The performance began with Ariana Grande alone on the stage singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

After Grande’s first performance, Cynthia Erivo took center stage to perform “Home”.

The two then joined together to perform “Defying Gravity” to the delight of the audience.

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A song from a future movie would have ruined that chronological harmony.

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