Ease on down the road, with The Wiz. The 1975 seven Tony Award-winning hit show returns to Broadway this spring
Show InformationPreviews: March 29, 2024
Opening: April 17, 2024
Duration: 2hrs 20min 1 Intermission
Group InformationGroup Minimum: 10
The Wiz Creative Team
CAST
The Wiz: Wayne Brady
Glinda: Deborah Cox
Aunt Em, Evilene: Melody A. Betts
Dorothy: Nichelle Lewis
Lion: Kyle Ramar Freeman
Tinman: Phillip Johnson Richardson
Scarecrow: Avery Wilson
CREATIVE STAFF
Music and Lyrics: Charlie Smalls
Book: William F. Brown
Additional Material: Amber Ruffin
Director: Schele Williams
Choreographer: Jaquel Knight
Set Designer: Hannah Beachler
Costume Designer: Sharen Davis
Lighting Designer: Ryan O'Gara
Music Supervisor, Orchestrations & Arrangements: Joseph Joubert
SYNOPSIS
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 musical extravaganza for the ages.