The Wiz
Why see The Wiz?
Musical by Charlie Smalls, Librettist William F. Brown. Based on “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum
The Harlem Repertory Theatre is proud to present The Wiz. This Broadway blockbuster injects the classic story of The Wizard of Ozwith irresistible jazz, R&B, and gospel tunes, creating a true classic of African American musical theatre.
Join Dorothy Gale and her friends as they, "ease on down the road" to the Emerald City where they meet the most powerful and coolest ruler in all of children's literature — The Wiz. The Harlem Repertory Theatre's entertaining and energetic interpretation of thisAfrican American musical theatre classic is certain to please audiences young and old. The Wiz has a brilliant and eclectic score that includes R&B, Gospel and Jazz and will have you humming the tunes long after the final curtain has fallen on this amazing show.
Dates
Opens: July 24, 2009
Closing: September 5, 2009
http://harlemrepertorytheatre.org
Show Times
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
| Matinee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evening | - | - | - | - | 7 pm | - | - |
*Performances on the August 22nd at 2pm and September 3rd at noon.
Reviews
Customer reviews
Anonymous
READ THIS REVIEW IF YOU WANNA KNOW
Okay so to start off, I went to see the final "dress rehearsal" for the show at 7:30PM since they said it wasnt open for the public and ohhhhh my wow and I mean OHHH MY WOWWW. All, ALLL of them can sing, the backup dancers, every SINGLE one of them can sing, the dancing, the creativity, the EVERYTHING about this was beautiful and for sure an unforgettable experience, I'd definintly go and see it again if I had the chance to. If you're thinking about going, GO WITH THAT THOUGHT because you'll be blown away. My favorite part was the whole thing if I'm being honest but when we came back from intermission, they ATEEEE that up like a MILLION percent. I also loved how they changed sets in between the singing/dancing parts, they were really smooth with it. Loved loved LOVED the whole show, 2 and a half hours worth my time. The consession stand wasn't overly expensive, drinks $4, cookies $3. No chips but its cheap stuff. There were cheese & crackers, with pepperoni $6, without it its $5. ... Read more
Linda Holden
Excellent
My daughter blessed me for Mother’s Day with tickets and hotel stay in New York. The play was Excellent! Culturally Correct version of the Wiz. The choreography and costumes were mesmerizing. The performances by the actors were delightfully uplifting. I am still singing ease on down the road ... Read more
Emerald City
Ease on Down
In our family watching The Wiz with Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Lena Horne & Nipsey Russell was simply a pure joy. So when I was invited to see The Wiz musical I was so excited to listen to all my favorite songs live. The Wiz musical didn’t disappoint. The vocals were powerful from all, including but not limited to The Scarecrow, The Lion, The Tinman, Evillene, Glinda the Good witch, All the witches, and The Wiz all blew me away. However, one had a pair of larger shoes to fill that may have been a little too big for her. The character Dorothy was previously played by Stephanie Mills on Broadway & then played by Diana Ross in the movie version of The Wiz. In The Wiz on 5th Ave Theatre the role of Dorothy deserved to be played by someone who could sing with the same power like The Scarecrow, The Lion & The Tinman or Glinda. And here is where The Wiz simply fell short. Dorothy, while a beautiful vocalist, when singing those big songs like Home left me wanting so much more. ... Read more
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