The Wiz

A BRAND NEW DAY, AT LAST!

NOW ON A LIMITED PRE-BROADWAY TOUR ENGAGEMENT

Broadway Previews Begin March 29
at the Marquis Theatre


ADAPTED FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ BY L. FRANK BAUM​
BOOK BY WILLIAM F. BROWN
MUSIC & LYRICS BY CHARLIE SMALLS​
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR THIS PRODUCTION BY AMBER RUFFIN
SCENIC DESIGN BY HANNAH BEACHLER
COSTUME DESIGN BY SHAREN DAVIS
LIGHTING DESIGN BY RYAN O’GARA
SOUND DESIGN BY JON WESTON
PROJECTION DESIGN BY DANIEL BRODIE
WIG DESIGN BY CHARLES LAPOINTE
MAKEUP DESIGN BY KIRK CAMBRIDGE DEL-PESCHE
VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS & MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS BY ALLEN RENÉ LOUIS
DANCE ARRANGEMENTS BY ADAM BLACKSTONE
MUSIC DIRECTION BY PAUL BYSSAINTHE JR.
SCENIC DESIGN BY HANNAH BEACHLER LIGHTING DESIGN BY RYAN O’GARA PROJECTION DESIGN BY DANIEL BRODIE
COSTUME DESIGN BY SHAREN DAVIS SOUND DESIGN BY JON WESTON WIG DESIGN BY CHARLES LAPOINTE
MAKEUP DESIGN BY KIRK CAMBRIDGE-DEL PESCHE
VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS &
MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS BY ALLEN RENÉ LOUIS

DANCE ARRANGEMENTS BY ADAM BLACKSTONE
MUSIC DIRECTION BY PAUL BYSSAINTHE JR.
MUSIC SUPERVISION, ORCHESTRATIONS, & MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS BY JOSEPH JOUBERT
CHOREOGRAPHED BY JAQUEL KNIGHT
DIRECTED BY SCHELE WILLIAMS

Everybody look around! The Tony Award®-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back.

THE WIZ returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new Broadway-bound tour, the first one in 40 years. The tour begins in THE WIZ’s original home city of Baltimore, where the show made its world premiere 50 years ago. 

This 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.

Conjuring up an Oz unlike anything ever seen before, the creative team is helmed by director Schele Williams (The Notebook, revival of Disney’s Aida) and includes choreographer JaQuel Knight (Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”), William F. Brown (book), Charlie Smalls (music & lyrics), Amber Ruffin (additional material), and Joseph Joubert (music supervision, orchestrations, & music arrangements).  They are joined by scenic designer and Academy Award winner Hannah Beachler (Black Panther, Beyonce’s Black is King and Lemonade), costume designer and Emmy and two-time Academy Award nominee Sharen Davis (Ray, Dreamgirls), lighting designer and Barrymore Award winner Ryan J. O’Gara (Thoughts of a Colored Man) and wig designer and Drama Desk award winner Charles G. LaPointe (MJ the Musical).

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.