The Wiz Live!
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 3, 2015
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16

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  1. rappleby51
    Dec 20, 2015
    2
    I watched the WIZ live and I did not like it.
    I love all the stars in it but not is production
    I saw the original Wiz on Broadway with Stephanie Mills on Broadway and the original Wizard of Oz movie many times In my opinion there will only two people who can do the role of Dorothy. Judy Garland in the movies and the spectacular Stephanie Mills in the broadway production. Again I    I watched the WIZ live and I did not like it.
    I love all the stars in it but not is production
    I saw the original Wiz on Broadway with Stephanie Mills on Broadway
    and the original Wizard of Oz movie many times
    In my opinion there will only two people who can do the role
    of Dorothy. Judy Garland in the movies and the spectacular
    Stephanie Mills in the broadway production. Again I love all the stars in
    the WIZ live but not in these roles    … Expand

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Kevin Fallon
    Dec 11, 2015
    50
    The Wiz Live! was certainly not transcendent, or even anything that I’d ever want to watch again. But it was Citizen Kane compared to the twin rancid garbage pile that were Sound of Music and Peter Pan.
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  2. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Samantha White
    Dec 9, 2015
    80
    While it may not be enough to renew every musical-lover’s faith in live-to-TV performances, The Wiz Live! certainly proves that musicals have a place on television right now – and not just in late-night monologue jokes.
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  3. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Dec 8, 2015
    70
    The costumes, sets, choreography and makeup were incredible. And newcomer Shanice Williams as Dorothy? Outstanding. The only problem? The show was so packed with commercials the actors barely sang a song and it was time to cut to five or six ads. As a result, the story (what little there was) was impossible to track.
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