THE WIZ National Tour is Coming to The North Charleston PAC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2025
Everybody look around! The Wiz is back and coming to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway, with its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk.
THE WIZ National Tour is Coming to Wharton Center in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 3, 2025
The Wiz will be at Wharton Center. This twist on The Wizard of Oz changed the face of Broadway—from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world.
Review: THE WIZ National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
by Jeffrey Kare - Aug 6, 2025
The Wiz is an all-Black musical reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 classic children’s novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The story follows Dorothy, a young girl who lives on a farm in Kansas, until a cyclone arrives, picks up her house, and blows her away to the fantastical land of Oz.
Review: THE WIZ at KC Music Hall
by Alan Portner - Jul 9, 2025
A surprising, bright, and entertaining production of THE WIZ opened Tuesday night at Kansas City’s Music Hall to an almost full house for a one week run. THE WIZ is the season closer for American Theatre Guild’s 2024-2025 season.
I’m not sure what I was expecting with THE WIZ, but I found myself being grabbed from the very first number and thoroughly entertained.
THE WIZ Comes to Kansas City Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 11, 2025
PNC Broadway in Kansas City will present the Tony Award-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm, THE WIZ. This production closes out the 24–25 PNC BROADWAY IN KANSAS CITY season and will take the Music Hall stage for 8 performances.
THE WIZ Tickets on Sale At Broadway Dallas on March 28
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2025
Tickets for the Dallas, Texas engagement of THE WIZ will go on sale Friday, March 28 for 16 performances from September 9-21 at the Music Hall at Fair Park as part of the 2024/2025 Broadway series presented by Broadway Dallas.
Review: THE WIZ at Shea's Buffalo Theatre
by Michael Rabice - Mar 5, 2025
Everything OZ continues these days. L Frank Baum would be flabbergasted to think that his 1900 novel 'THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ' would be as popular, if not MORE popular, in 2025. The endless fascination with the story of young Dorothy being whisked away by a twister from her home in Kansas to the mystical land of Oz has always been a favorite of young and old. The beloved MGM musical starring Judy Garland continues to be a perennial favorite. And in 1975 a little musical called THE WIZ took Broadway by storm, updating the story to present day with an all Black cast. In 2003, the prequel musical WICKED opened and has been dazzling Broadway audiences ever since, to say nothing of the blockbuster movie version in 2024. The 2025 Academy Awards included 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow,' 2 songs from THE WIZ and 1 from WICKED. The fascination continues....
Video: Inside Rehearsals for THE WIZ On Tour
by Joshua Wright - Feb 12, 2025
Get a first look at the cast of The Wiz in rehearsals ahead of the tour's first performances at the West Herr Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, NY. The tour begins performances on February 22nd, 2025. Watch the cast perform 'Be A Lion,' 'Ease On Down The Road,' and more.
THE WIZ National Tour to Make Bass Hall Debut in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 3, 2025
Tickets for THE WIZ Bass Performance Hall,will go on sale Friday, February 7 at 10am. The Wiz is a stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world. Learn more!