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Wiz, The (2015)

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Wiz, The (2015)

Genre

Drama, Musical

Release Date

December 3, 2015

Studio

NBC

Official Site

http://www.nbc.com/the-wiz-live

Information

Genre

Drama, Musical

Release Date

December 3, 2015

MPAA Rating

-

Duration

180 minute(s)

Production Budget

-

Studio

NBC

Official Site

http://www.nbc.com/the-wiz-live

Cast and Crew

Director

Kenny Leon

Producer

Craig Zadan, Neil Meron

Screenwriter

Harvey Fierstein

Starring

Queen Latifah as The Wiz
Mary J. Blige as Evillene
Shanice Williams
Uzo Aduba as Glinda
Amber Riley as Addaperle
Common as The Bouncer
Ne-Yo as Tin Man
David Alan Grier
Elijah Kelley
Stephanie Mills

Synopsis

The Wiz is an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and a book from Brown. The musical tells the story of The Wizard of Oz, but with an "African-American/multicultural twist.

Dorothy, a young woman from Kansas, is swept up in a tornado and relocated to a fantasy world that is inhabited by munchkins, good and bad witches, and, of course, flying monkeys. She eventually takes a path down a yellow brick road to find a wizard who can help her go home and along the way meets a scarecrow, tin man and cowardly lion, who all learn to help one another.

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October 26, 2015

Shanice Williams stars as Dorothy Gale in NBC's The Wiz (2015)

(Shanice Williams)

October 26, 2015

Shanice Williams stars as Dorothy Gale in NBC's The Wiz (2015)

(Shanice Williams)

October 26, 2015

Ne-Yo stars as Tin-Man in NBC's The Wiz (2015)

(Ne-Yo)

October 26, 2015

David Alan Grier stars as The Cowardly Lion in NBC's The Wiz (2015)

(David Alan Grier)

December 3, 2015

Mary J. Blige stars as Evillene in NBC's The Wiz (2015)

(Mary J. Blige)

December 3, 2015

Mary J. Blige stars as Evillene in NBC's The Wiz (2015)

(Mary J. Blige)

December 3, 2015

Mary J. Blige stars as Evillene in NBC's The Wiz (2015)

(Mary J. Blige)

December 3, 2015

Mary J. Blige stars as Evillene in NBC's The Wiz (2015)

(Mary J. Blige)

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