The Wiz Live! - December 03

Playbill
DECEMBER 3 at 8PM EST / 7PM CST

 

 


NBC UNIVERSAL, NEIL MERON & CRAIG ZADAN

in association with CIRQUE DU SOLEIL THEATRICAL

present

  

The Wiz Live!

 

THE MUSICAL VERSION OF "THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ"

 

Book by

WILLIAM F. BROWN

Music & Lyrics by

CHARLIE SMALLS

Additional Writing by

HARVEY FIERSTEIN 

 

starring

  QUEEN LATIFAH   MARY J. BLIGE    DAVID ALAN GRIER  
UZO ADUBA   AMBER RILEY   ELIJAH KELLEY   NE-YO
  COMMON   STEPHANIE MILLS  

 
also starring
 
SHANICE WILLIAMS as "Dorothy"

 with

CHRIS BORREO     JAMES BROWN III     OLUTAYO BOSEDE

ELON VAN BUCKLEY     TA'REA CAMPBELL     JESSICA CASTRO     JACIE GARLAND

ASMERET GHEBREMICHAEL     FRANKIE GORDILS     KHADIJA GRIFFITH

TRE HOLLOWAY    ANTONIO HUDNELL    CARLOS IRIZARRY    MARCUS PAUL JAMES

FREDERIC JEAN     CAPATHIA JENKINS     MYKAL KILGORE     TAMIKA LAWRENCE

INDIA R. McGEE     MAURICE MURPHY     ANTONIO MOORE     DANIELLE POLANCO

MALAIYKA REID     ERIC SANCHEZ     SHERISSE SPRINGER     CHRIS SILCOX

AHMAHD THOMAS     RAPHAEL THOMAS     ALEX WADE     DONALD WEBBER

DaSHAUN WESLEY     XAVIER WILCHER     NaTASHA WILLIAMS

 

Scenic Design

DEREK MCLANE

Costume Design

PAUL TAZEWELL

Music Producer

HARVEY MASON, JR.

Animals Trained by

 WILLIAM BERLONI

Live Television Direction

 MATTHEW DIAMOND

Music Direction

 STEPHEN OREMUS

Casting

 TELSEY + CO.

Special Acrobatic Effects

 CIQUE DU SOLEIL

Choreographer

FATIMA ROBINSON

 

 

 Choreography by

FATIMA ROBINSON

  

  

Directed by

KENNY LEON