Long before Judy Garland donned her Ruby Slippers on the big screen, author L. Frank Baum envisioned his book THE WIZARD OF ...

Description: When Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy (Diana Ross) tries to save her dog from a storm, she's miraculously whisked away to an urban fantasy land called Oz. After accidentally killing the ...

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. ...

Wicked: For Good” — is coming out Friday, but it’s not the only story set in Oz being told this week. Short North Stage’s production of “The Wiz,” another musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic ...

He knew the Broadway show that reinvented “The Wizard of Oz” with Black characters. He knew the iconic 1978 movie adaptation from repeated viewings as a kid. But Mingo, Jr. didn’t know director Schele ...

On Wednesday night, Broadway’s Marquis Theatre celebrated the official opening of the highly anticipated revival of The Wiz. In addition to the beloved songs from the original production, such as “The ...

Previously, NBC had been rumored to be deciding between The Music Man and The Wiz for their 2015 live musical production, and it seems they have finally made their decision. The Wiz is a modernized ...

Lively staging, exuberant performances and strong singing carry the Ensemble Theatre’s revival ofThe Wiz, despite reservations about the show’s writing. Michael Jackson’s death just hours before ...

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 ...