The Wiz came on tonight and it was EVERYTHING. Seriously #peakblackness was all over the TV screen. Here were our favorite moments.

An ode to voguing (which originted in black gay culture) dazzled everyone

"Slay… serve…eat…twirl…" The Emerald City is now "Paris is Burning" #TheWiz

— Chris Witherspoon (@WitherspoonC) December 4, 2015

Paris is burning pic.twitter.com/ZngrxuLOrW

— Chun-Li Underwood (@dances) December 4, 2015

The tornado sequence and everyone’s reaction

https://twitter.com/ILLCapitano94/status/672583844130717696

https://twitter.com/INeedJa_Kadeeja/status/672585992424046593

The Lion and the Poppies dance moves were like…

https://twitter.com/_heyymal/status/672603042299162624

Common and potential Emerald City inhabitants.

https://twitter.com/MeCherryB/status/672623914783240192

https://twitter.com/whohurtu/status/672618387126788096

Common is the Emerald City's cat daddy. https://t.co/6B7inZ7JYX

— tracy aka Bhad Bhooster (@brokeymcpoverty) December 4, 2015

And when Mary J. Blige amazed people when she managed to remind us of our Black mothers and aunts while she Hit the Quan

Mary was trying to "Hit The Quan" on the low! …… YAS! #TheWiz pic.twitter.com/T1G0AMnUgA

— 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬,𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜. 🤍 (@StevieDerrick_) December 4, 2015

https://twitter.com/DillonJaden/status/672610175014977537

Or when Amber Riley dazzled audiences with her amazing vocals.

https://twitter.com/chescaleigh/status/672586793787785216

Listening to @MsAmberPRiley sing on #TheWiz like pic.twitter.com/aHmy3F0JUH

— 𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐬 (@J3ss1ca_Colfer) December 4, 2015

Me trying to breathe under all these vocals pic.twitter.com/KGp9MJOoGL

— Craig Bro Dude (@CraigSJ) December 4, 2015

Like the time Ne-Yo managed to integrate his dab and hat into his costume…

#DAB pic.twitter.com/TveJQAufVQ

— FOST (@GeorgeFoster72) December 4, 2015

DAMM Not Even #TheWiz Could Get Neyo To Take That Hat Off 😂😂😂

— ZADDDDY (@Heshades) December 4, 2015

https://twitter.com/fivefifths/status/672623732943396864

 

And the clapbacks to all the haters.

https://twitter.com/CharleneCac/status/672622355647242241

https://twitter.com/Lainiemonroe/status/672600008387072000