Universal Pictures has announced the nationwide theatrical re-release of The Wiz, the 1978 Oscar-nominated musical starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne, and Richard Pryor. The film will ...

The release will include a new 4K digital restoration approved by producer Rob Cohen, a new audition commentary, and archival interviews with director Sidney Lumet and actor Diana Ross. The 4K UHD/Blu ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Left to right) Kyle Ramar Freeman as Lion, Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, Phillip Johnson Richardson as Tinman, Avery Wilson as ...

Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, The Wiz is a reimagining of The Wizard of Oz told through the lens of contemporary African-American culture. In this version, Dorothy Gale is whisked ...

The documentary It's Dorothy! celebrates 125 years of The Wizard of Oz and its iconic main character Frank L. Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was released on May 17, 1925 Judy Garland, Diana ...

On Wednesday night, Broadway’s Marquis Theatre celebrated the official opening of the highly anticipated revival of The Wiz. In addition to the beloved songs from the original production, such as “The ...

Starting March 1st, Oz fans will get to ease on down the road to enjoy The Wiz. The 1978 film was directed by Sidney Lumet and adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same name. The story is a ...

The Wiz, a reimagining of "The Wizard of Oz" with an all-Black cast, returns to Detroit's Fisher Theatre after 50 years. This production, recently on Broadway, features new direction, choreography, ...

Fifty years after The Wiz premiered on Broadway, a new short film is revisiting the landmark musical through the voices of two of its original cast members. Director Samira Fuller-Farquhar’s If You ...

When I interviewed Jackson Family matriarch Katherine Jackson (who celebrates her 96th birthday on May 4) in August 2013 at a dinner at Majestic Star Casino in Gary, we talked about Michael Jackson ...