The Wiz Live!
The Wiz Live! is a television special that aired live on NBC on December 3, 2015. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, it is a performance of a new adaptation of the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, a soul/R&B reinterpretation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The broadcast is performed live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. This adaptation of the musical combines aspects of both the Broadway play and its 1978 film adaptation.
| MPAA Rating: | NR |
| Genre: | Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical |
| Country: | United States |
| Directed By: | Kenny Leon, Matthew Diamond |
| Written By: | Tina Tippit, William F. Brown, Harvey Fierstein |
| Cast: | David Alan Grier, Uzo Aduba, Mary J. Blige, Stephanie Mills, Khadija Griffith, Ne-Yo, Ilia Jessica Castro, Common, Kacie Noel Garland, James Brown III, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Elijah Kelley, Amber Riley, Queen Latifah, Chris Borrero, Shanice Williams, Frankie Gordils, Olutayo Bosede |
| In Theaters: | Dec 03, 2015 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 51 minutes |
| Available On: | Amazon, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
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