Saturday, April 27, 2024
The Wiz has returned to Broadway, and boy is it fun - and boy is it exhausting. Director Schele Williams has taken a "more is more" attitude to this classic show, with emphasis on bright c…
SOURCE: thefrontrowcenter.com at 03:01PMFriday, April 26, 2024
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the fourth and final time during the 2023-2024 Broadway season on April 26, to discuss eligibility of 12 productions for the 77th Annual Tony…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:02PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 26 to confirm the eligibility status of 12 Broadway productions for the 2023-2024 season. This was the fourth and final time the Tony Aw…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PMKyle Ramar Freeman as Lion, Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, Phillip Johnson Richardson as Tinman, Avery Wilson as Scarecrow. Photo by Jeremy Daniel, (c) 2023.jpg Interscope Records and The Wiz …
SOURCE: tourstoyou.org at 10:23AMThe Wiz, now running at the Marquis Theatre, will release a 2024 Broadway Cast Recording on July 12 through Immersive/Interscope Records. The Broadway revival, directed by Schele Williams, …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:18AMThe 2024 cast recording of The Wiz will be released this summer! Learn more about The Wiz here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:18AMAnaïs Mitchell’s Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical Hadestown is currently lighting up both sides of the Atlantic, enjoying a record-breaking run at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:12AMThis groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway—from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and finger-snapping 70s funk to its stirring tale of Doroth…
SOURCE: YouTube at 08:12AMThursday, April 25, 2024
Phillip Johnson Richardson goes on a quest for a heart eight times a week at the Marquis Theatre as The Wiz's beloved Tinman. The role marks Richardson's Broadway debut, and a star-making o…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:42PMWatch an exclusive performance of "To Be Able to Feel (What Would I Do If I Could Feel)" from THE WIZ's Tinman, Phillip Johnson Richardson.
Get tickets to THE WIZ: https://www.broadway.com/…
SOURCE: YouTube at 11:02AMWednesday, April 24, 2024
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 02:12PMOpening-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 glitz…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:32PMTuesday, April 23, 2024
The 1975 musical favorite has returned to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre, where a new revival opened April 17.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:06PMThe 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 Broa…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42PMAmber 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…
SOURCE: YouTube at 02:06PMGrosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4/21/2024.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42PMMonday, April 22, 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…
SOURCE: New York Theater at 09:40AMSunday, April 21, 2024
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…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18AMSaturday, April 20, 2024
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 …
SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 06:24PMFriday, April 19, 2024
“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 …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:30PM Broadway Games:
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This week's game asks you to pick the one show each Broadway luminary below didn't work on.
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SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:36AMJoin the company of The Wiz as they celebrate opening night on Broadway.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 12:27AMThursday, April 18, 2024
From ruby reds to glimmering greens, the evening was certainly an Oz-ian affair.
SOURCE: Playbill at 05:06PM“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, …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:30PMGo inside opening night, where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Common, Sherri Shepherd, and Ben Platt and Noah Galvin were in attendance.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM“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 Bl…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:49PMThe new revival opened at the Marquis Theatre April 17.
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:06PMReady 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 Broa…
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SOURCE: Google at 11:18AMThe 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…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:48AMThe 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…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:36AMThe Wiz officially opened on Broadway last night at the Marquis Theatre. Check out photos of the cast taking their bows here!
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:42AMAdaptations 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…
SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 08:36AM‘The Wiz’ Reviews Are In, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Musical Announced, ‘Sally & Tom’ Reviews “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top thea…
SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 07:55AMSchele Williams beckons the Black theater staple back to Broadway for a directorially untethered but reliably good time.
SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 01:35AMWednesday, April 17, 2024
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…
SOURCE: Theatrely at 11:45PMThe production opened April 17 at the Marquis Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36PMAlmost 50 years after it debuted, this classic Black take on “The Wizard of Oz” tries to update its original formula.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:06PMBy: David Sheward
August 17, 2024: There are a few bumps on the yellow brick road in the new revival of The Wiz at the Marquis Theater, but this shiny new rendition of the Tony-winning 19…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:00PM 
