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The Wiz at Bass Concert Hall delivers dazzling visuals, standout performances, and plenty of personality.

BroadwayWorld recently caught up with actor and singer Dana Cimone LaFreniere, currently appearing as Dorothy in the national tour of THE WIZ, about stepping into a production that understands exactly what audiences cherish about this groundbreaking musical while still daring to ask what THE WIZ sou

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical THE WIZ, a soul, gospel, and funk-infused twist on The Wizard of Oz, will play The Stranahan as part of its touring run.

Midland Center for the Arts announced its 2026/27 season, featuring six Broadway national tours including BEETLEJUICE and JERSEY BOYS, five Midland Symphony Orchestra concerts, and five Center Stage Theatre productions.

A tremendous cast breathes new life into this Broadway classic.

Today’s subject Phoenix Assata LaFreniere is currently living her theatre life on tour playing Dorothy in The Wiz.

Hilariously and smartly reimagined with the help of comedian Amber Ruffin, The Wiz debuts as an all-new tour but still carries a score filled with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk.

THE WIZ has become a cultural touchstone for audiences for generations.

Red Mountain Theatre will present a new production of THE WIZ, directed by Monet, from February 6 through March 1, 2026.

For years, I'd written off THE WIZ.

THE WIZ will return to Chicago as part of Broadway In Chicago’s touring season with a limited engagement at the James M.

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back and coming to Austin.

Opening Night of The Wiz at Broadway San Jose was dazzling, the kind of evening that reminds you why musical theater, at its best, feels communal, electric, and alive.

The Wiz will play The Paramount Theatre.

THE WIZ at Broadway in Tucson is a delightful and extraordinary revival that will have audience members clicking their heels but not wanting to go home.

The Broadway touring production of “The Wiz” will be presented in Tulsa in May 2026, offering residents a major musical theatre event at Chapman Music Hall, part of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

The national tour of The Wiz is a high-energy, visually stunning experience that’s taking Minneapolis by storm at the Orpheum Theatre.

What a remarkable and entertaining night of theatre.

THE WIZ is back and coming to San Jose’s Center for the Performing Arts for a limited engagement.

Everybody look around! The Wiz is back and coming to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center.

Fifty years after The Wiz premiered on Broadway, a new short film is revisiting the landmark musical through the voices of two of its original cast members: Director Samira Fuller-Farquhar’s If You Believe.

The North American Tour of THE WIZ will include a stop in St.

Tckets for the Portland, OR engagement of The Wiz will go on sale Monday, October 20 at 10 AM.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that The Wiz, Les Misérables, and Chicago will return to the city in 2026.

The benefit of a stage production means it will always be malleable to change, always willing to look at how a story written in the past can still be relevant in the present, and remain timeless for the future.

The Wiz premiered on Broadway 50 years ago, but you would never guess that the show is that old by watching the current production at the Springer Opera House.

We know them as Benny, Lola, Fiyero, The Wiz and more- but how well do Wayne Brady and Taye Diggs know those characters? We're putting them to the test in the latest edition of BroadwayWorld's Line Please! In this video, watch as they try to guess which shows they said each of these lines.

The Springer Opera House, Georgia's historic State Theatre, will kick off its 2025-26 season with a high-voltage, soulful celebration of courage, heart and home.