Comments on: The Wiz: The Musical That Almost Wasn’t https://www.broadwayblack.com/the-wiz-the-musical-that-almost-wasnt/ When Theatre Goes Dark Wed, 05 Aug 2015 02:40:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Beyonce & Uzo Aduba In Talks For Glinda The Good In The Wiz Live https://www.broadwayblack.com/the-wiz-the-musical-that-almost-wasnt/#comment-1713 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 02:40:45 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=6562#comment-1713 […] has been offered the role of Glinda the Good Witch in NBC’s upcoming live production of The Wiz!  Although there is no official deal yet, this would add even more star power to the already […]

]]> By: The Genius of Geoffrey Holder On Display At NYPL https://www.broadwayblack.com/the-wiz-the-musical-that-almost-wasnt/#comment-1712 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 22:41:20 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=6562#comment-1712 […] Leon, director of NBC’s upcoming airing of The Wiz, remarked that Holder  “Designed, directed, choreographed and acted all at the highest […]

]]> By: At Garvey Park, The Wiz Celebrates 40 Years of Greatness https://www.broadwayblack.com/the-wiz-the-musical-that-almost-wasnt/#comment-1711 Sun, 26 Jul 2015 16:36:53 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=6562#comment-1711 […] played a munchkin and swing in the original production, will co-host the performance with Faison. André De Shields will reprise his original role as the “Wiz;” Dee Dee Bridgewater, who won a Tony Award for her […]

]]> By: Broadway in Bryant Park Concert Series https://www.broadwayblack.com/the-wiz-the-musical-that-almost-wasnt/#comment-1710 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:45:38 +0000 http://broadwayblack.com/?p=6562#comment-1710 […] is produced by three-time Tony winner Hinton Battle and directed by Smash’s Kenneth Ferrone, and according to the show’s website, the […]

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