How the remarkable musical transformed a beloved folk tale into a celebratory vision for the future of Black America ...

A new spiffed-up revival features the funniest-ever Lion, Scarecrow and Tin Man "The Wiz" on Broadway (Credit: Jeremy Daniel) Robert Hofler. April 17, 2024 @ 8:00 PM. Share on Social Media.

If there's one story musical theatre seems to particularly love, it's L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The timeless story of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion's ...

The Pulse of Entertainment: “I’m a theatre nerd,” said Phil Richardson, who is starring in the Broadway's The Wiz as the Tinman in March.

There were some other modernizations, like Phillip Johnson Richardson’s Tin Man had a whole hip-hop dance breakdown and Wayne Brady’s The Wiz also did an ’80s/’90s dance break as well.

Tin Man is made from junk, like coffee cans and license plates. Ryan Moller, costume designer for "The Wiz" at the Fulton Theatre, based the tin man off of junk, giving reference to New York City ...

Alternatively, Attmore as the Tin Man makes the most of his metallic frame with some show stopping tap routines. Choreography at the level I would have liked to see in other areas. But again ...

“The Wiz” has been revived many times since it opened on Broadway in 1974 and became a 1978 movie starring Diana Ross as Dorothy, Michael Jackson as Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man ...

This particular Tin Man has some hip-hop chops, so you know I'm also a dancer. I started at the School of the Arts in North Carolina, and my passion grew there. This Tin Man gets to sing.

Brady will star as the Wiz in San Francisco from Jan. 16 to Feb. 11 at the Golden Gate Theatre, and in Los Angeles from Feb. 13 to March 3, before landing on Broadway in spring 2024.

Dorothy, Elphaba, the Tin Man and others will be taking the stage at 4 p.m. for the 12th annual Multicultural Black History ...

“The Wiz” runs from Tuesday, March 4, to Sunday, March 9, at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre (Shea’s Performing Arts Center), 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202. For details, call 716-847-0850 or ...