Fatima Robinson, the woman behind The Wiz Live!, is getting her own show on NBC. After working her Black Girl Magic on The Wiz Live! and casting a spell with the moves she mapped out for the show, producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are looking to focus on Fatima for their next big project. […]

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After much speculation about whether NBC could pull off classic movie The Wiz as a live production, based on the rave reviews following the theatrical adaptation that aired Thursday night, the cast and crew delivered.

  In case you missed it or care to ease on down the road again, NBC said this morning that it will air an encore of The Wiz Live! fron 8-11 PM on Saturday, December 19.

Last night’s The Wiz LIVE! is weighing in with some healthy ratings.  The remake of the broadway play registered some 11.5 million viewers, 2 million more than Peter Pan Live! from December 4, 2014.   The Sound Of Music Live! had a massive audience of 18.62 million in December of 2013 . Looks like when the final numbers […]

NBC has firmed up the cast for its highly anticipated The Wiz LIVE, now set for broadcast on December 2.  The 3-hour LIVE event production of the groundbreaking Broadway show features an all star cast starring David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion, Shanice Williams as Dorothy, Queen Latfiah as The Wiz, Ne-Yo as the Tin […]

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NBC is working up an exciting live presentation of The Wiz.  It’s a follow up to their 2013 The Sound of Music Live! and last year’s Peter Pan Live!’ productions.  The Wiz Live! is lining up an impressive cast of star talent, including Stephanie Mills as Aunt Em, Mary J. Blige as the Wicked Witch of the […]