Mary J. Blige is dusting off her acting chops and returning to the small screen in a huge way.

Next year is gearing up to be a big one for live musicals over at FOX; it was recently announced Tyler Perry will host a religious musical special just in time for Easter.

White people have taken to twitter to express their anger that "The Wiz" has all Black actors, as if something has changed about the casting since it debuted on Broadway in 1975.

In critiquing "The Wiz" and comparing the actors from previous productions, Raven Symoné missed yet another opportunity to applaud people of color in leading roles on prime time TV.

Jeff Johnson explains why “The Wiz Live” was an important broadcast, and why, before it even aired, it with worthy of  praise. Click on the audio player…

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After much speculation about whether NBC could pull off classic movie The Wiz as a live production, based on the rave reviews following the theatrical adaptation that aired Thursday night, the cast and crew delivered.

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