*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 ...

They're ready to ease on down the road! NBC is busy prepping its latest holiday musical event, "The Wiz Live!," and now we have our first glimpse at the all-star cast in character as Dorothy and her ...

(Left to right) Kyle Ramar Freeman as Lion, Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, Phillip Johnson Richardson as Tinman, Avery Wilson as Scarecrow. (Photo by Jeremy Daniel for "The Wiz") Director Schele Williams ...

There’s a wonderful, magical moment near the top of the new revival of “The Wiz” that opened Wednesday at the Marquis Theatre. It comes when the tornado descends and Dorothy’s house doesn’t do much ...

D. Jerome, who plays Tin Man, and his understudy, St. Louis-native Robert Crenshaw, stopped by 'Today in St. Louis' Weekend ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

*“I’m a theatre nerd,” said Phil Richardson, an actor/dancer/singer/rapper/songwriter, who is starring in the Broadway production of The Wiz as the Tinman ...

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 current revival of "The Wiz" has kaleidoscopic sets, Beyoncé-caliber choreography and shade worthy of a "RuPaul's Drag Race" reading challenge. But the most wonderful thing about this "Wiz" is the ...