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The Wiz Live! is a television special that aired live on NBC on December 3, 2015. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, it is a performance of a new adaptation of the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, a soul/R&B reinterpretation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The broadcast is performed live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. This adaptation of the musical combines aspects of both the Broadway play and its 1978 film adaptation.

Original Release

12/03/2015

US Release

12/03/2015

Links

Website

Cast

Mary J. Blige	Evillene
Uzo Aduba	Glinda the Good Witch of the South / Glinda the Good
Queen Latifah	The Wiz
Amber Riley	Addapearle / Addaperle
David Alan Grier	The Cowardly Lion
Ne-Yo	Tin-Man
Common	The Bouncer
Shanice Williams	Dorothy Gale / Dorthy Gale
Stephanie Mills	Auntie Em
Elijah Kelley	Scarecrow

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Kenny Leon, Matthew Diamond

Writers

William F. Brown, Harvey Fierstein, Tina Tippit

Cast

Mary J. Blige	Evillene
Uzo Aduba	Glinda the Good Witch of the South / Glinda the Good
Queen Latifah	The Wiz
Amber Riley	Addapearle / Addaperle
David Alan Grier	The Cowardly Lion
Ne-Yo	Tin-Man
Common	The Bouncer
Shanice Williams	Dorothy Gale / Dorthy Gale
Stephanie Mills	Auntie Em
Elijah Kelley	Scarecrow
Chris Borrero	Ensemble / Cirque
Olutayo Bosede	Ensemble
James Brown III	Crow
Ilia Jessica Castro	Ensemble
Kacie Noel Garland	Ensemble
Asmeret Ghebremichael	Munchkin
Frankie Gordils	Ensemble
Khadija Griffith	Ensemble
Walter Holloway III	Ensemble
Carlos Irizarry	Ensemble

Producers

Craig Zadan	Executive Producer
Neil Meron	Executive Producer
Barclay DeVeau	Producer
Greg Lettieri	Producer
Donna Suchan	Producer
Javier Winnik	Producer

Editors

Bill DeRonde, Michael Polito, Alix Saline

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2016	Emmy	Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special	Nominated
2016	Emmy	Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic)	Nominated
2016	Emmy	Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special	Nominated
2016	Emmy	Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program	Won
2016	Emmy	Outstanding Production Design for Variety, Nonfiction, Event or Award Special	Nominated
2016	Emmy	Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special	Nominated