The Wiz Live!
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The Wiz Live! is an American television special that aired live on NBC on December 3, 2015.[1] Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, it is a performance of a new adaptation of the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, a soul/R&B reinterpretation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.[2] The broadcast is performed live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. This adaptation of the musical combines aspects of both the Broadway play and its 1978 film adaptation.[3]
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Based on | The Wiz by William F. Brown The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum |
Written by | Harvey Fierstein |
Directed by | Kenny Leon Matthew Diamond |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Executive producers | Craig Zadan Neil Meron |
Running time | 111 minutes |
Production companies | Universal Television Sony Pictures Television Storyline Entertainment |
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Network | NBC |
Release | December 3, 2015 (2015-12-03) |
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