The Wiz

A groundbreaking classic! New York Magazine
Every moment bursts with color and humor! Vogue
GRADE A: Run, don't ease, on down to this spectacular revival. This is the best iteration yet! Entertainment Weekly
A cause for celebration! Chicago Tribune
There’s plenty of gold along this yellow brick road! The New York Times

A BRAND NEW DAY IS HERE!

A BRAND NEW NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IS EASING ON DOWN THE ROAD STARTING SEPTEMBER 2026!

COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU


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 HANNAH BEACHLER
COSTUME DESIGN SHAREN DAVIS
LIGHTING DESIGN RYAN O’GARA
SOUND DESIGN JON WESTON
VIDEO & PROJECTION DESIGNER DANIEL BRODIE
WIG DESIGN CHARLES G. LAPOINTE
MAKEUP DESIGN KIRK CAMBRIDGE- DEL PESCHE
MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS  JOSEPH JOUBERT
ALLEN RENÉ LOUIS
VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS  ALLEN RENÉ LOUIS
DANCE MUSIC ARRANGER ADAM BLACKSTONE
TERENCE VAUGHN
MUSIC COORDINATOR  MICHAEL AARONS
SCENIC DESIGN HANNAH BEACHLER LIGHTING DESIGN BY RYAN O’GARA VIDEO & PROJECTION DESIGNER DANIEL BRODIE
COSTUME DESIGN BY SHAREN DAVIS SOUND DESIGN BY JON WESTON WIG DESIGN BY CHARLES LAPOINTE
MAKEUP DESIGN BY KIRK CAMBRIDGE-DEL PESCHE
MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS BY JOSEPH JOUBERT
ALLEN RENÉ LOUIS
VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS BY ALLEN RENÉ LOUIS
DANCE MUSIC ARRANGER ADAM BLACKSTONE
TERRENCE VAUGH
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 National tour!

The Baltimore Sun raves “Powerhouse performances. Stunning choreography. Visionary sets” and the Chicago Sun-Times proclaims THE WIZ is “An eye-popping and high-intensity revival!” 

 This groundbreaking twist on The Wizard of Ozchanged the face of Broadway—from its 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.  

Featuring a book by William F. Brown and a Tony Award-winning score by Charlie Smalls (and others), director Schele Williams (The Notebook, revival of Disney’s Aida), award-winning choreographer JaQuel Knight (Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies,” Black is King), additional material by Tony-nominated and Emmy-nominated writer and TV host Amber Ruffin (“The Amber Ruffin Show,” “Late Night With Seth Meyers”). 

The production also includes ‘Everybody Rejoice’ music and lyrics by Luther Vandross, as well as the ‘Emerald City Ballet’ with music by Timothy Graphenreed. 

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.  

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). “Ease on Down the Road” became the show’s break-out single, and “Home” has since become a bona fide classic. That original production ran for four years (first at The Majestic Theatre and later at The Broadway Theatre) –and 1,672 performances – on Broadway. A 1978 film adaptation starred Diana Ross, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Richard Pryor and Lena Horne, and marked Quincy Jones’ first collaboration with Michael Jackson. 

Everybody Rejoice, it’s a BRAND NEW DAY!