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Wow, I have very little recollection of seeing Uzo is that travesty of a Godspell revival. 

Tony and Grammy winner and someone I know, Stephen Oremus is the best orchestrator, conductor, and arranger we have.

WOW WOW WOW!!!! 

Uzo's believe in yourself was amazing!!!! And home sounded amazing to!!!

i want hear Uzo sing rested body now!!!

Updated On: 12/3/15 at 10:47 PM

I really enjoyed it. The camera work was the only major disappointment for me. The camera wirk seemed to be similar to that of The Voice or some other lame TV talent contest. It deserved to be filmed better.

I am so glad that they didn't really sick to the dream motif too strictly.

I don't think the problem with sound had anything to do with Stephen Oremus's work, it would have been who ever is mixing the broadcast.

Well... This is indeed a VAST improvement over the previous two live productions NBC has thrown for us. There is not a Carrie Underwood or Christopher Walken performance in the entire show, everyone has been wonderfully cast who can act and sing. I can't wait to see if Shanice will reprise her role as Dorothy for the upcoming Broadway revival and what other changes they will do from small screen to stage.

Has Diana Ross commented?

Updated On: 12/3/15 at 10:53 PM

Calling a live television show is difficult. Specially with twele cameras. The reason The Sound of Music's camera work was so good, they had Beth McCarthey as Television director. She directed SNL for I thin 12 years and was well versed in calling live TV.  Not sure what these last two TV directors have done but since there is really NO live TV I don't think their backgrounds are as extensive as Beth's

Overall it was a bore.  In the hands of a Michael Bennett or Jack O'Brien or Casy Nicholaw - it would be crackled and sizzled like the Sun - the reality was more like an eclipsed Moon.  The music challenged the vocal ranges of all the singers, especially The Wiz - no belters here and no excitement in the vocals.  Nice set, beautiful costumes, awkward staging and they were challenged in acting - blunt, not quick and heavy like a boulder - David Alan Grier gave the best performance - the wigs and facial hair - not great design - lots of glue could be seen and there was no real design per se - no thought and/or fit to the individual wearing them. It was not as bad as Sound of Music, but was equal to it in the direction and acting and transitions.  It didn't do the musical justice and the new "updated" dialogue.,and I paraphrase:.."you think you are  Eddie Murphy" if that is the best Harvey can do he needs to pack up his own ruby slippers and walk the walk of shame back home.

Musical Master said: "There is not a Carrie Underwood or Christopher Walken performance in the entire show, everyone has been wonderfully cast who can act and sing."

I think Common was the weakest actor of the night.

behindthescenes2, how can you say that about the vocals?? Some of this singing was fantastic.

Sucks we have to wait a week for the soundtrack. 

Scarywarhol said: "At the end of the broadcast they said it was now available?"

I was super confused about that.