Review of The Wiz (1978) by Carly Y — 04 Dec 2010
An interesting idea sunk by cheap ugly set design and mediocre song and dance numbers that go on and on and on...
Starts off interesting but turns into a slog by the end.
Michael Jackson is great as the scarecrow but he's not given enough screen time and Diana Ross is way too old to be playing Dorothy. Supposdly she got the part through some rather under-handed tactics.
Interesting as a solid failure but not for much else.
This review of The Wiz (1978) was written by Carly Y on 04 Dec 2010.
The Wiz has generally received mixed reviews.
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