THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL — Page 43

Oh good grief now that is bad! Honestly IMO, this whole thing won't be nearly as bad as the god-awful movie adaptation. NBC can't do anything worst than that. Could they?

teddy1996 said: "CarlosAlberto said: "Soooo, you're basically copying and pasting other people's information and not naming your sources. Gotcha!

I am not copying and pasting anything. You want damn sources, here it is:

"https://mobile.twitter.com/iamKENNYLEON/status/666799124323373060

https://mobile.twitter.com/LuvbeingShanice/status/666717308140826629

Happy now??

Not really. You should have exercised integrity from the beginning. Too damn late now.

The images I see look more like that children's movie that tanked called "Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return." The art direction for this TV "Wiz" certainly seems inspired by it ... which makes so much sense for the concept of the show (an all-black version of The Wizard of Oz).

This doesn't sound true to the original: Nor is anybody using that phrase in the videos I've watched. They seem much more influenced by the movie and not the stage show. it seems clear that this creative team set out to place their own stamp on The Wiz.

I think it's the set designer referring to the story as "Dorothy's dream" and that is what Kenny Leon decided. But, that's the MGM movie...

So, Dorothy apparently dreams that she's going through Asia - Munchkinland would look like Asia and the cornfields would look like terraced Asian rice fields (except with corn).

The "dream" discussion starts at 4:12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj7LrqpKb9Y

Updated On: 11/18/15 at 02:40 PM

Well, this is how I feel about it: It isn't staying true to the original. End of story.

Is there going to be CGI in this???

Also, the Scarecrow looks like a burn victim.

ggersten said: "watching NealB's videos on youtube of this mornings confab - and Kenny Leon says that the new song comes before "You Wanted To Meet The Wizard" (he says "he's the wiz" but I think he confused the songs given the context he then explalins0) to emphasize how Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion are friends. He then boosts the song and says it's "2020 running into 1975 to a place we call now."

"i saw the q&a and here is what i learned: i learned that fatima's choreo will touch upon every street dance out there, shanice cried when she first saw the set, the music is being tweaked every day and it sounds better every day, the producers took their time wit every song to make them fresh and modern while staying respectful to the material, derek mclane said that oz has to be dorothy's dream so he decided to base oz off of asia and europe. kenny leon said that this is like 2020 running into 1975 to create a new now. a total of 6 cirque du soleil acrobats will be part of this. neil and craig are hoping people stand up and notice elijah as the scarecrow

I am really disappointed by the dream aspect. Why can't she just get whisked away to a strange land and have it be reality? That was one of the better parts about Oz the Great and Powerful; they allowed Oz to be a real place.

The show's choreographer fatima robinson said that every street dance will be incorporated in the choreography. She also says that the choreo is a lot of fun.

Every street dance ever?

I still wish this was taped instead of being live. The more I hear Shanice Williams sing, the more I feel like she's the weak link. Then again, I think the casting could've been better overall, save for Amber and Stephanie.

CarlosAlberto said: "teddy1996 said: "The show's choreographer fatima robinson said that every street dance will be incorporated in the choreography. She also says that the choreo is a lot of fun."

But not everyone in this thread can be able to watch the videos so it is neccessary for me to provide information.

People can watch the videos for themselves teddy1996, you don't have to continuously post random bits of information from them. It's most annoying.

"

Apparently, they just spend rehearsals sitting around telling Shanice how amazing she is. It's hard to be humble!

Updated On: 11/19/15 at 01:35 PM