*NBC’s live version of “The Wiz” has found its Tin Man and Scarecrow. Ne-Yo has been cast as the Tin Man, while Elijah Kelley comes on as the Scarecrow – joining David Alan Grier as the Cowardly Lion ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — From the church pews of Winston-Salem to the bright lights of Broadway, D. Jerome has followed his heart every step of the way — and this week, that journey has brought him home.

For all its color and motion and bombast, the latest revival of “The Wiz” — like the Tin Man of its story — is sadly lacking heart. The 1974 musical, which reimagines L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful ...

NEW YORK — Peek behind the curtain at “The Wiz Live!” and you’ll find there is indeed a wizard — or three. They are costumer Paul Tazewell and makeup artists Dave and Lou Elsey, who are turning actors ...

Brett Cullum: I am happy to have you here in Houston! THE WIZ is a cultural phenomenon. I am old enough to remember when it first came out. I was a kid, but I still remember it, and people were just ...

The 1978 film “The Wiz” is beloved by audiences, who identify with the main character Dorothy, who is trying to get back home after being transported to an urban fantasy land called Oz. The popular ...