These People Don't Know Why "The Wiz Live!" Has An All-Black Cast

via BuzzFeed

Let’s learn some Broadway history, shall we?

As you might already know, The Wiz Live! is premiering on Dec. 3 and it's probz going to be amazing.

It's a live performance of the now-classic 1970s musical, which was famously made into a film starring Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor, and many other incredible performers.

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The musical, which was written to feature an all-black cast, is based loosely on The Wizard of Oz, which had its own screen adaptation.

Let the record state that The Wizard of Oz had an all-white cast.

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Some people aren't aware of the difference between the two, though, and seem ~confused~.

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They're not really getting it.

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