Fast-forward to 2024, there is no doubt that Wicked has been a massive success, and because of this, it could be the perfect time for The Wiz to also make its comeback. With interest in The Wizard ...

When Dwandalyn Reece was a kid, in the 1970s, her mother took her to see the original Broadway production of The Wiz, the groundbreaking all-Black stage adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

In time for tonight’s bold and brave The Wiz Live, here are seven fun facts about the Broadway production, which debuted in 1975, the subsequent 1978 movie and NBC’s updated TV incarnation. 1.

There are a lot of movies that remake, sequelize, or accompany the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. As Wicked joins them, which one should you stream?

With The Wiz back on Broadway and Wicked headed for the big screen, you can use this helpful guide to keep the musical adaptations of L. Frank Baum's story straight.

Audiences will see a timeless update to the 1975 Tony winner. “I couldn’t be happier to bring this show to Fort Worth and I ...

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, and ...

Aside from standards like “He’s the Wiz,” “Ease on Down the Road” and “Home,” even new music, like the song “Poppies,” pop. Are there plans for a soundtrack? Oh, there is, yes.

"The Wiz," a classic rite of passage in Black American homes for generations, this take on “The Wizard of Oz” first debuted ...

My apologies to Evilene, the wicked witch in “The Wiz,” who famously demands in song that her henchmen bring her “no bad news.” Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the ...

The Wiz runs through March 16 at The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave., Hartford. The remaining performances are Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. $36-$140 ...

Director Schele Williams talks about breathing new, “unapologetically Black” life into Broadway classic “The Wiz.” I promise: You will not […] The post ‘The Wiz’ is back on Broadway!