Thursday, March 27, 2025

'The Wiz' comes to life in Southern Lee presentation | Nc-san Sanford Herald

The production featured music and lyrics by Smalls and book by William F. Brown," according to Playbill.com. Thank you for reading! Please log in ...

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Friday, March 14, 2025

THE WIZ Movie Joining The Criterion Collection in June

The Criterion Collection has revealed the June 2025 lineup of Blu-ray titles, which includes the 1978 musical film adaptation of The Wiz, starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PM
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Theater review: Singing and dancing anchor an otherwise too busy ‘The Wiz’ at The Bushnell by Christopher Arnott

"The Wiz" is overdressed, overstuffed and overdone when all it needs is to concentrate on the singing and dancing skills of its accomplished cast.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:15AM
Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Meet the Stars Easing The Wiz Across the Country by Broadway.com

After finding a home on Broadway last spring, The Wiz—an all-Black retelling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz—is back out on tour, bringing Schele Williams' revival of …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:48PM

The Stars of THE WIZ National Tour Ready to Ease on Down the Road by Broadway.com

Meet the new stars of THE WIZ national tour before they ease on down the road.

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:42PM

Hear From Solea Pfeiffer, John Cardoza, Jasmine Amy Rogers and More on The Broadway Show! by Broadway.com

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both …

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:06AM
Sunday, March 2, 2025

Video: Queen Latifah Sings THE WIZ in Quincy Jones Tribute at The Oscars

Tonight at the Oscars, Queen Latifah took the stage with an ensemble of dancers to perform a tribute from the Broadway musical The Wiz as a tribute to Quincy Jones. Watch it now!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:28PM

Wicked Costume Designer Paul Tazewell Wins the Academy Award by Hayley Levitt

Paul Tazewell brought it home for the Wicked film, winning the Oscar for Costume Design at the 97th Academy Awards on March 2. It was his second Oscar nomination, having been nominated in …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:54PM
Saturday, February 22, 2025

Mykal Kilgore , Alan Mingo, Jr, Dana Cimone Discuss the New National Tour of 'The Wiz'

... Playbill's Jeffrey Vizcaíno caught up with the tour cast and asked them what the show meant to them. Watch their answers in the video above.

SOURCE: Google at 01:54AM
Friday, February 21, 2025

Mykal Kilgore , Alan Mingo, Jr, Dana Cimone Discuss the New National Tour of 'The Wiz' by Playbill

This year, The Wiz celebrates its 50th birthday; the show opened January 5, 1975, at the Majestic Theatre. And what better way to celebrate than with a new national tour? Before the national…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:36PM
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Video: Inside Rehearsals for THE WIZ On Tour

Get a first look at the cast of The Wiz in rehearsals ahead of the tour's first performances at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, NY. The tour begins performances on February 22…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:35PM

The Wiz National Tour Cast Performs "He's the Wizard" and "What Would I Do If I Could Feel?"

The new cast of The Wiz is getting ready to ease on down the road, and Playbill has a first look! Above, see the cast of the show, ...

SOURCE: Google at 05:24PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The Wiz National Tour Cast Performs "He's the Wizard" and "What Would I Do If I Could Feel?" by Playbill

The new cast of The Wiz is getting ready to ease on down the road, and Playbill has a first look! Above, see the cast of the show, led by Dana Cimone as Dorothy, sing "He's the Wizard" and "…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:06PM

The Wiz National Tour Cast Perform "Be A Lion" and "Ease on Down the Road" by Playbill

The new cast of The Wiz is getting ready to ease on down the road, and Playbill has a first look! Above, see the cast of the show, led by Dana Cimone as Dorothy, sing "Ease on Down the Road"…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:06PM
Sunday, February 2, 2025

Hell's Kitchen Wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album by Darryn King

Hell's Kitchen, the Alicia Keys-scored Broadway musical now running at the Shubert Theatre, won the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. The honor was announced at the 67th Annual…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 08:54PM
Monday, January 13, 2025

Today on Broadway: Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 by Matt Tamanini

‘The Wiz’ Announces Tour Cast, Sneak Peek of ‘Real Women Have Curves,’ Grace on How TikTok Ban Will Impact Theatre Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and only dai…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AM
Saturday, January 11, 2025

Meet the cast of the upcoming national tour of The Wiz Broadway. - Facebook

The ongoing fires in Los Angeles have forced Pasadena Playhouse to cancel their planned concert productions of Anything Goes and Follies. PLAYBILL ...

