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musicaltheatreman2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/3/08
#100The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 9:56pm
I am going to say spoiler in regards to the wiz being a man or women, but they said what the wiz is in the making of special so I am not really giving anything away
In the making of the wiz special they said the the wiz is a women pretending to be a man. They discover this after they kill the witch.
Updated On: 12/3/15 at 09:56 PM
Mrtrobz
Leading Actor Joined: 9/16/13
#101The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 9:56pm
Blidge looks amazing! Her voice, vocals and movements are great too I just wish she'd use more facial expression. Aside from that she is killing it in a good way! 
#102The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 9:57pm
pre thing to be one? Do you mean pretending?
finebydesign
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
#103The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 9:58pm
Common's costume is adorbs.
#104The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:00pm
Started with some ROUGH scenes and tehnical production, and the sets are aesthetically wimpy. And the updated book is actually MORE hokey and obviously out-of-touch (these references), and I'm not sold on any of the thematic stuff being shoehorned in.
But. The cast is EXCELLENT, and they are killing it. It has gotten a lot better as it goes along. Every actor who comes on is bringing it. Was skepitcal about Mary J. Blige, but she owned her big scene and number just now. And she made me laugh sincerely for the first time tonight.
Updated On: 12/3/15 at 10:00 PM
fbueller
Leading Actor Joined: 9/30/07
#105The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:00pm
This cast is killing it! Great performances all around! Has the total production cost been reported?
#106The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:00pm
Mary killed it. I was worried about her acting but she was really good. Funny, beautiful, and scary. Loved it.
#107The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:00pm
Am I the only one a bit let down by David Alan Grier? He can be such an animated character actor, but I feel like the costume and makeup is literally weighing him down tonight.
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
#108The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:01pm
im watching a little behind, but this emerald city scene is evvverryyytthinggg. really well done. tight.
Updated On: 12/3/15 at 10:01 PM
#109The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:03pm
Good lord how many commercial breaks do you guys have there? It feels like they every 5 mins
fbueller
Leading Actor Joined: 9/30/07
#110The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:05pm
"Am I the only one a bit let down by David Alan Grier? He can be such an animated character actor, but I feel like the costume and makeup is literally weighing him down tonight."
Actually, yes...
Updated On: 12/3/15 at 10:05 PM
#111The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:07pm
Interesting they changed the costumes fro "Brand New Day."
finebydesign
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
#112The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:08pm
Speaking of the book, did the original use "representin' " ? I feel like I've heard it a few times.
PS.. Could Shanice play Eartha Kitt?
fbueller
Leading Actor Joined: 9/30/07
#113The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:09pm
"Brand New Day" was everything!!!! The highlight of the show.
I would love to know what is happening behind the scenes to keep the energy level up.
ARTc3
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/13
#114The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:09pm
The cast is good. The tech sucks: camera, sound, etc. The lack of a live audience is making it flat. Harvey's script is awful. Cirque is underwhelming... but, that last number was great.
It really is a mixed bag.
finebydesign
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
#115The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:10pm
Now I know why Shanice wasn't in yellow! Awe I liked the costume change in Brand New Day, just not the costumes.
jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#116The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:10pm
I am very impressed with this cast. They rock!
ARTc3
Broadway Star Joined: 8/5/13
#117The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:11pm
The costumes are mostly good. There are some mistakes, but a lot of it is interesting.
#118The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:11pm
Shanice's eyes are magical. So many actors act, but their eyes are dead. (Christopher Walken for one).
#119The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:12pm
I thought the energy of Brand New Day was great. The choreography was really awful.
#120The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:12pm
I'm not having any sound problems, but the camera work is driving me crazy. They have a full stage of dancers and they keep zooming in on just a couple at a time. Give us the full stage shots!
LoveMusic2
Swing Joined: 12/3/15
#121The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:13pm
I love most of the singing. Amber Riley killed the song and I loved hearing Stephanie Mills again. Neo was awesome in If I Could Feel and I loved Mary J. The Can You Feel A Brand New Day scene was great. I'm glad they stayed true to the original factory-looking scene. I do love the dancing from The Wiz from Diana Ross's version however.
#122The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:15pm
How did I never know until tonight that Luther Vandross wrote "Brand New Day"?
Nefertiti
Understudy Joined: 8/8/15
#123The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:16pm
I turned off about 30 minutes ago after we became bored. Not sure if the problem were the commercials, but then again we had commercials last year. My kids hated it.
Good set of performers and very energetic, tough the problem is definitely the piece. Except for ease on down the road the music leave something to be desired.
musicaltheatreman2
Leading Actor Joined: 3/3/08
#124The WIZ LIVE : post your comments and thoughts live during the show here
Posted: 12/3/15 at 10:17pm
I am loving this, but I hope when it comes to Broadway the choreography is pumped up! So many missed opportunities for amazing dance numbers!
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