For some within the Black community, "The Wiz" has been part of their life for years, but they've rarely had the chance to see a production like 5th Avenue's.
Feel the power of love overflowing at this dazzling reimagining of The Wizard of Oz! With a soaring soul, R&B, and gospel score featuring hit songs "Brand New Day," "Ease on Down the Road," …
http://cdn-gd.playbill.com/images/cache/. Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon will stage both the television production and Broadway revival in ...
THE WIZ
COMPOSER: Charlie Smalls
LYRICIST: Charlie Smalls
BOOK: William F. Brown
SOURCE: L. Frank Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
DIRECTOR: Geoffrey Holder
CHOREOGRAPHER: Geor…
Hull Truck; Hope Mill, Manchester; Barn, Cirencester; New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme; Watermill, NewburyThe Railway Children reduces our critic to tears, and a topical take on The Wizard of O…
Hope Mill theatre, ManchesterWith belting vocals and dazzling dance, this musical update jumps into a vivid Oz full of street art and neon lights
Director Matthew Xia's updated staging of Th…
This spin on The Wizard of Oz was a Broadway hit in the 70s and became a film with Diana Ross. Now, the tale of Black joy takes Dorothy from a Manchester tower block and BLM protests to the …
By Douglas Mayo
Casting has been announced for Hope Mill Theatre's black British retelling of The Wiz this Christmas.
This post Black British retelling of The Wiz at Hope Mill Theatre announ…
Rose Island Auctions & Sales has announced that the estate of William F. Brown and Tina Tippit, creators of the Broadway hit, THE WIZ, will go on sale beginning Friday, July …
Working Girl Records announced today that Tony nominee and Emmy winner Liz Callaway has released her latest single "Be a Lion" on Friday, July 2, 2021, on all digital platforms, including iT…
On the year anniversary of the Broadway shutdown, the theater community came together in Times Square for the "We Will Be Back" popup performance event. Among the performers were Tony winner…
Jazmine Sullivan recently released her fourth album, Heaux Tales, which was followed by a performance on yesterday's Super Bowl pre-show. The superstar performer got her start in theater, le…
