Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis and the cast of "The Wiz" join TODAY to perform
The cast of “The Wiz,” the groundbreaking musical based on L. Frank Baum’s beloved children’s book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” stops by the plaza to perform the song “Ease On Down the Road” as part of Best of Broadway week on TODAY.
Kyle Ramar Freeman as Lion, Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, Phillip Johnson Richardson as Tinman, Avery Wilson as Scarecrow. Ph “I remember 'The Wiz' being the first show that made every molecule in my body change,” said director Schele Williams. [ more › ]
Alan Mingo Jr. will return to the title role of ‘The Wiz’ on Broadway beginning Thursday, June 13, 2024. Five-time Emmy winner and Grammy Award nominee Wayne Brady will play his final performance in the role of ‘The Wiz’ on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
Loading Over the course of April, which is Poetry Month, WNYC producers have been asking our audience to submit their own poems about the places that are important to them, and what’s happening there. We talk about the project, and hear some poems read by the poets themselves along with Amanda Rozon, assistant producer at WNYC's Morning Edition who spearheaded WNYC's listener poetry project. Right now, "The Wiz" is undergoing a revival on Broadway. The show, a musical spinoff of "The Wizard...