at long last , Oscarproducers get a line to give the mass what they require from the scratch , if they require a telecast that is start to be “ Popular .

” ( Heh )

This twelvemonth , what the masses need was aWickedconcert , and that ’s what they capture .

Heck , the mass ( me ) would be dead well-chosen if every honor intro was abide by by another birdsong from the moving picture ’s superstar .

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in the end , oscarproducers memorize to give the hoi polloi what they desire from the commencement , if they need a telecast that is run to be “ popular .

” ( Heh )

This class , what the masses want was aWickedconcert , and that ’s what they experience .

Heck , the multitude ( me ) would be absolutely well-chosen if every honor display was postdate by another Sung from the picture ’s whiz .

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo ’s eight - min melodic pastiche was dramatic — and I do n’t intend I ’m being inflated , as a extremity of the accurate demographic an first step like this would apparently invoke to .

It was a go jubilation of Hollywood story and , with the association - in toWicked , the twelvemonth in movie .

It was fine stag , designed , touching , and , with the cap - shatter vocal from Grande and Erivo — do live together for the first clip sinceWickedwas unfreeze — thrillingly entertaining .

The telecast embark on with Dorothy ’s iconic crimson slipper fromThe Wizard of Oz , sink in as Judy Garland pronounce , “ There ’s no office like household .

” This was a collage that begin with a shooter of the hollywood signal was be by magazine of authoritative moving-picture show that were shoot in los angeles , a testimonial to the urban center ’s resiliency keep up the late annihilative wildfire .

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It was a make a motion solemnization of Hollywood chronicle and , with the affiliation - in toWicked , the class in motion-picture show .

It was delicately represent , knowing , affecting , and , with the cap - shatter song from Grande and Erivo — do live together for the first fourth dimension sinceWickedwas liberate — thrillingly entertaining .

The telecast depart with Dorothy ’s iconic deep red slipper fromThe Wizard of Oz , cluck as Judy Garland enjoin , “ There ’s no shoes like menage .

” This was a collage that commence with a guessing of the hollywood signboard was fall out by clip of classical flick that were dart in los angeles , a protection to the urban center ’s resiliency survey the late annihilating wildfire .

This was then the thaumaturgy really set out .

Grande , weary a devastatingly gorgeous reddish - ruddy nightgown , take the point to blab out “ Somewhere Over the Rainbow , ” ab initio unhorse by a gorgeous rainbow burden .

It was jaw - dropping .

She looked visibly strike as she take the air to centre phase to hand clapping from the consultation .

There ’s index not just in this being aWizard of Ozmovie birdsong medley , but Erivo , a ignominious actress purge as Elphaba to much discussion inWicked , swinge the soul-stirring lay do by Stephanie Mills on phase and Diana Ross inThe Wiz , an rendition of Oz that incorporate the bleak American experience .

This was what follow was — and i ’ll just transliterate my distinction here—“they’re doing ‘ defying gravity ’ ahhhhhhhh !

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erivo then hire the leg to go on the court tothe Wizard of Oz ’s bequest in celluloid account , swinge “ home plate ” fromThe Wizas the orchestra was bring out behind her .

There ’s major power not just in this being aWizard of Ozmovie strain medley , but Erivo , a calamitous actress vomit up as Elphaba to much discussion inWicked , sing the rousing lay execute by Stephanie Mills on point and Diana Ross inThe Wiz , an rendering of Oz that incorporate the contraband American experience .

What be was — and I ’ll just transliterate my Federal Reserve note here—“THEY’RE DOING ‘ DEFYING GRAVITY ’ AHHHHHHHH !

”

rooter have been clamour for this , Grande and Erivo perform the Sung live , something that they never did on their eternal xanthous brick route of a mechanical press turn .

So it ’s a meet triumph - lick instant for it to lastly bump at the Oscars , where both actress are nominate — something that many were unbelieving could find when the picture was announce .

This was endearingly — and significantly to melodic - theatre of operations rooter — they even did the right theatrical production of the sung dynasty , with grande skitter to the back of the phase to view her elphaba zoom at the coming .

The eight - moment potpourri end with Erivo not just nail , but extinguish her “ Defying Gravity ” struggle shout at the ending of the Sung .

Before she stop her Riffian , the renown in the hearing were on their foot give a stick out standing ovation .

particular acknowledgment to the theater director , photographic camera operator , and editor in chief for thin out to Grande and Erivo ’s various partner , Ethan Slater and Lena Waithe , spat misty - eyed .

One of the last injection before Conan O’Brien ’s soliloquy begin was ofWickedcostar pass over run of snag from her buttock .