The Wiz Live!
The Wiz Live!

The Wiz Live!

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2015
1h 51m
7.0(50 votes)
TV Movie
Music

Overview

Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron have assembled a Tony-winning creative team, the imaginative Cirque du Soleil Theatrical and a diverse cast of showstoppers designed to create an eye-popping new take on the musical unlike anything ever seen.

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Production Companies

NBC

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Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Mary J. Blige

Evillene

Mary J. Blige
Acting

Uzo Aduba

Glinda the Good

Uzo Aduba
Acting

Queen Latifah

The Wiz

Queen Latifah
Acting

Amber Riley

Addaperle

Amber Riley
Acting

David Alan Grier

The Cowardly Lion

David Alan Grier
Acting

Ne-Yo

Tin-Man

Ne-Yo
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Common

The Bouncer

Common
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Shanice Williams

Dorthy Gale

Shanice Williams
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Stephanie Mills

Auntie Em

Stephanie Mills
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Elijah Kelley

Scarecrow

Elijah Kelley
Acting

Capathia Jenkins

Dorothy's Mother

Capathia Jenkins
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Donald Webber Jr.

Lord High Underling

Donald Webber Jr.
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Asmeret Ghebremichael

Munchkin

Asmeret Ghebremichael
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Tamika Lawrence

Deputy Munchkin

Tamika Lawrence
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Marcus Paul James

Winkie Messenger

Marcus Paul James
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James Brown III

Crow

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Ilia Jessica Castro

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Ilia Jessica Castro
Crew

Charm La'Donna

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Mykal Kilgore

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Mykal Kilgore
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Danielle Polanco

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Malaiyka Reid

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Chris Silcox

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Chris Silcox
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Dashaun Wesley Williams

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Dashaun Wesley Williams
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Khadija Griffith

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Walter Holloway III

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Carlos Irizarry

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Carlos Irizarry
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Frederic Jean

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India R. McGee

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India R. McGee
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Maurice Murphy

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Eric Sanchez

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Eric Sanchez
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Sherisse Springer

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Raphael Thomas

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Raphael Thomas
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Xavier Wilcher

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