Nearly 75 years after novelist Frank L. Baum introduced readers to the wondrous world of Oz (and some 40 years after its eye-popping, Oscar-winning debut film adaptation), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ...

The Wiz first opened on Broadway in 1975 and became an immediate hit. It ended up winning seven Tony Awards, including Best ...

You won’t be wishing for home during the performance of “The Wiz,” which comes to the Des Moines Civic Center months before its Broadway premiere. “The Wiz,” adapted from L. Frank Baum’s novel “The ...

Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, The Wiz is a reimagining of The Wizard of Oz told through the lens of contemporary African-American culture. In this version, Dorothy Gale is whisked ...

The world has been fascinated by Dorothy and the gang ever since L. Frank Baum published the first book in a series, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” in 1900. The books led to the beloved 1939 movie ...

LP (a), jacket (b), and sleeve (c) of the original cast recording of The Wiz. The LP has a green, white, and red label on the front and back that begins with the logo for Atlantic Records, [A / ...

Based on L. Frank Baum's children's book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", The Wiz takes one of the world's most enduring (and enduringly white) American fantasies, and transforms it into an all-Black ...

On Thursday, Ambassador Theatre Group and producers Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson and Brian Anthony Moreland announced that a brand-new production of The Wiz will launch a national tour in fall 2023 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- “The Wiz” is back, baby. The highly anticipated revival of the classic musical arrived at the Connor Palace this week for the start of its pre-Broadway run ready to impress and ...

*Slide some oil to the Peacock…NBC has announced that its next live musical television event will be “The Wiz,” to air Thursday, Dec. 3, reports Variety. “The Wiz” marks NBC’s third production, after ...

But the maximalist revival that opened at the Marquis Theater on Broadway tonight, following a 13-city national tour, diminishes some of the show’s reliable pleasures with unmitigated, candy-colored ...