Dana Cimone, Cal Mitchell, Elijah Ahmad Lewis and D. Jerome in the North American tour of "The Wiz." (Courtesy Jeremy Daniel) Staging a classic tale can be risky. There is a balance of being novel ...

"The Wiz" is a musical retelling of "The Wizard of Oz" with an all-Black cast and a score of soul and R&B. A national tour is currently underway to celebrate the show's 50th anniversary. The story ...

Tony Award-winning musical The Wiz is a short trip down the yellow brick road on its stop at Wharton Center from Dec. 9-14. The Wiz reimagines L. Frank Baum’s children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of ...

More than 50 years on, these are fresh times for “The Wiz” — if not entirely a brand new day. The current touring production of the seven-time Tony Award-winning musical — which staged its first ...