"The Wiz" eases on down to Broadway

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Ай бұрын

The '70s Tony Award-winning musical "The Wiz," a soulful retelling of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," is back on Broadway. Contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with members of the cast (including Wayne Brady, who is stepping into the shoes of the Wiz), and with director Schele Williams and writer Amber Ruffin, who are revising the show for today's audience.
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@peterjoseph-limitlesslifes4606 Ай бұрын

I saw this company at The Marquis Theatre on Broadway a couple of weeks ago. I loved it! The audience went wild for it as well.

@mskeepinit1hundred 29 күн бұрын

I saw it too at the Marquis a couple of weeks ago….had a phenomenal time and met the cast all except for Brady….he must have left as soon as they exited the stage

@robingrant1965 Ай бұрын

I saw it 1974 on Broadway with my high school sweet heart! It was our first Broadway show experience! I remember Stephanie Mills she was beautiful and amazing! We were about the same age and came from the same neighborhood! -That really meant a lot to me as a young Black Girl! When she sang home I knew what she was talking about!-🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾👏🏾👏🏾Love You Always Stephanie!❤

@cartomancycarmen 17 күн бұрын

Awww your sweetheart had sophisticated taste!

@lovettcarson1393 Ай бұрын

WE HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED OUR TICKETS FOR MAY 2..NEW YORK CITY, .I HAVE LOVED THE WIZ SINCE 1974....I have chills just watching this right now, I AM SO EXCITED, WOW...I still have it on DVD, I watch it with my grandchildren..THEY KNOW, GRANNY LOVES "THE WIZ"

@reneej7241 12 күн бұрын

How was it?

@lovettcarson1393 8 күн бұрын

AWESOME, AWESOME, THE WIZ WAS AWESOME...IF YOU ARE IN NEW YORK..PLEASE GO SEE IT...WOW!..

@autumnof1992 Ай бұрын

This Broadway show was amazing. I saw it twice in one month.

@wendysharpe9277 Ай бұрын

This new version was spectacular. The tin man has some serious swag and the lion was full of energy and fun. The scarecrow was hysterical. Saw Stephanie Mills in the 70’s and this new Dorthy held her own. Wayne Brady is the perfect Wiz.

@angelinamclaughlin-heil Ай бұрын

Brady has always belonged on Broadway!

@d.m.5017 Ай бұрын

Awesome Show, new up to date spin on it!!! As a baby my mom use to sing the Judy Garland's "Over The Rainbow" with my daughter & we saw the sold out show on Easter Sunday, 03/31/24. As a child my parents took me to see the Original The Wiz Broadway Play, starring Stephanie Mills. Played the soundtrack in our home all the time. My daughter & son watched the Diana Ross & 🕊💔Michael Jackson film on dvd all the time. Timeless classic🗽🏙💘Brooklyn Love

@skh1964 Ай бұрын

I would love to see it, I am such a fan of The Wiz.

@BrettWhitmarsh Ай бұрын

The incredible Amber Ruffin!

@arthurfletcher8489 Ай бұрын

So sad! As a baby boomer the first thing some of us immediately think of Stephanie Mill--Home!

@theoriginalmr.j1422 Ай бұрын

😊

@ask4theupgrade359 Ай бұрын

Absolutely, I was a baby boomer coming of age when I saw “The Wiz” on Broadway. Stephanie Mills sang “Home” so hard that she blew off one of her ribbons. 🎀 Just Wow I own both The Broadway and The Movie soundtrack.

@reggietjevans 28 күн бұрын

No one will ever touch Stephanie Mills’ version

@mozellephilpart1726 Ай бұрын

No one sings Home like Stephanie Mills!❤

@classyboy04 Ай бұрын

Or Diana

@sarahneu8349 Ай бұрын

No one sings anything like Stephanie Mills. What a goddess.

@daledonaldson3672 Ай бұрын

Just saw this show this past Thursday. It was so much fun! Very entertaining with great choreography, music, and acting. I only wish Glinda had been on stage more, and that Toto was included. A fantastic updated version of a classic.

