The Wiz Live! > TV Cast

Show Details

Show: The Wiz (18)
Music: Charlie Smalls (12)
Lyrics: Charlie Smalls (12)
Book: William F. Brown (6)

Recording Details

Date: 2015
Type: Audio / TV Cast
Method: Studio
Language: English
Location: US / CA / Los Angeles
Group/Studio: NBC
Recording Studio: Mason Sound
Music: Timothy Graphenreed (4), Elijah Kelley (7), Harvey Mason Jr. (7), Ne-Yo (6), Stephen Oremus (34), Luther Vandross (4), Harold Wheeler (43)
Lyrics: Elijah Kelley (7), Harvey Mason Jr. (7), Ne-Yo (6), Stephen Oremus (34), Luther Vandross (4)
Book: Harvey Fierstein (36) — Teleplay
Producer: Harvey Mason Jr. (7)
Engineer: Andrew Hey (5)
Mastering: Mark Wilder (37)
Liner Notes: Van Dean (36), Felicia R. Lee
Package Design: Van Dean (36)
Photography: Paul Gilmore, Virginia Sherwood
Director: Matthew Diamond (4) — Live Television Director,
Kenny Leon (4) — Stage Director
Choreography: Fatima Robinson (6)
Conductor: Stephen Oremus (34)
Music Director: Stephen Oremus (34)
Orchestrations: Stephen Oremus (34)
Performer: Uzo Aduba (6) — Glinda,
Mary J. Blige (9) — Evillene,
David Alan Grier (12) — Lion,
Elijah Kelley (7) — Scarecrow,
Queen Latifah (15) — The Wiz,
Stephanie Mills (13) — Aunt Em,
Ne-Yo (6) — Tinman,
Amber Riley (36) — Addaperle,
Shanice Williams (3) — Dorothy,
Derrick Baskin (11), Olutayo Bosede (3), James Brown III (7), Elon Van Buckley (2), Ilia Jessica Castro (4), Trista Dollison (3), Kacie Noel Garland (2), Asmeret Ghebremichael (7), Frankie Gordils (2), Danielle L. Greaves, Khadijah Griffith (2), Angela Grovey (4), Crystal Hall, Celisse Henderson (5), Marva Hicks (13), Walter Holloway III (2), Marcus Paul James (13), Capathia Jenkins (25), Crystal Joy (4), Jonathan Kemp-Edwards, Mykal Kilgore (13), Tamika Lawrence (16), Michael McElroy (37), India R. McGee (2), Allison Miller (2), Maurice Murphy (9), Destan Owens (3), John Eric Parker (10), Malaiyka Reid (3), Sherisse Springer (6), Sophia Stephens, Raphael Thomas (3), Donald Webber Jr. (5), Xavier Joe Wilcher (2), Virginia Woodruff (6)
Notes: Studio recording made in advance of the live TV broadcast
Shortcode: [r30706]

Releases (2)

Format: CD
Label: Masterworks Broadway 518787
Digital Date: 2015-12-11
Released: 2015-12-11
Barcode: 888751878723
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# Tracks: 18
Lists: 95 collectors / 7 wish lists
History: 5 Revisions
Shortcode: [rl49175]

1.	Prologue -- Orchestra	(0:51)
2.	The Feeling We Once Had -- Stephanie Mills	(3:22)
3.	Tornado -- Orchestra	(1:45)
4.	He's the Wizard -- Amber Riley, Shanice Williams	(2:32)
5.	Soon As I Get Home -- Shanice Williams	(3:33)
6.	You Can't Win -- Elijah Kelley	(3:25)
7.	Ease on Down the Road -- Shanice Williams, Elijah Kelley, Ne-Yo, David Alan Grier	(1:59)
8.	Slide Some Oil to Me -- Ne-Yo	(2:26)
9.	Mean Ole Lion -- David Alan Grier	(1:37)
10.	Be a Lion -- Shanice Williams, David Alan Grier	(3:21)
11.	So You Wanted to See the Wizard -- Queen Latifah	(1:56)
12.	What Would I Do If I Could Feel -- Ne-Yo	(2:42)
13.	We Got It -- Elijah Kelley, Ne-Yo, David Alan Grier, Shanice Williams	(4:10)
14.	Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News -- Mary J. Blige	(3:11)
15.	A Brand New Day -- Shanice Williams, David Alan Grier, Elijah Kelley, Ne-Yo	(3:38)
16.	Y'all Got It! -- Queen Latifah	(2:17)
17.	Believe in Yourself -- Uzo Aduba	(2:22)
18.	Home -- Shanice Williams	(3:21)