BWW Column: Three Simple Ways to Improve Upon Success of THE WIZ LIVE!
Now that we are a week removed from last Thursday's THE WIZ LIVE, NBC's third live musical in as many years, we know that the production has predominantly been hailed as a critical and ratings success, vindicating the audacious experiment after two, less than artistically satisfying, outings. Led by a newcomer plucked from an open call, director Kenny Leon and executive producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan found a st…