@googleuser1197 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this review! Yes, why would they leave Toto out of it? Seems like a mistake on the part of the producers.

@mozellephilpart1726 Ай бұрын

I'm happy for the new Broadway Show the Wiz but I absolutely loved the Wiz with Stephanie Mills! To me that show was Great! It was so great to me I took 3 different 5th classes to it! Love you Stephanie!❤

@fannishmarcia Ай бұрын

Andre DeSheilds as The Wizard was INCREDIBLE. I do like Wayne Brady, yet his rendition is tame by comparison. I was fortunate to see it on Broadway more than once. Yay! Stephanie Mills has no equal as Dorothy. And I cannot forget the Yellow Brick Road. I don't see them here, either. They were more than dynamic!

@angiecasey7023 7 күн бұрын

The Wiz was sooooo good. The costumes, dancing, singing and acting, was phenomenal.

@lcruisin Ай бұрын

I saw this in Chicago and I had so much fun!!! I hope to see it again in New York soon!!

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW Ай бұрын

Wayne Brady has so much talent that oozes from his core. He's literally good at every form of entertaining.

@yvonnecooper5004 Ай бұрын

And he has a good time

@chrisfinch8637 Ай бұрын

I've been noticing that, since watching "Whose Line is it Anyway?", back in my day, and with him hosting "Let's Make a Deal", with his co-star/announcer, Jonathan Magnum, they show that they can really mix a lot of comedy and musical styles, into their work, on that show.

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW Ай бұрын

@@chrisfinch8637 he's great on LMAD because he's entertaining, but he doesn't hog the spotlight.

@AmandaRestivo Ай бұрын

Amber is right, you cannot NOT like The Wiz. It's such a great show!

@hopehealthhappiness465 Ай бұрын

Love Wayne Brady. So talented!

@edreid7872 Ай бұрын

Having seen the Judy Garland version many, many times, the original Broadway, the Diana Ross version in the theatre, and many times on television..and the live version on TV as well..I can honestly say, I'm whizzed out..🤣

@robzphotoz5465 Ай бұрын

Saw this show on it's national tour! Absolutely incredible! Every cast member is so talented!! ❤

@sjwilloughby-greene8214 Ай бұрын

Best wishes to all the cast & crew. I am sure it will be fantastic. 🙏

@johnwebb2442 Ай бұрын

Love The Wiz.

@aviaforrester1481 Ай бұрын

"Nobody beats the wiz, nobody beats the wiz."

@bloatedsodium7301 Ай бұрын

That was one of the zestiest lions I’ve ever seen 😂 💅

@bluejay9638 29 күн бұрын

I'ma be so fr....I thought they had genderbend ion until I checked the playbill at intermission 😭

@DJShawn1980NYC Ай бұрын

Kandi Burruss is a producer for The Wiz

@r9taylor Ай бұрын

How do you do a news story about The Wiz returning to Broadway and make no mention of Stephanie Mills or Andre DeShields?

@meccawalker4773 Ай бұрын

Exactly

@newcreature222 Ай бұрын

As usual humanity is disrespectful , never honoring the ones who paved the way and in this case the yellow brick road and you can’t even speak their names it’s just sad 😔

@sampa2nyc Ай бұрын

This story also failed to mention the original Wiz won 7 Tony Awards. I hope this lives up to the hype. So far, it's giving me high school production or community theater vibes. I hope I'm wrong.

@jefflong1799 Ай бұрын

OR Quincy Jones, Nipsey Russell??

@tonysmith6166 Ай бұрын

@@sampa2nycI 💯 agree with you. It’s giving high school musical theater 🎭

@chaksheba Ай бұрын

Saw it in SF and LOVED IT!

@chrisfinch8637 Ай бұрын

The WIZ is truly one of the best musicals and movie adaptations from the original Broadway show, as well as the original 1939 Judy Garland movie (in which no one can replace her as Dorothy). Even like the late Michael Jackson, I’m always easing on down that Yellow Brick Road, whenever I’m watching any adaptation of The WIZ, myself.

@george4u1960 Ай бұрын

No matter how many times they do it Stephanie mills boys made that play and of course Miss late Mabel King.

