He knew the Broadway show that reinvented “The Wizard of Oz” with Black characters. He knew the iconic 1978 movie adaptation from repeated viewings as a kid. But Mingo, Jr. didn’t know director Schele ...

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 ...

Discussing the reaction to The Wiz's original production, Mills says: "Even the Clive Barnes from the New York Times wrote that my breasts were too big and Judy Garland should come up out of her grave ...

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 ...

Magic, as we learn in "The Wizard of Oz," can be found in the least likely places. A bucket of water. A pair of slippers. Or, in the case of "The Wiz," the 1975 Broadway musical, a 30-second TV spot. ...

When we think of “Home” we think of Stephanie Mills in her iconic performance as Dorothy in the original 1974 production of The Wiz on Broadway. Diana Ross took over the role in the 1978 film version ...

Wicked: For Good” — is coming out Friday, but it’s not the only story set in Oz being told this week. Short North Stage’s production of “The Wiz,” another musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s classic ...

Lively staging, exuberant performances and strong singing carry the Ensemble Theatre’s revival ofThe Wiz, despite reservations about the show’s writing. Michael Jackson’s death just hours before ...