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| The Wiz, live |
I must have been about ten years old. Daddy got us four front row center
seats. I didn’t know what it was about
but when that girl appeared on stage, chocolate complexion with long ponytails, a white frilly dress and a
red ribbon around her waist, I was in awe.
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| Original Broadway Version The Wiz f Stephanie Mills @PrettyMill1 |
Silently I sat in the front row. Silence was no small feat for me but I
was mesmerized. I watched a girl who
looked like me sing her face off.
Sitting in the front row also gave us a view of the pit, the musician's area. That view was equally stunning for there was
a girl—look Daddy—a girl was playing the drums. Who knew that girls could play drums? I remember thinking. The music was fantastic, the energy electrifying!
It wasn’t until tonight that I realize, there my love for the
theater was born. And tonight I was
magically transformed back to that place, the moment I witnessed magic.
Tonight, when Stephanie Mills stepped onstage I was transported back to that time in the seventies when the Original Wiz, the Broadway production was performed live, eight shows a week. In the middle
of my bed I propped myself on my knees.
If it weren’t for the fact that the show was two hours and forty-five
minutes, I would still be on my knees. I did remain in the middle of my bed and when Stephanie finished and every number after that
I clapped so loudly, I’m sure I was heard from Los Angeles to New York.
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| The Wiz LIVE @DavidAlanGrier @NeyoCompound #ShaniceWilliams @Elijah_Kelley |
Live theater is a gift and tonight, The Wiz, live was a theatrical wonder. I loved every morsel. The colors were so vibrant. The costuming was
enchanted. The singing, dancing,
choreography, music and performances were breath-taking. As a theatrically trained actor, everything I
love was displayed tonight: Energy, dialogue, movement, momentous living
performances, spontaneity, television and life.
The Wiz, live gave me life.
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| All Hail @IAMQueenLatifah! |
I was reminded of what I love and why I love it and I got to
visualize and breathe in excellence.
The Wiz, live… A ball of wonderment! And something to behold.
What did you think of The Wiz LIVE? What and who were your favorites?
What did you think of The Wiz LIVE? What and who were your favorites?