@johnfd0210 Ай бұрын

I was thinking of Mabel King during this; thanks for mentioning her.

@peterbernhardt5169 Ай бұрын

Saw the original on Broadway in '74. Half-priced matinee tickets were cheap and easy to get as reviews were lukewarm and no one thought it would last. Saw Andre de Shields and Hinton Battle and loved Mabel King as a growly Wicked Witch. Took my best friend in college with me. He died two weeks ago, ending a great 50-year friendship. A live dog as Toto had a few seconds on stage in the beginning and the end, so no big loss here but the flying monkeys and mice are taken from the book and repurposed for dance and satire. It makes me wonder how this new version gets the lion out of his poppy girl induced stupor or how Dorothy is taken to the witch's castle?

@fannishmarcia Ай бұрын

Sorry for the loss of your beloved friend. I too saw it in NY and it will never leave me as an incredible event. I will add that the Yellow Brick Road men, were a very nice addition!

@barefootbuddy7140 Ай бұрын

Saw it in Baltimore and it was fantastic! Got tickets to see it again in July on Broadway! Where’s the cast album?!

@Faithful1ne07 Ай бұрын

Saw this in Chicago and it is definitely a show to see! Hope they do a cast recording soon!

@thewizboy Ай бұрын

Saw this stage version in LA and it was absolutely terrible. I will just continue to L❤VE the monumental lavish chic incredible film version with the incomparable Diana Ross and the brilliant Michael Jackson and cast. Diana Ross is my favorite Dorothy, and THE WIZ film is the most extravagant and creative heartfelt version of them all. This new Broadway stage conception was absolutely High School amateurish level at best.

@Daleylife Ай бұрын

Why was it terrible?

@tonysmith6166 Ай бұрын

I sensed that from watching this video 😂🤣 Thank you for your TRUTH

@maryannfelice148 Ай бұрын

I wish I could see it. These young actors are amazing!

@dallasjordan1311 14 күн бұрын

Saw it last evening and I was amazed. Very well done, and the casting was spectacular.

@BedStuyDOD62 Ай бұрын

I saw original on broadway back in HS, MY FIRST PLAY. I got my tickets…can’t wait to see it AGAIN!

@ebybeehoney Ай бұрын

I think this looks fantastic. Too bad I'm in the Midwest (not a major city) and not planning a trip to Broadway.

@opinionatedindividual8146 Ай бұрын

It just toured around the entire US

@clwxrf6007 27 күн бұрын

I just came back from this show on Broadway at the Marquis. This show is fantastic!

@drubert1981 29 күн бұрын

Saw it twice in SF before they hit LA and Broadway. They all killed vocally.

@Backpack16 Ай бұрын

I’m glad, they gave us a background, for Dorothy.

@jen1007 15 күн бұрын

This play was AMAZING ❤!!!!

@NFNJP Ай бұрын

I saw it in Baltimore and hated it. The Original Broadway version was incredible.

@nymet2454 Ай бұрын

In the whole segment, they didn't mentioned the great Stephanie Mills.

@blackbroadwayandbeyond Ай бұрын

They didn't mention any of the people involved in the original production. I was hoping to hear Geoffrey Holder's name in addition to Stephanie Mills, Andre de Shields, etc. Also, no mention of Charlie Smalls, whose music and lyrics are the heart and soul of "The Wiz." The original Broadway production won multiple awards.

@williamcrowe2576 Ай бұрын

One thing I admire about the songs is their backgrounds. "The Feeling We Once Had", for example, has a kind of Gospel flavor.

@diandrex4612 26 күн бұрын

These women are BRILLIANT ❤

@amandamctyre1615 29 күн бұрын

The WIZ was my first Broadway show to see back in the 70’s… Looking forward to this adaptation 😊

@cmarie9817 29 күн бұрын

I had the absolute pleasure to see this last week! Loved it!

@mililaniman Ай бұрын

I wish I could see Wayne Brady's performance on the Wiz. There should be some catchy new tunes in this production.

