Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo: “Wicked” stars confirmed as an Oscar-LiveAct

Every year, live acts ensure atmospheric entertainment in order to equalize the several hours of Oscar ceremony. At this year’s ceremony on March 2, the nominated “Wicked” stars Ariana Grande (31) and Cynthia Erivo (38) will appear at the Academy Awards 2025. The .

“Popular”, “Defying Gravity”, “What is this feeling” or a medley? It is not yet known which song the heroines of the musical adaptation will perform. But it means that you will open the event.

At the beginning of the month, “the Academy and the executing producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan decided to open the show with a ‘Wicked’ medley”. So far, however, this has not been confirmed. The Academy and the broadcasting broadcaster ABC are promising from the performance of the two singers and actresses of one of the largest blockbusters in 2024. For Grande and Erivo, it is also the perfect advertising for the upcoming continuation of your film “Wicked: For Good”.

In addition, Doja Cat (29), Lisa (27) from Blackpink, Queen Latifah (54) and the British singer Raye (27) will celebrate the filmmakers and some of their legends on the Oscar night, as the Academy announced.

In January that the award ceremony would do without live performances of nominated songs this year and instead concentrate on the background stories of the nominated songwriters. This year’s nominated film hits are “El Mal” and “Mi Camino” from “Emilia Pérez”, “Like a Bird” from “Sing Sing”, “Never Too Late” from “Elton John: Never Too Late” and “The Journey” From “The Six Triple Eight”. The musical film “Wicked”, on the other hand, received no nomination in the category.

The host of the Oscars 2025 is a talk show moderator and comedian Conan O’Brien (61). In an interview with “People”, he promises that he “wants to cheer people up”. “It is a celebration for an entire industry and for people from all areas of life that give their blood, sweat and tears for the show business,” said O’Brien. He hopes that there will be a lot to laugh about at this year’s honor and will tame his unruly red -haired curls: “I don’t want to let America down.”