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The Wiz Live! is in full effect and it’s already surpassed Peter Pan Live! and The Sound of Music Live! Even so, the jokesters, haters and comedians are loving life via Twitter, using the hashtag #TheWiz. There are also a host of tweets praising the show. Read on below throughout the show to check out the best ones.
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There haven't been this many black men on NBC at once since a Law and Order prison scene #TheWiz
— Ira Madison III (@ira) December 4, 2015
They have iPads in Oz now! Sooo couldn't she just use an app to find her way home? #TheWiz
— HollywoodLife (@HollywoodLife) December 4, 2015
So where is the apple store in OZ?! #TheWiz Real questions need real answers!
— theGrio.com (@theGrio) December 4, 2015
A black scarecrow without a brain? Ben Carson in this? #TheWizLive
— Rod TBGWT (@rodimusprime) December 4, 2015
Sing along with us, sweet thing! #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/dXmta5R1G4
— NBC (@nbc) December 4, 2015
So…my TL is filled with east coasters, I see. Everybody's watching #TheWiz. Meanwhile I'm in L.A. like… pic.twitter.com/EkwlR45NLX
— britni danielle (@BritniDWrites) December 4, 2015
So when do they turn on the MJ hologram?#TheWiz
— Phil Gilbert, Jr. (@philgilbertjr) December 4, 2015
If I had shoes on, I'd throw them at the tv right now #TheWiz
— Brandon Rubendall (@brubendall) December 4, 2015
#TheWiz had to go pull out my cd?? pic.twitter.com/o7hCilHN4H
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) December 4, 2015
wow literally EVERYONE is black, from Dorothy to even the dancers. #TheWiz #TheWizLive pic.twitter.com/JQoaBY9Da2
— HÉAUX (@DylanxSnow) December 4, 2015
So we all miss Michael Jackson forever, right? #TheWiz
— Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) December 4, 2015
can we ease on down some roads pls? #TheWiz
— Rachel Watts (@rachelmwatts) December 4, 2015
I don't care what anybody says, Michael Jackson was the realest scarecrow to ever live…black or white! #TheWizLive pic.twitter.com/rtc7kTv9Wa
— Aaron Dodson (@aardodson) December 4, 2015
NOT the crows doing the nae nae!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOT THE CROWS DOING THE NAE NAE!!!! #TheWiz
— Kingsley (@kingsleyyy) December 4, 2015
Ladies and gentlemen, Elijah Kelly as Scarecrow. Own it! #TheWizLive
— Aaron Gilchrist (@nbcaaron) December 4, 2015
I spotted a little #stankyleg right there! @elijah_kelley #thewiz @nbcthewizlive
— jacque reid (@jacquereid) December 4, 2015
??RT @FrankiFenty: Where tf is toto?! #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/uRBW4eUbgv
— 10-1 #Patriots (@missfree) December 4, 2015
These costumes are giving me liiiiiiiife ???? #TheWiz
— a b a d i r a (@NuclearFootRace) December 4, 2015
I tuned in a little late. Why haven't I seen Toto?? #TheWiz
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) December 4, 2015
Why he sound like a Tin Slave tho? #TheWizLive pic.twitter.com/snSMepnMb9
— Tiyon TC Christian (@SongwriterTC) December 4, 2015
Neyo is singing about lube. #TheWizLive pic.twitter.com/KjYgpArfjE
— Good & Terrible (@Good_n_Terrible) December 4, 2015
Was about to ask why Tinman was so mean. Then I remembered the whole no heart thing… #TheWizLive
— |_ë$líê Béghē (@LariskaPargitay) December 4, 2015
Dorothy got a mama? #TheWizLive pic.twitter.com/co73iwvhTd
— Candyce with a Y (@CandyceLA) December 4, 2015
Damn @davidalangrier is killing it. His entire role is perfect: costume, voice, songs … #TheWizLive #EaseOnDown
— A Tribe Called Test (@akilbello) December 4, 2015
Racist white folk complainin that The Wiz has an all black cast but don't see a problem with the full white cast in Wicked but im ?? #TheWiz
— Richie | 876God (@Thee_RichieMc) December 4, 2015