@gabrielribeiro-mills8716 Ай бұрын

I hope Wayne Brady wins a Tony for his performance.

@leeharrison8222 Ай бұрын

My parents took me and my brother to see The Wiz on Broadway in the late 1970s. Amazing show. For Christmas that year, they also got for me the record of the soundtrack for the show featuring Stephanie Mills as Dorothy, and I proceeded to wear that record OUT. Loved the music and the spectacle of it. I would like to see the new version.

@jamesacoffey9006 Ай бұрын

The music from the Wiz is so underrated. The songs are great both pertinent to the narrative and relevant on their own. Its unfortunate that only Ease on Down and Home have been embraced, because there are so many songs from this show with weight. Personally i find the film version an acquired taste due to tone. However, the original cast album is much cherished by me. And Stephanie Mills? Good god, what a voice! She deserves more recognition.

@yvonnecooper5004 Ай бұрын

Wishing you much success!!

@oc5939 Ай бұрын

No mention of Deborah Cox? 💐

@sailorpluto1556 Ай бұрын

Well, everything knows about she is in the production

@QueenBDreamwalker Ай бұрын

Beauteous ~ this sounds like a great restaging ~ i know from experience what a Family of Thespians can bring to a production ~ the Love energy flows from the stage to the audience!!! Wish i could afford to come see y'all 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎭🎶💖

@obiephillips9174 Ай бұрын

I'm missing the soul and funk of the original.

@corriburman3962 Ай бұрын

Why we always have to mess with the classics

@ForeverKnight71 Ай бұрын

What? Stage musicals are revived all the time. ALL the time. Weird comment.

@KevinNYC1021 16 күн бұрын

The WIZ was the first move that I have seen in a movie theatre. Endless subliminal messages "Can you feel a brand new day", "You can't win, and you can't break even and you can't get out of the game"... all about life.

@vanessagreen180 23 күн бұрын

I saw it DC! It was AMAZING!

@Joan0414 Ай бұрын

I love Wayne Brady and the rest of the cast looks amazing! This is going to be fantastic!

@ciaartin2221 Ай бұрын

I am going on friday! I cannot wait! Getting ready to 🎶Ease on down the road🎵🎶!!!

@latishatomblin8944 29 күн бұрын

No Toto? That makes me sad but i would still LOVE to see this! I enjoy the story The Wiz so much.

@sonyahall5080 24 күн бұрын

I definitely need to take a trip to NYC!

@HedrickGreer998 Ай бұрын

So ready for this!!

@prettypuffprincess 29 күн бұрын

MY FAV MOVIE 🍿

@calebhernandez187 Ай бұрын

I loved the movie so much,I’m down to watch this on broadway

@JoeSmith-vf7ew 3 күн бұрын

I saw it!! I must see it again!! It's well done and the dialogue is not light weight. There's plots and meaning. Deborah Cox wasn't there. Everyone was Fabulous. Wayne Brady!!

@JoeSmith-vf7ew 3 күн бұрын

Wayne Brady was Awesome!

@corazonazultw Ай бұрын

Wish you could at least mention or intervie Deborah Cox, Glinda in the Wiz.

@WhatsYourTea Ай бұрын

so google Tamron Hall show. She Interviews Deborah Cox. great show and singing

@charlenacole5019 Ай бұрын

Kandi and Todd, and everbody involved deserves all the accolades

@Daleylife Ай бұрын

There's no Toto, the wicked witch has actually stolen Dorothy's friend's gifts, AND the actress playing her also plays Aunt Em! Everyone knows that SOMETIMES Glinda and Aunt Em are played by the same actress. Having her play the wicked witch is weird.

@steveconn Ай бұрын

Can't really top the Diana Ross/young Michael Jackson film version, but good songs. It could also be a good title for a musical about aging prostates (Wayne will always be beloved for his Dave Chappelle Training Day sketch 🎉❤🎉).

@I_WANT_MY_SLAW Ай бұрын

Wayne loves Chappelle, because he's the one who reminded everyone that he's black.

