From the Archives: How The Wiz Went From Nearly Closing on Opening Night to Becoming a Tony-Winning Hit
Revisit this original piece, published in the May 1975 edition of Playbill Magazine, in honor of the musical's 46th Broadway anniversary.
Today is Friday, July 3, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Alexandra Silber Alexander Gemignani Patrick Wilson Audra McDonald Yeardley Smith Thomas Gibson Betty Buckley Dave Barry Tom Stoppard David Shire Rae Allen Robert Willey Leueen MacGrath Herbert Polesie Doris Lloyd Dana Burnet Gilbert Miller Franz Kafka Leon Errol Michael Shawn Tiffany Blake Janusz Józefowicz Bryan Stanyon Corky Hale Theodore Apstein Pembroke Davenport