CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Broadway.com reports:

Everybody rejoice! After premiering in Baltimore and launching a whirlwind national tour, the joyous all-Black reimagining of the classic L. Frank Baum story and MGM movie musical arrives on Broadway. Wayne Brady plays the titular Wiz, Deborah Cox plays Glinda and Nichelle Lewis fills those big glittering slippers as Dorothy.

The show boasts a dynamite creative team: Amber Ruffin has updated the book, choreographer to the stars JaQuel Knight (ever seen the clip to “Single Ladies”?) brings the moves, Joseph Joubert orchestrates the funky, vibrant score by Charlie Smalls and Schele Williams directs her second show of the season.

Ready to have “Ease On Down the Road” stuck in your head for weeks? Previews March 29 / Opens April 17 / Marquis Theatre.

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Happy 49th Anniversary to the original production of The Wiz What a wonderful journey, January 5, 1975. The Wiz opened on Broadway and my life changed forever! Ken Harper, Charlie Smalls, Tom H. John, Harold Wheeler, Gilbert Moses, Geoffrey Holder, George Fasion, André De… pic.twitter.com/TCxgwGkLFd

— Stephanie Mills (@PrettyMill1) January 6, 2024