The Wiz Live!

The Wiz Live!

111 mins | Music, TV Movie | Dec. 3, 2015

Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have assembled a Tony-winning creative team, the imaginative Cirque du Soleil Theatrical and a diverse cast of showstoppers designed to create an eye-popping new take on the musical unlike anything ever seen.

The Wiz Live!

111 mins | Music, TV Movie | Dec. 3, 2015

The Wiz Live!
Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have assembled a Tony-winning creative team, the imaginative Cirque du Soleil Theatrical and a diverse cast of showstoppers designed to create an eye-popping new take on the musical unlike anything ever seen.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers NBC
Original title The Wiz Live!
Directors Adam Mishler, Robin Abraham, Kenny Leon, Matthew Diamond
Writers Tina Tippit, William F. Brown, Harvey Fierstein

Cast

Mary J. Blige

as Evillene

Uzo Aduba

as Glinda the Good

Queen Latifah

as The Wiz

Amber Riley

as Addaperle

David Alan Grier

as The Cowardly Lion

Ne-Yo

as Tin-Man

Common

as The Bouncer

Shanice Williams

as Dorthy Gale

Stephanie Mills

as Auntie Em

Elijah Kelley

as Scarecrow