FILE - In this Oct. 4, 1977 file photo, Diana Ross, center, as Dorothy, Michael Jackson, right, as Scarecrow, and Nipsey Russell as Tinman, perform during filming of the musical "The Wiz" in New York's World Trade Center. Ted Ross, portraying the Lion, is partly hidden behind Russell. NBC will air a Dec. 3, 2015 live production of the 1970s stage reinvention of "The Wizard of Oz," and Cirque du Soleil's new stage theatrical division will present "The Wiz" on Broadway for the 2016-17 season. (AP Photo, File)