Last night, April 14, Shanice Williams and director Kenny Leon of THE WIZ LIVE stopped by for a SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversation with BroadwayWorld.com's Richard Ridge of 'Backstage with Ri…
On Thursday, April 14 7pm, join us for a very special QampA with Shanice Williams and Director Kenny Leon of The Wiz Live, moderated by BroadwayWorld.com's Richard Ridge of 'Backstage with R…
Actor David Alan Grier stopped by CBS' s THE TALK to share how he felt winning his first NAACP Image Award for his role as the Cowardly Lion in THE WIZ LIVE.
Today, Ne-Yo turned to Instagram to reveal a first photo of the new arrival, at left captioning the pic 'Welcome to the world lil' man. '
Ne-Yo and his wife Crystal Renay Smith have welcomed their first child together, a son named Prince SJ.
If there is such a thing as dance heaven, Garth Fagan Dance showed Saturday that it knows the path there. The Rochester, N.Y.-based company presented the West Coast premiere of "Geoffrey Hol…
THE WIZ LIVE director Kenny Leon texted his running critique to GREASE LIVE helmer Thomas Kail
Craig Zadan and Neil Meron were honored with an NAACP Image Award on Feb. 5 for their critically-acclaimed presentation of The Wiz Live! They spoke with Playbill.com about the h…
THE WIZ LIVE producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron chatted with BroadwayWorld about the production's recent success at the NAACP Image Awards and more. Check out the full interview here
Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron celebrate the production's honors with TheaterMania.
The Wiz Live!, NBC-TV's Dec. 3 television event based on the 1975 Tony-winning Broadway musical The Wiz, earned two NAACP Image Awards Feb. 5.
Among the winners announced was NBC's THE WIZ LIVE in the category of Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series, or Dramatic Special.
An average of 12.2 million viewers tuned in to Sunday's three-hour telecast
The first ratings are in for FOX's live broadcast of GREASE LIVE and from the initial numbers, it appears that viewership was strong.
The whiter version of The Wiz that Twitter demanded is finally here
Broadway and recording artist Marcus Paul James will play Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 on Friday, January 29th at 1130 p.m.
THE WIZ LIVE's Kenny Leon Director and Matthew Diamond Live Television Direction were nominated in the category of Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Serie…
The Wiz and Finding Neverland: Inspired by Baum, Barrie & Believing.
Today, the Costume Designers Guild announced thenominations for its 18th annual CDG Awards. Winners of the seven competitive categorieswill be announced on February 23rd
In the television category of Awards or Event Special, Tony Award winner Derek McLane received two nominations, including his work as production designer for the 2015 OSCARS and NBC's THE WI…
NBC reports that an encore telecast of THE WIZ LIVE averaged a 0.42 in the 18-49 demographicand delivered 1.6 million viewers overall from 8-1058 pm. ET.
With this strong ratings report, NBC will air an encore telecast of its holiday production on Saturday, Dec. 19 8-11 p.m. ET.
The Wiz Live!, which premiered Dec. 3 on NBC, is rebroadcast Dec. 19 at 8 PM ET; check local listings.
Harvey Mason Jr. has worked with some of the biggest and brightest stars in the music industry. His work transcends generations and this year he became a household name as the music producer…
Now that NBC's live production of THE WIZ has aired, the show keeps onleading fans down the yellow brick road to Oz.Broadway Records and Masterworks release THE WIZ LIVE Original Soundtrack …