I still remember being an excited 10-year-old and wanting the hurry home after evening mass at church to see the first television airing of the movie “The Wiz” on Saturday, Oct. 11, 1980. Still before ...
When you think of the classic tale of “The Wizard of Oz,” what do you picture? A green witch? A girl from Kansas? A tornado? What if I told you there was an adaptation of “The Wizard of Oz” with none ...
The 1978 film “The Wiz” is beloved by audiences, who identify with the main character Dorothy, who is trying to get back home after being transported to an urban fantasy land called Oz. The popular ...
Take a groovy journey alongside reimagined versions of Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion as Dorothy tries to find her way home from Oz. "The Wiz" recently debuted at the Fulton Theatre, leading ...
Magic, as we learn in "The Wizard of Oz," can be found in the least likely places. A bucket of water. A pair of slippers. Or, in the case of "The Wiz," the 1975 Broadway musical, a 30-second TV spot. ...
Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner. Let's take a moment to remember a Broadway legend. Actor ...
I promise: You will not miss Toto. Broadway’s outstanding new revival of “The Wiz,” in the words of its director Schele Williams, “feels like we’re giving ...