The Wiz

The Wiz Playbill - Opening Night
MARQUIS THEATRE
1535 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY
Everybody look around! The Tony Award®-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back.

THE WIZ, the groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz, changed the face of Broadway—from its iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and finger-snapping 70s funk to its stirring tale of Dorothy’s journey to find her place in a contemporary world.

A dynamite infusion of ballet, jazz, and modern pop brings a whole new groove to easing on down the road. So everybody rejoice! An all-new 21st-Century WIZ is sliding into an Emerald City near you.

SYNOPSIS:
Based on L. Frank Baum’s children’s book, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, The Wiz takes one of the world’s most enduring (and enduringly white) American fantasies, and transforms it into an all-Black musical extravaganza for the ages.

RUNNING TIME: 2 HOURS AND 25 MINUTES, INCLUDING INTERMISSION
BOOK: WILLIAM F. BROWN
MUSIC: CHARLIE SMALLS
LYRICS: CHARLIE SMALLS