The Wiz premiered on Broadway in 1975 and was a huge hit, winning seven Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Now, a pre-Broadway tour is headed to Atlanta, as the Fox Theatre will stage the popular musical, Nov. 14-19.
Tickets are on-sale this week and the limited engagement is expected to sell out fast.
The groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz includes an 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.
Schele Williams serves as director and JaQuel Knight is the show’s choreographer.
The show features hits such as “Ease on Down the Road,” “Home,” and “Everybody Rejoice,” with new musical moments from Joseph Joubert (orchestrations), Allen René Louis (vocal arrangements) and an Emerald Ballet composed by Timothy Graphenreed.
The tour stars Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, Alan Mingo Jr. as The Wiz, Deborah Cox as Glinda, Melody Betts as Aunt Em and Evillene, Kyle Ramar Freeman as the Cowardly Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson as the Tinman and Avery Wilson as Scarecrow.
Ticket prices start at $49. For more information, visit www.Foxtheatre.org/thewiz.
