Last night’s live production of The Wiz had our timelines lit! Everyone was getting their life and beaming with pride just watching all that #BlackGirlMagic and #BlackExcellence dance across the stage in real time. (Of course, there were some people who, for reasons we’ll never understand, just didn’t get it, but anywayz… *gives a thousand side-eyes.*)
Featuring an all-star cast — Ne-yo, Uzo Aduba, Mary J, Queen Latifah, Common, Amber Riley, David Allen Grier, Stephanie Mills, and Elijah Kelley — and introducing newbie Shanice Williams as Dorothy, The Wiz did an amazing job of remaking the stage play that originally debuted on Broadway back in the 7-5 (there was also a movie version starring Diana Ross that came out in the late ’70s) and updating it for the 1-5. We watched them whip, we watched them nae nae, we caught their uses of today’s slang like “casting shade” and “squad.” Plus, the cast rocked that natural hair — Cowardly Lion’s dreads, tho. And Dorothy’s curly ‘fro? #HairGoals for real.
Check out some of our favorite tweets about the show below and then, relive the magic — or, if you missed it, watch it for the first time — by clicking here.
Black folks serving that triple threat. Dancing, singing and acting #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/R9Rbc7HKB3
— NaijaGal (@Naija4LifeO) December 4, 2015
I am always proud to be black …but in this moment we are letting the world know just how talented we are #WhatATimeToBeBlack #TheWiz ✊🏾
— Maya J (@Mayaj_soreal) December 4, 2015
Wait! She just hit the QUAN across the stage right?! #yassss #TheWizLive
— Gabourey Sidibe (@GabbySidibe) December 4, 2015
No monkeys or crows in this version of #TheWiz; we now will have ‘winged-warriors’ #message
— Michael J. Feeney (@mfeeney) December 4, 2015
What was your favorite moment? Favorite tweet you saw? Tell us in the comments below!