SOURCE: Google at 01:36PM
Friday, January 10, 2025

‘The Wiz’ Announces Full Cast for North American Tour by Matthew Herzog

Hot off the heels of its successful limited engagement Broadway revival last season, producers Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Brian Anthony Moreland, Ambassador Theatre Group, Kandi Burruss…

SOURCE: tourstoyou.org at 01:25PM

Alan Mingo Jr. Returns for Second Leg of The Wiz National Tour; Complete Cast Announced by Darryn King

Casting has been announced for the second leg of the national tour of The Wiz. The multi-year tour will kick off in Rochester, NY at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre on February 22. The pri…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:36PM

Dana Cimone, Alan Mingo Jr., and More Will Lead National Tour of THE WIZ

Following its run on Broadway, casting has been announced for the touring production of the Tony Award-winning hit musical THE WIZ. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:23AM
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The Broadway Shows of 2024 by BroadwayWorld

Measure a year in Broadway shows. Take a look back on the Broadway shows of 2024, including: Prayer for the French Republic, Days of Wine and Roses, Doubt, The Notebook, An Enemy of the Peop…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:42PM
Monday, December 9, 2024

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Make Broadway Debut in & Juliet by Darryn King

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will make her Broadway debut in & Juliet. In a one-night-only event, Jackson will have a walk-on role at the Sondheim Theatre at the December …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:54PM
Thursday, November 28, 2024

Watch Broadway at Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024 by New York Theater

Below are videos from the Broadway casts who performed at the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; Hell’s Kitchen, The Outsiders and Death Becomes Her, and a bonus: Billy Porter leads th…

SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:06PM

Billy Porter - EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD (The Wiz) - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade [28-Nov-24] (NBC) by Broadway Television Archive

Drama Desk, Grammy, GLAAD, Emmy, Queerties NAACP, and two-time Tony Award winning multi-hyphenate LEGEND Billy Porter opens the 98th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC with “Ea…

SOURCE: YouTube at 06:12PM
Friday, November 8, 2024

Hell's Kitchen, The Outsiders, Merrily and More Earn Grammy Nominations for Musical Theater Album by Hayley Levitt

The 2025 Grammy Award nominations were announced this morning. In contention for Best Musical Theater Album are Hell's Kitchen, Merrily We Roll Along, The Notebook, The Outsiders, Suffs and …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM

GRAMMYs Nominate THE OUTSIDERS, SUFFS, & More For Best Musical Theatre Album

The nominations for the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album have been announced. Hell's Kitchen, Merrily We Roll Along, The Outsiders, Suffs, The Notebook, and The Wiz have been…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:30AM
Monday, November 4, 2024

A STIRRING “RAGTIME” FOR OUR TROUBLED TIMES by Ron Fassler

The company of “Ragtime” at City Center (photo by Joan Marcus).November 4, 2024: Theatre Yesterday and Today, by Ron Fassler Last June, as I exited the City Center Encores! production …

SOURCE: ronfassler.medium.com at 05:15PM

Video: Kandi Burruss Shares Why She Joined OTHELLO as a Producer

Following producing duties in The Piano Lesson and The Wiz, multi-hyphenate Kandi Burruss is taking on Shakespeare. Along with her husband Todd Tucker, the performer is lending her producing…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:10PM
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Jessica Vosk to Replace Shoshana Bean as Jersey in Hell's Kitchen on Broadway by Hayley Levitt

Jessica Vosk will take over the role of Jersey in Broadway's Hell's Kitchen, beginning performances at the Shubert Theatre on December 12. She replaces the show's original Tony-nominated st…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:24PM

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