THE WIZ: 2015 NBC LIVE MUSICAL- Page 60

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 11:08am

Kad said: "Aside from the industrial look for Evilene's lair, I'm not entirely sure how the set or costume designs for Oz are anything different one would find for The Wizard of Oz. They seem to me devoid of any of the qualities that set The Wiz, as an adaptation, apart. "

 

I agree with this. It really does not have anything that sets it apart - - - and the original production did. Geoffrey Holder and his design team were geniuses. Just look at what they did with the Yellow Brick Road!

 

 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 11:09am

Phyllis Rogers Stone said: "Will you ask your friends if Shanice  is still taking a breath after every other word in Home?"

 

EL OH EL Phyllis.

 

[c0113g3b0y]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 11:10am

Phyllis Rogers Stone said: "Will you ask your friends if Shanice  is still taking a breath after every other word in Home?

 

 

 

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LOL

[ggersten]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 11:11am

c0113g3b0y said: "Phyllis Rogers Stone said: "Will you ask your friends if Shanice  is still taking a breath after every other word in Home?

Shanice learned that technique from Amber Riley who said "That's the way Lea Michele sings"  

 

 

 

 

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LOL

 

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[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 11:11am

Liza's Headband said: "He tore me a new one

 

 

 

Oh, please expand on that. 

 

It's a figure a speech. But you knew that already, didn't you?

 

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[Hamilton22]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 11:12am

Carlos has gone a whole ten minutes without using caps! It's going to be a great day.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 11:14am

Jesus Christ, Broadway Guy.  Cool it! 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 11:16am

You see that? He comes for me and then when I retaliate he goes running like a little b!tch to Rob.

 

But to no avail. I is still here.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 12:32pm

^ That sounds exactly like Broadway Guy. Fun times. Welcome back from camp, Bilbo/Broadway Guy! 

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 12:37pm

Kad, that's what has confused me too. How is this not just The Wizard of Oz? Is there any contemporary black art influence on the look at all?

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 1:33pm

Scarywarhol said: "Kad, that's what has confused me too. How is this not just The Wizard of Oz? Is there any contemporary black art influence on the look at all?"

 

They took care of that by making the lion's mane out of dredlocks. [ Insert eye roll here ]

 

 

 

[Kad]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 1:34pm

I suppose the score is what will then define it- but the score as I am familiar with it just doesn't jibe with these designs which, for the most part, look like they'd be at home in Wicked or Webber's recent Wizard of Oz tour. The Art Deco detailing of the Emerald City pieces seems inspired by the film's take on the locale (and is a fairly tired take on the Emerald City as a whole- why would this contemporary Dorothy go to an Art Deco city?)

This smacks of a "but not TOO black!" approach.

Updated On: 12/2/15 at 01:34 PM

[CindersGolightly]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 2:14pm

Dorothy's new jacket makes her whole outfit so much more pleasing to look at. A little change goes a long way.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 2:27pm

I will miss not having the yellow Brick Road as dancers in Yellow tails sporting yellow Afos and wlaking sticks!

 

[Tag]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 2:30pm

I'm not sure I'm on board with the proscenium set up this year.  There was something special about going down the abbey corridor (in SoM) or through the Darling's window (in PP) that won't be present this year with a stage-like setting.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 3:22pm

"I'm not sure I'm on board with the proscenium set up this year.  There was something special about going down the abbey corridor (in SoM) or through the Darling's window (in PP) that won't be present this year with a stage-like setting."

Don't they eventually want to move this production to Broadway? If so, that's probably why. The more I hear about this production, the less I want to see it. I'll DVR it and maybe watch it at some point.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 4:30pm

SNAFU said: "I will miss not having the yellow Brick Road as dancers in Yellow tails sporting yellow Afos and wlaking sticks!"

 

I know. I feel the same way as well. It was little touches like that that really made THE WIZ special. I saw the 1984 revival and it was so great when they sang "Ease On Down The Road" and the yellow brick road dancers would break into dancing and formations, bobbing and weaving leading Dorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Scarecrow along their journey. It was just so clever and funky....now it's just homogenized and distilled and an actual brick road.

 

THE WIZ HAS LOST IT'S FUNK!

 

Updated On: 12/2/15 at 04:30 PM

[teddy1996]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 5:45pm

 I was looking through my channel guide and it said that it starts at 8pm and it finishes at 10:45. I thought it ended at 11pm? These live musicals usually finish at 11

[best12bars]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 5:49pm

The sanitized sets and costumes (none of which are Afrocentric) are a far cry from this, even if they are lavish and expensive.

 

I will absolutely miss my Yellow Brick Road dancers ...

 

 

[Theater_Nerd]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 5:49pm

That's odd. On NBC's official website it has the show beginning at 8 PM and finishing at 11 PM.

 

 

[SNAFU]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 6:24pm

It is a live performance. They are giving time in case things are slow. SNL will cut sketches at the 11th hour if the broadcast goes long. I am sure NBC has filler for that 15 minutes in case it ends early. Interviews, behind the scenes, etc.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 10:34pm

SNAFU -- I would agree with you except in that approach messes up DVR schedule programming, so I highly doubt it. The last two broadcasts were scheduled 8:00pm to 11:00pm with the actual production ending at approximately 10:50pm, followed by a brief commercial break and then a "behind-the-scenes" montage with title credits for approximately five to six minutes. This broadcast, on the other hand, is scheduled to end at 10:45pm with local news starting immediately thereafter at 10:45pm. Perhaps it's slightly shorter this year.... That's always possible. 

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 11:38pm

Why would local news start at 10:45?

[Broadway kid 2]

Posted: 12/2/15 at 11:55pm

[Danster]

Posted: 12/3/15 at 6:41am

The day we have all been waiting for is finally here, but whatever happens I hope that Shanice will come out to have a career she deserves.

Personally I am one of those that I am not excited by this years selection, and hopefully NBC will put flying fairies and witches aside for next years broadcast. That being said, I am curious to see whether Fierstein ingredients to mix The Wiz with The Wizard of OZ will work. The scaled down set designs were a disappointment and wonder how it will all work out on television, especially with LED screens. I guess I will have to wait and see.