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    December 16, 2015
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Ne-Yo as Tin-Man (from left), Shanice Williams as Dorothy and Elijah Kelley as Scarecrow
during a dress rehearsal of “The Wiz Live!’ NBC will present an encore broadcast of the TV
special on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m.
‘The Wiz’ Encore Saturday
All-black cast follows the yellow-brick road
(AP) — A live musical pro-
duction of the musical “The
Wiz” which was a big hit when
it aired earlier this month on
NBC will get a repeat showing
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day, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m.
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and watching again came when
the Munchkins told Dorothy to
“follow the yellow-brick road.”
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