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TV concert specials from Elvis's comeback to 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night'
Variety says Elvis's 1973 'Aloha From Hawaii' was the first full-length concert broadcast worldwide via satellite.
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Variety recounts how Elvis Presley's December 1968 concert special, formally titled 'Elvis,' became known as 'the Comeback Special.' It says his January 1973 'Aloha From Hawaii' was the first full-length concert beamed around the world via satellite. Variety also describes NBC's two-hour 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night,' featuring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande performing songs from the musical, as a November 2025 send-off for Universal Pictures' 'Wicked: For Good.'
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