I'M TRYING TO GET ON THE EMERALD CITY VIP LIST FOR THIS WEEKEND OK #TheWiz
— Johnson, Alexis (@Alexis_Nikohl) December 4, 2015
"The hottest club in Emerald City is…" #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/J13b4OIbDW
— Lyric Opera Chicago (@LyricOpera) December 4, 2015
Damn you @IAMQUEENLATIFAH! Every Black hairstylist gonna get requests for that damn green and white hair look tomorrow! #TheWiz
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) December 4, 2015
Was that a statue of "Yogurt"? #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/cBVA585cMp
— Diane N. Sevenay (@Diane_7A) December 4, 2015
The Wiz is a black queer woman. I LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEE! #TheWizLive
— Son of Baldwin (@SonofBaldwin) December 4, 2015
Melanin.Take.Over. #TheWiz
— MoreMelaninLove (@MoreMelaninLove) December 4, 2015
YES QUEEN. #TheWiz ??✨ pic.twitter.com/ewDiDXfA1W
— Hey Black Girl (@Hey_BlackGirl) December 4, 2015
No one has ever been this desperate to get to Omaha. #TheWiz
— Louis Peitzman (@LouisPeitzman) December 4, 2015
Ch… Why Queen Latifah out Her lookin like Christopher Walken #TheWizLive pic.twitter.com/GuUG1NY1XV
— Tiyon TC Christian (@SongwriterTC) December 4, 2015
I'm dying ? #TheWizLive pic.twitter.com/YQv97q3yGQ
— Christina McCann (@xtna_mccann) December 4, 2015
Glad I'm not the only one that caught how @NeYoCompound just slid that in there lol #TheWiz https://t.co/OAUgsgrOH9
— gurlgamer05 (@drv687) December 4, 2015
But ummm where ToTo tho? #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/qyix5vbyoc
— Gio Johnson™ (@GioJohnson_) December 4, 2015
Honestly my plan was to turn to football because that's what real men do.. But #TheWiz started getting good
— IG:C.WEAV (@cweav) December 4, 2015
Damn this song is so inspirational you forget it's about a conspiracy to commit murder. #TheWizLive
— Rod TBGWT (@rodimusprime) December 4, 2015
We need a soundtrack! Can I get Ne-Yo's rendition of "What Would I Do?" on cassette, vinyl, and Spotify? #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/sC0aTwNkQT
— Polly Irungu (@pollyirungu) December 4, 2015
Ladies and gentleman, the offering will be collected after this song. #TheWiz
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) December 4, 2015
Raise your hand if you are waiting for the #TheWiz soundtrack to hit itunes ??
— Karen Civil (@KarenCivil) December 4, 2015
Somebody's choir gonna be singing "No Bad News" next Sunday. ? #TheWiz
— Tejado W. Hanchell (@TWH_PhD) December 4, 2015
Yo! Mary's flying monkeys got abs!!!! What am I doing with my life? #TheWiz
— JamaicanBeauty7 (@JBeauty7) December 4, 2015
We have come full circle with insanity…the all white version of #TheWiz is called #TheWizardOfOz . JUST STOP!!!!!!
— DidSheSayThat (@SonnieJohnson) December 4, 2015
Next lesson from #TheWiz stop letting folks bring you bad news and negative energy. #lessonsinlife pic.twitter.com/IlC9VZPy9V
— Dr.Cherry 12thwoman (@drcherryc) December 4, 2015
RT @RauhlinBiebah: No one could ease on down the road like you could Michael. Rest in Peace ? #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/aVQ9gmVBoR
— Alida Marie (@DallFace13) December 4, 2015
The Wizard of Oz vs #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/RAh1NDbgMc
— Sean. (@Seantaneous) December 4, 2015
Ooh, Evillene got TOLD. #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/8KheSk4pEC
— NBC (@nbc) December 4, 2015
YESSSSS @maryjblige !!!!! This is so fucking good #TheWiz
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) December 4, 2015
If all it took was a bucket of water to kill me, I def wouldn't have them lying around near my enemies. #TheWiz
— Bossip (@Bossip) December 4, 2015
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