The Wiz first opened on Broadway in 1975 and became an immediate hit. It ended up winning seven Tony Awards, including Best ...

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

My apologies to Evilene, the wicked witch in “The Wiz,” who famously demands in song that her henchmen bring her “no bad news.” Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the Marquis Theatre, ...

Ahead of the Broadway debut at the Marquis Theatre on March 29 in New York, the Tony-award-winning show hit the road for a 12-city pre-Broadway tour. The first performance was at the Baltimore ...

The reconfigured THE WIZ, as one of its major song’s states, is easing down the road on its way to Broadway. Previews for that show begin on March 29, 2024, with the Big Apple opening scheduled for ...

Wicked: For Good” — is coming out Friday, but it’s not the only story set in Oz being told this week. Short North Stage’s production of “The Wiz,” another musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic ...

Some may say that taking on any role in a live television version of a classic musical is courageous in itself, but as The Wiz Live! stocks up on star power as casting continues, David Alan Grier has ...

SHE TELLS US WHY THE MUSICAL IS SO SPECIAL TO CHARM CITY. EVERYONE FROM THE DIRECTOR TO THE MUSICAL SUPERVISOR TO THE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES TELL ME THE WIZ CHANGED THEIR LIVES WHEN IT HIT THE STAGE.

“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 ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. Atlanta’s True Colors Theatre Company has always been committed to excellence in Black artistry, yet there is something missing from its current ...

The album, an upcoming record by Broadway star and singer Lillias White, is titled Get Happy!, and features White’s interpretations of standards, Motown hits, and jazz and rock songs. Graphenreed and ...