Heights’Jon M. Chuset to direct.
Sunday’s set marked one of the few times that Chenoweth and Menzel have reunited to pay tribute to the beloved musical since their final performance inWickedin 2005. The stars previously reunited for a gala honoringWickedproducer David Stone in 2016 and NBC’sA Very Wicked Halloweenin 2018.
source: people.com
