Kerry Washington, Laura Benanti, Anna Kendrick, Oprah and More Celebrities React to THE WIZ LIVE!
By: Nora Dominick Dec. 04, 2015
THE WIZ LIVE! rocked NBC last night will over 11 million viewers and celebrities were among the biggest fans of the night. Last year, the Twittersphere exploded with tens of thousands of viewer responses to NBC's Peter Pan Live! and this year the tweets didn't slow down!
Below BroadwayWorld has rounded up some of the best celebrity reactions including tweets from Kerry Washington, Laura Benanti, Laura Osnes, Anna Kendrick, Oprah, Patina Miller, Shonda Rhimes and many more! Check out some of our favorite tweets below!
.@IAMQUEENLATIFAH @nbc I'm excited for u and entire cast. WOW! #TheWiz
- Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) December 4, 2015
Wow, a big star was just born. ?? @LuvbeingShanice #TheWizLive #Home
- Laura Osnes (@LauraOsnes) December 4, 2015
Young performers please be inspired by this! Anything is possible!! Hard work pays off! Congrats to the cast and crew of this wonderful show
- Patina Miller (@patinamiller) December 4, 2015
Congrats cast/crew @craigzadan @nbc for this triumph. You've made lots of dreams come true tonight and ignited millions more #TheWizLive
- Joshua Henry (@joshuahenry20) December 4, 2015
Cant sleep. #TheWiz was all that. So grateful to all u artists & artisans who did the damn thing! And @davidalangrier well, u know I love u.
- kerry washington (@kerrywashington) December 4, 2015
Superstar @LuvbeingShanice ????????????????????????????????????
- Laura Benanti (@LauraBenanti) December 4, 2015
I am demanding @UzoAduba's entrance in every show I ever do from now on. #TheWizLive
- Laura Benanti (@LauraBenanti) December 4, 2015
I just threw my phone at the TV because @UzoAduba is too talented for this planet. #TheWizLive
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson (@jessetyler) December 4, 2015
I am all about @davidalangrier right now. All. About. #TheWizLive #TheWiz
- shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) December 4, 2015
The revelation that the all-powerful Wiz is secretly an unkempt loser is a legit metaphor for my life.#TheWizLive
- Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) December 4, 2015
"If I Could Feel" just became my new crying-in-the-fetal position jam. Move over "Hello" #TheWizLive
- Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) December 4, 2015
Shanice. Beautiful #TheWizLive
- octavia spencer (@octaviaspencer) December 4, 2015
We should've had the VonTrapp kids do flips on stilts. #TheWizLive
- Laura Benanti (@LauraBenanti) December 4, 2015
It's been awhile since I've watched TV live. @MsAmberPRiley is crackin' me up! #TheWizLive pic.twitter.com/ugSEfMjPeP
- Harry Shum Jr (@HarryShumJr) December 4, 2015
Oh my goodness...I'm so excited for #TheWiz tonight!!! SOOO much talent in one place...LIVE! WATCH IT! @maryjblige @common @IAMQUEENLATIFAH
- Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) December 3, 2015
Our whole #TheWiz party swooning for Elijah Kelley ??
- Andy Mientus (@andymientus) December 4, 2015
Double duty! @HamiltonMusical watching #TheWizLive backstage! Congratulations @paulgtazewell and @Marcuspauljames! pic.twitter.com/J3tUGjPYP3
- RenéeEliseGoldsberry (@reneeelisegolds) December 4, 2015
Hey @iamKENNYLEON you good? @CourtneyBVance, BG & SJ and I are sitting down to watch your work shine in @nbcthewizlive right now! xo Ang
- Angela Bassett (@ImAngelaBassett) December 4, 2015
What an epic evening! So proud of the cast of #thewiz
- Todrick Hall (@toddyrockstar) December 4, 2015
WHY IS @UzoAduba So Freakin GORGEOUS, and this DRESS that she stole from Belle! I love it! #TheWiz
- Todrick Hall (@toddyrockstar) December 4, 2015
crazy eyes can sang!!!!!!!!!!! believe u can go home ... go uzo #TheWizLive
- Rosie (@Rosie) December 4, 2015
Um. Who is the star ? Young chuck berry #TheWizLive omg this cast and @MsAmberPRiley
- Kristin Chenoweth (@KChenoweth) December 4, 2015
Queen Latifah looks beautiful in this outfit though #TheWizLive
- Jay Pharoah (@JayPharoah) December 4, 2015
And that was a beautiful rendition of #Home by @luvbeingshanice! #TheWiz
- yvette nicole brown (@YNB) December 4, 2015
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