Take a look inside the dress rehearsal for The Wiz Live! Stephanie Mills, Uzo Aduba, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, David Alan Grier and Shanice Williams star in the product…
THE WIZ was part of a growing trend of the 1970s when urban black stories and music were making their way to Broadway.
BroadwayWorld was on set earlier this month as the company was readying for the big night and we checked in with animal trainerBIll Berloni, who is working with Toto played by Scooter,to fin…
In anticipation of this star-studded event, throughout the week, we are looking at the impressive musical careers and when possible, musical theatre careers of THE WIZ LIVE stars. Today, we …
Deadline reports that Comcast will offer a national video description pilot program with NBC’s broadcast of The Wiz Live! This broadcast will make the live television event the fir…
In the all-new, Broadway-bound production, Kenny Leon unites 1975 and 2020 to create "now."
With The Sound of Music, Peter Pan and, come December 3, The Wiz, NBC has made a tradition of bringing musical theater to the small screen for a series of all-star live telecasts. But audien…
The multi-talented star is a Golden Globe, Grammy and Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and has earned Emmy and Oscar nominations.
Though Amber Riley has performed numerous Broadway hits on national television (as Mercedes Jones on Fox's "Glee") and will soon ease on down the road in the live broadcast of …
NBC has shared photos from THE WIZ LIVE's dress rehearsal. Below, get a first look at scenery, costumes and the stars in action THE WIZ LIVE
Below, check out an all-new promo for the show, featuring Williams singing the iconic song 'Home'.
Queen Latifah, Ne-Yo, Mary J. Blige lend star power to NBC's musical retooling of the 'Wizard of Oz.
"Real Housewife" NeNe Leakes, also known for her roles on "Glee" and "The New Normal," made her Broadway debut last season in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinder…
NEW YORK (AP) -- When "The Wiz Live!" airs on NBC this Thursday, it will come alive for the blind with a voiced description of the broadcast's sights and action integra…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Peek behind the curtain at "The Wiz Live!" and you'll find there is indeed a wizard - or three....
Meet the cast of the upcoming NBC broadcast 'The Wiz Live!. The updated television production of the popular play and film will be broadcast December 3, on NBC. …
BroadwayWorld was on set earlier this month as the company was readying for the big night and we checked in with Harvey Fierstein to find out what kind of changes he made to the book to make…
Comcast will include a national video description pilot program with NBC's broadcast of the hit Broadway musical THE WIZ LIVE on December 3, making it the first live entertainment program in…
When producers (and frequent collaborators) Craig Zadan and Neil Meron called him earlier this spring about directing a holiday version of The Wiz for NBC,
In anticipation of this star-studded event, throughout the week, we are going to be looking at the impressive musical careers and when possible, musical theatre careers of THE WIZ LIVE stars…
The 3-time Tony and Grammy Award nominee was trained in Shakespeare and received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Grier has received many accolades and awards throughout his career, inc…
AS NBC-TV's "The Wiz Live!" gets ready to ease onto television sets nationwide Dec. 3, Playbill and PLAYBILLder.com are giving you the complete theatrical experience at hom…
Today, McLane speaks exclusively to BWW aboutthe magic behind the journey of these beloved characters, as they ease on down the road and onto our TV screens
In his new book, "Black Broadway: African Americans on the Great White Way," Broadway producer and author Stewart F. Lane tells how The Wiz became a Tony-winning hit.
A new production to be broadcast live on NBC this week before hopping to Broadway will include a tweaked score and of-the-minute dance moves.