Avery Wilson plays Scarecrow in the stage revival and he's filling some pretty legendary shoes as Michael Jackson portrayed the iconic role in the film adaptation back in 1978. Even though The Wiz ...

Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner. Broadway legend Hinton Battle, who originally played ...

Magic, as we learn in "The Wizard of Oz," can be found in the least likely places. A bucket of water. A pair of slippers. Or, in the case of "The Wiz," the 1975 Broadway musical, a 30-second TV spot. ...

“The Wiz” runs from Tuesday, March 4, to Sunday, March 9, at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre (Shea’s Performing Arts Center), 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202. For details, call 716-847-0850 or visit ...

Long before Judy Garland donned her Ruby Slippers on the big screen, author L. Frank Baum envisioned his book THE WIZARD OF ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — A 24-year-old triple threat ...

I still remember being an excited 10-year-old and wanting the hurry home after evening mass at church to see the first television airing of the movie “The Wiz” on Saturday, Oct. 11, 1980. Still before ...