TV Exclusive: BroadwayWorld Celebrates THE WIZ with Dee Dee Bridgewater, André De Shields, Ken Page & More!

Broadway is abuzz with news about NBC's upcoming presentation of The Wiz, with Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and original Dorothy Stephanie Mills all having just signed on to star. They aren't the only ones with love for The Wiz though. On Monday night, January 20, 2014 BroadwayWorld.com kicked off our 10th anniversary celebration with a benefit for BC/EFA entitled BroadwayWorld.com Visits Oz. In celebration of this week's big news, we bring you our own concert highlights of The Wiz, including performances of "So You Wanted to See the Wizard?," "Be A Lion," "Home," "If You Believe," and of course, "Ease on Down the Road."

The one-night only event was recorded and preserved on a CD and DVD set. The evening celebrated all things Oz, including material from L. Frank Baum's book The Wizard of Oz and all characters from its subsequent incarnations, including Wicked and The Wiz. Performers included Sierra Boggess, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Michael Crawford, André De Shields, Jennifer Diamond, Kurt Domoney, Samia Finnerty, Mandy Gonzalez, Olivia Hardy, James Jarrott, Roslyn Kind, Norm Lewis, Andrea McArdle, Kathy Najimy, Ken Page, Richard Ridge, Natalie Toro, Michael Urie, Josh Walden, Jimmy Coogan, Luke Mannikus, Mitchell Sink, Nicky Torchia and cameos by the dogs from New York City's Animal Haven!

The concert was directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and Marybeth Abel, with a music team headed by Mary-Mitchell Campbell and featuring Damien Bassman on drums and Brian Hamm on bass.