THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL — Page 46

Oh, and for the record, I do like the new promo.

teddy1996 said: "jimmycurry01 said: "Hamilton22 said: "You guys are so funny. None of you have seen even 2 minutes of this thing and already you're damning it to hell. lolz

But you dont know if they are not using who do you think you are and a rested body or not. Maybe those songs are in this but they didn't make the soundtrack. And the reprises of ease on down the road are left off the recording but they remain in this. "

Those damming it are no worse than you, who keeps praising it to high heavens.

You are the one insisting that no songs would be cut. You make just as many assumptions with even less evidence. At least CATSNYrevial has an official track list to base a hypothesis on.

"I am not praising it to the high heavens. And i said ''maybe.'' i actually don't know if those songs will be in this or not. I was assuming that because this is a 3 hour televised production and since those songs aren't even that long, i would think they would make it into this. And do not compare to those people who are doubting it. I am not like them. None of us know if those songs made it or not so we will wait and see

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No dear, this was your exact quote: "All of the songs from the broadway musical remain intact. Except born on the day before yesterday "

teddy1996 said: "That was a misquote.

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Who did you misquote?

Surely you aren't saying I misquoted you. I copied and pasted exactly what you typed.

This years broadcast was doomed to be a disaster from the day it was announced. For that I already stated my reasons in previous posts.

What a big relief its is going to be, when it will be over and to go through broadwayworld one would not have to see the horrendous photos and trailers from this production. When Peter Pan was announced I had the same reaction, but the promo material made really change my mind and become excited for December 4th. If what we have seen so far is making you excited for this broadcast, seriously you need help. A costume design that makes a man looking like the tree man of Java is sick enough to even think about it.

Everything about it is all wrong.

who cares what you will bloody do. I am speaking for myself...

musicaljen said: "If what we have seen so far is making you excited for this broadcast, seriously you need help."

Condescending much? If you're not excited for this, fine, but don't act like you're somehow better or more 'enlightened' than those who are.

c0113g3b0y said: "I can't take the opinion of someone who actually thought the Sound of Crappie Driftwood Live! was 'good'"

There's no reason to stoop to musicaljen's level and start insulting people.

musicaljen said: "who cares what you will bloody do. I am speaking for myself..."

No, you're not. You said that anyone who us excited by this literally has something wrong with them mentally. Thats notbspeaking for one's self, that's making an unsulting generalization.

Nefertiti said: "Sound of Music was the best musical they have to date. Wiz will not come close. Sure, we can all stand up and call Carrie Underwood silly names.. In fact lets all have a party and do just that.

Some crazy minds are behind this project this year. Why on earth are they going to do it on Broadway"

Making such a definitive statement like this when The Wiz LIVE hasn't even aired yet is beyond premature. How about we wait until it's aired and see how it's received before we start questioning the wisdom of taking it to Broadway?

Updated On: 11/21/15 at 07:06 AM

Thanks but I posted it last night on the previous page.

Here is another new promo featuring mary j blige as evillene: http://www.nbc.com/the-wiz-live/video/get-ready-for-mary-j-blige-in-the-wiz-live/2941502

Showface said: "^well, she sounds good, but needs more menace

She looks great, and I love the costume

But the acting...oof

"She's not the best actress. She did say that she is studying very hard to nail this role and she is very dedicated to this. I know these are promos but once this goes live, she needs to own it. And shanice is a great actress. I loved her acting here.

One cannot compare Peter Pan and Sound of Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXEXSDYRMFg

That is a promo to that cannot stand up to anything we have seen this year. The sets looks too computerised and costumes which everybody seems to arguing about are definitely not what I expected. I hope they wont get this creative team for their next live broadcast next year.

I just wish the estates and rights owners had more respect for the material they license for live television musicals. We already have one filmed attempt at changing/updating The Wiz and it failed miserably. Why are they being allowed to repeat the same experiment and expect a different result? Is it all ego?

Do you think it is a good idea for the staging to be more traditional compared to the other live musicals?

Obviously they are staging it traditionally so it can be directly transferred to a Broadway Theatre. That, I believe is their intent. The live broadcast being a 2 and a half hour commercial.