Review of The Wiz (1978) by Marché F — 19 Feb 2008

I LUV THIS MUSICAL MY FAVORITE SCENE IS THE EMERALD CITY SEQUENCE.

This review of The Wiz (1978) was written by Marché F on 19 Feb 2008.

The Wiz has generally received mixed reviews.

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Wiz, was weird. Awkward. Crazy. Yeah. And this was some of the worst signing that I've ever seen from our favorite artists in their heyday…

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I finally popped this into my VHS player in preparation for watching The Wiz Live on TV recently…

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