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The Wiz review " a warm and wondrous ode to Black joy by Catherine Love

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 The Wiz " the 1970s "super soul musical" based on The Wizard of Oz " begins, like MGM's beloved film of L Frank Baum's children's book, in a world drained of colour. Kansas is the name of the grey tower block where Dorothy lives wit…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM on December 2, 2021

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