@GoldenLady1007 Ай бұрын

So, no one else noticed the Afro picks on the top of Wayne Brady's throne? 🤔 😅😊💛

@laynna3245 Ай бұрын

anyone know how long Wayne will be as the wiz on broadway?

@nashshaffer6235 Ай бұрын

I want to see this

@JacquelineButterfield Ай бұрын

You could have said more about Stephanie Mills, she was excellent young and exuberant as Dorothy in the original play...before the movie with a mature woman being cast as Dorothy.

@tamarraclark4740 Ай бұрын

❤

@damamae950 Ай бұрын

No Toto? No way

@newcreature222 Ай бұрын

No Toto blasphemy 🧐

@desirecoco482 Ай бұрын

I saw it on Broadway in NYC. I was disappointed as there was no Toto, no Yellow Brick Road, no flying monkeys, no ruby slippers; the slippers were silver and no uncle Hank. The Wiz just ain't the Wiz with no yellow brick road or Toto!! Got dang shame😂😡🤬

@cynical_chai8922 Ай бұрын

@@desirecoco482 whaaaaaa

@edmundcasey7765 Ай бұрын

WAYNE BRADY IS THE PERFECT CHOICE FOR THE WIZ

@cartomancycarmen 16 күн бұрын

Love the scarecrows blond afro

@arthurfletcher8489 Ай бұрын

Mills

@reggietjevans 28 күн бұрын

Avery Wilson plays scarecrow?!?! Oh man!!

@BCNbananas Ай бұрын

Please come to DENMARK :)

@johnlewis195 27 күн бұрын

It wasn't nominated for a Tony...So Sad

@Midnight_luan Ай бұрын

So it’s not anything close to the Wiz Live Production? That’s legit how I thought it would come out.

@keilitzb Ай бұрын

With all due respect, the only version that matters and is still in my head in 2024 is the 1975 Broadway version. It had a spectacular cast, great scenery for that time, and a message that really meant something to the black community. This production looks like what it is a watered-down watch-the-budget roadshow tour. Broadway has become very expensive so I'm curious how many will be able to afford the ticket prices. If you want to sit in heaven (it's a big theatre) the cheapest seats average $75-$125 each and the best seats in the orchestra average $150-$500 each depending on the date and if it's a matinee or evening performance.

@A3Kr0n Ай бұрын

I had successfully forgotten about that show years ago. Now I have to start anew.

@davidbarnes1113 Ай бұрын

I’m sorry but the original Broadway cast with Stephanie Mills, will forever be the best version.

@CoachNickCA Ай бұрын

I wish directors could remake classics without simultaneously trashing the original during PR.

@spinlok3943 Ай бұрын

Will Wayne sing a hoedown in the show?

@troygaspard6732 Ай бұрын

I remember Stephanie Mills.

@azyurentertainment1496 Ай бұрын

Why is no one saying Stephanie Mills' name as 'Dorothy' from the original Broadway production?

@lisahowse6946 Ай бұрын

Saw with Stephanie Mills.

@KL-sw5xi Ай бұрын

I saw the pre-Broadway tour at the Pantages Theatre (Los Angeles). This is an easy pay-check for Wayne Brady and Deborah Cox. Their characters don't add much to the musical.

@a.d.weaver6625 Ай бұрын

That Eviline in this show is a shoe in for the Tony and someone needs to do more coverage on her, because I wanna know more!

@user-if4ux9io8q Ай бұрын

No Toto? 😢

@AM_9924 Ай бұрын

MJ the musical and now The Wiz. Great to see Michael Jackson being celebrated. What a talent.

@reddingmalik Ай бұрын

Idk about this version 😂

@4biz Ай бұрын

IM ROOTING FOR IT.LOVED THE WIZ.I WAS A CHILD WHEN I SAW THE MOVIE.I CANT WAIT TO SEE&HEAR THE MUSIC.

@albertrscott323 23 күн бұрын

They failed to say the musical won Tony for Best Musical, Andre De Shields won for playing the wiz, DeeDee Bridgewater won was well. The album was a multi million seller. Stephanie Mills became a Star and went on to have A Grammy winning career. It was a tremendous success on Broadway and such. Very misleading piece.