The Wiz” is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a national tour bursting with vivid color and unabashed joy.

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It’s hard to think of any story that would lend itself to a theater or film adaptation better than the story told in L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Its stirring adventure, fantastical ...

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo made a splash at the 2025 Oscars while performing a medley of famous tunes from various versions of “The Wizard of Oz.” On Sunday, the singers took the stage to perform ...

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The album, an upcoming record by Broadway star and singer Lillias White, is titled Get Happy!, and features White’s interpretations of standards, Motown hits, and jazz and rock songs. Graphenreed and ...

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande opened the 2025 Oscars with a stunning and moving medley of music created for The Wiz ard of Oz and its hit film adaptations, delivering a beautiful tribute to movie ...

LP (a), jacket (b), and sleeve (c) of the original cast recording of The Wiz. The LP has a green, white, and red label on the front and back that begins with the logo for Atlantic Records, [A / ...

A Motown inspired Wizard of Oz is set to hit the Tiverton stage this October – and a cast is needed. Willow Tree School of Dance and Threatre Arts say they are very excited to be launching their ...

Timothy Graphenreed, a longtime musical and dance arranger who composed two numbers for the beloved Broadway musical The Wiz, died March 1 at New York’s Mt. Sinai Hospital. He was 68. Graphenreed’s ...