Wicked Live-To-Film Concerts Launch 2027 Tour — SkimNews
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- Universal Film and Universal Destinations & Experiences announced a live-to-film concert tour of Wicked and Wicked: For Good, premiering at Radio City Music Hall on January 23, 2027, with a San Francisco preview on January 16.
- Hurwitz Concerts — Justin Hurwitz's company, which has toured La La Land in Concert and Whiplash in Concert since 2023 — is producing, marking its first project for films not scored by Hurwitz himself.
- A live symphony orchestra performs Stephen Schwartz's songs and Schwartz and John Powell's underscore live-to-picture while the films play on an HD screen.
- Nine tour dates are confirmed across the US, Canada, and Mexico through July 2027: San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Toronto, Montréal, and Vancouver — with more cities to be announced.
- Stephen Schwartz called the live-to-film format "an amazing experience," while the films are directed by Jon M. Chu and star Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ariana Grande as Glinda, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, and Marissa Bode.
Why it matters: Hurwitz Concerts, previously limited to Hurwitz-scored films like La La Land and Whiplash, is producing concerts for the Wicked films — a first for the company beyond Hurwitz's own catalog. Nine cities across the US, Canada, and Mexico are confirmed with more to come, giving Universal a touring concert circuit built on its two-part Wicked release.
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