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Friday, January 3, 2025

From the Archives: How The Wiz Went From Nearly Closing on Opening Night to Becoming a Tony-Winning Hit by Colette Dowling

In honor of the musical's 50th Broadway anniversary, revisit this 1975 article from Playbill.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:06AM
Tuesday, January 5, 2021

From the Archives: How The Wiz Went From Nearly Closing on Opening Night to Becoming a Tony-Winning Hit by Colette Dowling

Revisit this original piece, published in the May 1975 edition of Playbill Magazine, in honor of the musical's 46th Broadway anniversary.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00PM
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Historic Interview with Broadway’s Original Blanche DuBois by Colette Dowling

In this 1983 interview, Jessica Tandy gets deeply personal about her approach to acting and why she doesn’t consider actors “creators.”

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Sunday, May 24, 2015

How The Wiz Went from Nearly Closing On Opening Night to Becoming a Tony-Winning Hit Here’s What Ha by Colette Dowling

Playbill.com digs into its archives to explore past articles and uncover the history behind some of Broadway's biggest shows. This original piece, "Selling a Broadway Show Or How Th…

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
Thursday, April 23, 2015

#TBT: Nudity and LSD for $12 Tickets — Learn How a First-Time Broadway Producer Brought Hair t by Colette Dowling

Playbill.com digs into its archives to explore past articles. In the next installment, we honor of the Tribal Love-Rock musical Hair's anniversary opening on Broadway in 1968.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM
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