The 1978 film “The Wiz” is beloved by audiences, who identify with the main character Dorothy, who is trying to get back home after being transported to an urban fantasy land called Oz. The popular ...

Ahead of the Broadway debut at the Marquis Theatre on March 29 in New York, the Tony-award-winning show hit the road for a 12-city pre-Broadway tour. The first performance was at the Baltimore ...

The release will include a new 4K digital restoration approved by producer Rob Cohen, a new audition commentary, and archival interviews with director Sidney Lumet and actor Diana Ross. The 4K UHD/Blu ...

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 ...

I still remember being an excited 10-year-old and wanting the hurry home after evening mass at church to see the first television airing of the movie “The Wiz” on Saturday, Oct. 11, 1980. Still before ...

Stephanie Mills and Diana Ross both sang “Home” and now Cynthia Erivo joins them in honor of “The Wiz” on “Wicked’s” big night at the 2025 Academy Awards. Tonight, Cynthia Erivo helped kick off the ...

The Tony-winning musical opened the door for a new generation of Black musicals including "The Color Purple," "Dreamgirls" ...

Universal Pictures has announced the nationwide theatrical re-release of The Wiz, the 1978 Oscar-nominated musical starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne, and Richard Pryor. The film will ...

On Wednesday night, Broadway’s Marquis Theatre celebrated the official opening of the highly anticipated revival of The Wiz. In addition to the beloved songs from the original production, such as “The ...

I promise: You will not miss Toto. Broadway’s outstanding new revival of “The Wiz,” in the words of its director Schele Williams, “feels like we’re giving ...

From our interview with the director. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Curious about his passion for The Wiz, I asked about it as ...