The Wiz Live!

The Wiz Live!
Promotional poster
Based onThe Wiz
by William F. Brown
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
Written byHarvey Fierstein
Directed byKenny Leon
Matthew Diamond
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersCraig Zadan
Neil Meron
Running time111 minutes
Production companiesUniversal Television
Sony Pictures Television
Storyline Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseDecember 3, 2015 (2015-12-03)
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The Wiz Live! was an American television special that aired live on NBC on December 3, 2015.[1] Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, it was a performance of a new adaptation of the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, a soul/R&B reinterpretation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.[2] The broadcast was performed live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. This adaptation of the musical combined aspects of both the Broadway play and its 1978 film adaptation.[3]

  1. ^ "The Wiz Live!". NBC. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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  3. ^ Ne-Yo (actor) (November 25, 2015). "The Wiz LIVE!" Cast! (live television interview). Retrieved December 29, 2015. This is a kind of blend of the Broadway musical and the movie, so it's like both of them combined.