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THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#50
Posted: 3/30/15 at 6:33pmI second James Monroe Iglehart as the Lion. Also, I would really love to see Taraji P. Henson in this somehow, but I don't know how FOX would feel about a star of Empire going to do an NBC event.
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#51
Posted: 3/30/15 at 6:37pm
She should be since I am sure the huge success of Empire had some influence on this decision.
Does Lester Holt have a young daughter who can play Dorothy?
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#52
Posted: 3/30/15 at 6:49pmOh so the crackers believe the hit black show was the reason the black musical was chosen? I wonder what would have happened if a Latino show would have been the hit...I guess the go to classic would have been West Side Story?
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#53
Posted: 3/30/15 at 6:50pm
Darling. You know as well as I do the ratings numbers talk the loudest and a HIT BLACK MUSICAL SHOW WAS THE BREAKOUT SMASH OF THE SEASON.
How very racist of me to suggest that "had some influence on the this decision."
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#54
Posted: 3/30/15 at 6:52pmYes it was extremely WHITE of you to point that out! :-P
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Posted: 3/30/15 at 6:53pmHey, I didn't suggest Eric Stonestreet for The Lion.
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#56
Posted: 3/30/15 at 6:56pm
I'm glad you didn't...you've done enough damage. LOL.
/sarcasm
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#57
Posted: 3/30/15 at 7:02pmYou should be all up in Harvey Fierstein's grill, if you ask me.
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Posted: 3/30/15 at 7:03pm
I'm excited for this!
And I love the pairing with Cirque. I can already picture the Tornado Ballet and the flying monkey raid ...
blocked: logan2, Diamonds3, Hamilton22
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#59
Posted: 3/30/15 at 7:05pmTaye Diggs for Black Fiyero?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#60
Posted: 3/30/15 at 7:05pmEmpire is a FOX show. NBC has nothing to do with that. They have been deciding for awhile, and this show was always in the running. Great show, I hope it's well done.
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#61
Posted: 3/30/15 at 7:06pmYes, it's really true that networks are never influenced by what's a hit and connecting with huge audiences on other networks.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#62
Posted: 3/30/15 at 7:08pm
I know, that Peter Pan story and the whole message there was totes connecting on EVERY network before it aired.
Nope.
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#63
Posted: 3/30/15 at 7:35pm
Didn't Michael Riedel allude to a re-working of a Classic Broadway musical, with the Cirque Du Soleil involved to be done in the Lyric Theatre?
Cirque Du Soleil are no doubt kings of the strip in Vegas, but have been desperate to break New York and so far have seemed to have failed.
Stand-by Joined: 11/1/14
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#64
Posted: 3/30/15 at 7:35pm
Hurrah! But oh god, i hope they don't screw up the casting for NBC's version like always.
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#65
Posted: 3/30/15 at 7:52pm
There is only ONE person to play Glinda, and it ain't Audra.
It's... wait for it... MISS DIANA ROSS!
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#66
Posted: 3/30/15 at 7:57pm
The wiz is a fascinating and I think a gutsy
Choice
Which is unusual for tv nw executives
I'm excited to to see what they put together
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#67
Posted: 3/30/15 at 9:36pmIs it clear if the broadcast will be the Broadway revival? Or are they 2 separate things?
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#68
Posted: 3/30/15 at 9:50pm
I am so glad that they made the right decision and went with The Wiz!
Now, it's all down to casting, next! I hope they cast a young Dorothy like it's supposed to be. If they don't it's fine, but it would be far more interesting with a young powerhouse lead.
My Casting Choices:
Dorothy- China Anne McClain (if contracts don't conflict)
Scarecrow- Taj Mowry
Tin Man- Taye Diggs
The Lion- Tituss Burgess
Aunt Em- ?
Glinda- Audra McDonald or Vanessa Williams
The Wiz- ?
Evillene- Queen Latifah or Patina Miller
Addaperle- Raven Symone
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#69
Posted: 3/30/15 at 9:56pm
Here's My Casting Choices:
Dorothy: Keke Palmer
Scarecrow: Tituss Burgess
Tin Man: Norm Lewis
The Lion: James Monroe Iglehart
Aunt Em/Glinda: Queen Latifah
The Wiz: Eddie Murphy
Evillene: Vanessa Williams
Addaperle: Darlene Love
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#70
Posted: 3/30/15 at 10:18pm
Wayne Brady as the Tin Man!
Updated On: 3/30/15 at 10:18 PM
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#71
Posted: 3/30/15 at 10:26pm
For the next few years, Chadwick is gonna be all Marvel. Doesn't his stand alone film start shooting sometime this year? I'm sure the schedule would conflict.
PLEASE, let's get some music legends in this. I'm sure more would be willing to depending on how they're designing the show. Smokey Robinson? Lenny Kravitz? Diana Ross? YES. And also, Raven Symoné needs to be snuck in there somehow.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#72
Posted: 3/30/15 at 10:27pm
^Addaperle for Raven! It is Raven's part! It has to be! 
Broadway Star Joined: 2/21/04
THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL#74
Posted: 3/30/15 at 10:33pmI can see Deniece Williams as Glinda, and a good one at that.
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