The Wiz is a 1978 musical film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, which was based on the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Diana Ross starred as Dorothy in the film, alongside Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow and Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man. The film was directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Rob Cohen. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The Wiz Live!, a live television adaptation of the musical, aired on NBC in 2015, with Shanice Williams as Dorothy, Queen Latifah as the Wiz, and Mary J. Blige as Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West. The Wiz Live! was nominated for five Emmy Awards. Liu is a song from the musical, written by Charlie Smalls and performed by Diana Ross. The song is about Dorothy's longing for home and her desire to find her way back to Kansas.