Opening-night celebrations abound this week on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal. But amid all the carousing, we still found time to check in on old friends, peek inside Broadway's glitzie…
The 1975 musical favorite has returned to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre, where a new revival opened April 17.
The Wiz"the beloved, Black retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"celebrated its official Broadway opening at the Marquis Theatre on April 17. Settling into their Broadway h…
Amber Ruffin, Deborah Cox, Kyle Ramar Freeman, Nichelle Lewis, Phillip Johnson Richardson and more welcome THE WIZ back to Broadway on opening night. Get tickets to THE WIZ: https://www.br…
Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4/21/2024.
Four musicals and a play that has a lot of original music in it, opened on Broadway this past week, and two plays opened Off Broadway. By the end of the day Thursday, which marks the officia…
Everybody rejoice! After a whirlwind national tour, the revival of The Wiz, the all-Black retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, celebrated its opening night at the Marq…
Theater Review by Samuel L. Leiter . . . . A brief (but incomplete) timeline: 1900: L. Frank Baum publishes his fantasy novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; 1903: a hit musical version of the …
"I think it's just about discovering yourself and knowing that who you are is enough," says Nichelle Lewis when summing up the major themes in "The Wiz." The actress is making her Broadway d…
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Though it has a lot going for it including powerhouse performances, the revival of the pioneering 1975 musical lacks a crucial ingredient for success.
From ruby reds to glimmering greens, the evening was certainly an Oz-ian affair.
"I've been directing for 20 years, and to finally have this moment happen is just extraordinary," confesses Schele Williams. While she has previously appeared on Broadway as an actor, she su…
Go inside opening night, where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Common, Sherri Shepherd, and Ben Platt and Noah Galvin were in attendance.
"The Wiz" celebrated its return to Broadway on Wednesday night, but where was Toto? One of the most notable changes in the new revival, a re-imagining of "The Wizard of Oz" with a Black cast…
The new revival opened at the Marquis Theatre April 17.
Ready to ease on down the yellow carpet for opening night of The Wiz? In this video, Watch as BroadwayWorld takes you inside the big night with the cast and creative team or The Wiz on Br…
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The talk of the town last night was The Wiz, which officially opened at the Marquis Theatre following months touring the country. The cast and creative team walked the red yellow carpet befo…
The Wiz officially opened at the Marquis Theatre and the best of broadway was on hand for the celebration. Check out photos of special guests, including original stars Stephanie Mills and De…
The Wiz officially opened on Broadway last night at the Marquis Theatre. Check out photos of the cast taking their bows here!
Adaptations are common in theater and often popular shows are revised and modified to reach different audiences. Shakespeare is a favorite source of material."Hamlet" inspired "Fat Ham" and …
Although it won a slew of Tony Awards in 1975, The Wiz has never really been considered a great musical. In the right hands, however, it is a thoroughly enjoyable one, and its buoyant pleasu…
Schele Williams beckons the Black theater staple back to Broadway for a directorially untethered but reliably good time.
Theatrely's Broadway review of The Wiz now in performance at the Marriott Marquis Theatre in New York City. Starring Wayne Brady, Nichelle Lewis and Deborah Cox, the musical which was adapte…