So, the wizard of Oz is apparently going n I G G E R

No lack of "stars" to play the
flying monkeys.

Count your blessing it hasn't gone "happy". Yet.

As was pointed out in an earlier thread, The Wiz with all black cast has been in production for decades....

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This one is a combined black and happy.

Queen Latifah is a raging black lebo rapper, who plays some character in this version....


Too bad, the original was one of my favorite movies

I don't doubt that Tom, matter of fact I wouldn't have known about it had I not been sitting here watching the Macy's parade with the little one

Same here and my 5 YO daughter thinks it is the greatest movie ever! She can't get enough of Dorothy!!

....try doing it after a jump with the Mrs.

I liken it to Kwanzaa and Blackula.

Same here and my 5 YO daughter thinks it is the greatest movie ever! She can't get enough of Dorothy!! [/quote]

Get her the books. You will like them to.

Get her the books. You will like them to.
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I'll have to check them out. Thanks!

Good lord, the Wiz has been going for over 40 years as a black cast.

Never seen it before today

TFF!

Looks like you missed out on over 30 years of being pissed.

damn, that movie is from what, 1978? Get over it. lol

It was on Broadway before that.

Well, reverse the rolls, how well do you think it would go over if they made an all white version of Roots

just took one.

"Don't chop Toby's foot, massa. Toby be good honkey!"

Blacks encourage whites to start and manage businesses and be productive workers so they can be taxed?

"Toby be good honkey. Toby pay taxes fo massa's welfeh check."

Yeah they could call the movie Zimbabwe. The ending is a downer though.

The Wiz is a good show. It won 7 Tony awards in 1975, including best musical. It's very clever and has some great songs in it.

There's another adaptation of the story still on Broadway called "Wicked". You'll probably like that one better because it has a white girl playing the good witch Glynda and a green girl playing Elpheba, the bad witch. That show won 3 Tony awards.

Perhaps you should see the show before you pass judgement.

The first i had heard of it is when Michal Jackson and Diana Ross were playing parts.

Never have watched it and don't plan on doing so now.

now dang nabit, we cant have ya'll fellers goin' jungle bunny on us here, we're supposed to hate them colored unconditional like, cause ya know, they're not really people and all!

unreal, like it has been pointed out, its been out for a LONG time, has won a ton of awards, put away the blind hatred of anything black, and realize they as a people they do somethings well, and acting/singing is one of them.

[/quote]I'll have to check them out. Thanks! [/quote]

If your Daughter enjoys OZ she needs to be an Ozian.
The books have humor for young and old.
Here is a link to the International Wizard of OZ club.
Your Daughter is the perfect age to meet Kyp/Ozma and the Hungry Tiger
http://ozclub.org/

is Wicked the show where Dorothy is wearing Danner Boots from the big sale?