{"id":200755,"date":"2025-09-04T23:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/200755\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:09:13","slug":"the-wiz-national-tour-opens-in-dallas-sept-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/200755\/","title":{"rendered":"The Wiz National Tour Opens in Dallas Sept. 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focusdailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Wiz-four-Photo-by-Jeremy-Daniel-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Photo by Jeremy Daniel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Wiz-four-Photo-by-Jeremy-Daniel-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"The Wiz in Dallas\" title=\"The Wiz four Photo by Jeremy Daniel\"\/><\/a>Photo by Jeremy Daniel<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-column-auto dpsp-has-button-icon-animation\" style=\"padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none\">\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-facebook\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.focusdailynews.com%2Fthe-wiz-national-tour-opens-in-dallas-sept-9%2F&amp;t=The%20Wiz%20National%20Tour%20Opens%20in%20Dallas%20Sept.%209\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-facebook dpsp-first dpsp-has-label dpsp-has-label-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:32px\"><br \/>\n\tFacebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-x\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20Wiz%20National%20Tour%20Opens%20in%20Dallas%20Sept.%209&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.focusdailynews.com%2Fthe-wiz-national-tour-opens-in-dallas-sept-9%2F&amp;via=focusdailynews\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-x dpsp-has-label dpsp-has-label-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" title=\"Share on X\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:32px\"><br \/>\n\tTwitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-pinterest\" style=\"float:left\">\n<p>\tPinterest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Wiz, Tony Award\u00ae-winning Best Musical that took Broadway and the world by storm in 1975, is coming to Dallas Sept. 9-21. Broadway Dallas, Broadway Across America (BAA), and producers Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Brian Anthony Moreland, Ambassador Theatre Group, Kandi Burruss, Todd Tucker and NETworks Presentations said the North American touring production will offer 16 performances at the Music Hall at Fair Park. The Wiz is part of the 2024\/2025 Broadway series presented by Broadway Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Single tickets for THE WIZ are available at BroadwayDallas.org or by calling 800-982-2728. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 214-426-4768 or emailing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.focusdailynews.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection\" class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"7b3c09140e0b083b3909141a1f0c1a023f1a17171a085514091c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Wiz_The-Emerald-City._-Photo-by-Jeremy-Daniel-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald City dancers from The Wiz\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  \/>Photo by Jeremy Daniel<\/p>\n<p>The Baltimore Sun raves \u201cPowerhouse performances. Stunning choreography. Visionary sets,\u201d and the Chicago Tribune proclaims THE WIZ is \u201cAn eye-popping and high-intensity revival!\u201d This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Oz features an iconic score packed with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk, along with Dorothy\u2019s stirring journey to find her place in a contemporary world.<\/p>\n<p>The Wiz Principal Cast<\/p>\n<p>Dana Cimone makes her national tour debut as Dorothy, and Alan Mingo Jr. returns to the role of The Wiz that he originated on the pre-Broadway tour and played on Broadway. Making their national tour debuts Sheherazade as Glinda and Kyla Jade as Aunt Em\/Evillene, D. Jerome (MJ the Musical, Hamilton) as the Tinman, Mykal Kilgore (Motown The Musical, The Book of Mormon tour) as the Lion and Elijah Ahmad Lewis (Ain\u2019t Too Proud, Motown The Musical) as the Scarecrow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/THE-WIZ-Photo-by-Jeremy-Daniel-c-2023-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Glinda and Dorothy in The Wiz\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1600\"  \/>Photo by Jeremy Daniel<\/p>\n<p>The ensemble features Maati Kheprimeni Angaza, Sai Anthony, Joseph Armon Boyd, Aliyah Caldwell, Lawrence Dandridge, Cyniah Elise, Amitria Fanae\u2019, Kaiyla Gross, Gregory Hamilton, Maya Imani, Jesse Jones, Cal Mitchell, Moriah Perry, Leon Ray, Ephraim Takyi, Josh Walker, Lyn Webber, Kameren Whigham, Mikayla White and Chanse Williams.<\/p>\n<p>Creative Team for The Wiz<\/p>\n<p>With a book by William F. Brown and a Tony Award-winning score by Charlie Smalls (and others), director Schele Williams (The Notebook), award-winning choreographer JaQuel Knight (Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cSingle Ladies,\u201d Black is King), additional material by Tony-nominated and Emmy-nominated writer and TV host Amber Ruffin (\u201cThe Amber Ruffin Show,\u201d \u201cLate Night With Seth Meyers\u201d), Joseph Joubert (music supervision, orchestrations, &amp; music arrangements), Allen Ren\u00e9 Louis (vocal arrangements, music arrangements), and Emmy Award\u00ae-winning music director and Grammy Award\u00ae-winning writer, Adam Blackstone and Terence Vaughn (Dance Music Arrangers) conjure up an Oz unlike anything ever seen before. A dynamite infusion of ballet, jazz, and modern pop bring a whole new groove to easing on down the road.<\/p>\n<p>THE WIZ design team includes scenic design by Academy Award-winning Hannah Beachler (Black Panther, Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Black is King and Lemonade), costume design by Emmy Award-winning and two-time Academy Award-nominated Sharen Davis (Ray, Dreamgirls), lighting design by Barrymore Award-winning Ryan J. O\u2019Gara (Thoughts of a Colored Man), sound design by Jon Weston (Parade), video and projection design by Daniel Brodie (Motown the Musical), wig design by Charles LaPointe (MJ the Musical) and make-up design by Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche (The Piano Lesson). Casting is by TRC Casting Company.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-122804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Wiz-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"The Wiz in Dallas\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1600\"  \/>Photo by Jeremy Daniel<\/p>\n<p>The production also includes \u2018Everybody Rejoice\u2019 music and lyrics by Luther Vandross, as well as the \u2018Emerald City Ballet\u2019 with music by Timothy Graphenreed. Based on L. Frank Baum\u2019s children\u2019s book, \u201cThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz\u201d, THE WIZ takes one of the world\u2019s most enduring (and enduringly white) American fantasies and transforms it into an all-Black musical extravaganza for the ages.<\/p>\n<p>Broadway Premiere in 1975<\/p>\n<p>THE WIZ premiered on Broadway in 1975 and became an instant sensation, going on to win seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Ted Ross), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Dee Dee Bridgewater), Best Choreography (George Faison), and in a Broadway first, Best Direction of a Musical and Best Costume Design (Geoffrey Holder). \u201cEase on Down the Road\u201d became the show\u2019s break-out single, and \u201cHome\u201d has since become a bona fide classic.<\/p>\n<p>That original production ran for four years (first at The Majestic Theatre and later at The Broadway Theatre) \u2013 and 1,672 performances \u2013 on Broadway. A 1978 film adaptation starred Diana Ross, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Richard Pryor and Lena Horne, and marked Quincy Jones\u2019 first collaboration with Michael Jackson. The most recent Broadway revival played from March to August 2024 at the Marquis Theater in NYC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo by Jeremy Daniel Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Wiz, Tony Award\u00ae-winning Best Musical that took Broadway and the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":200756,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-200755","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-texas","11":"tag-tx","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115148552198095813","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}