This year, Wicked isn’t the only Wizard of Oz-inspired musical that’s eliciting standing ovations on Broadway. A new revival of THE WIZ at the Marquis Theatre in Manhattan has been playing to sold-out crowds since its official opening night on April 17. And on July 12, the 2024 Broadway cast recording of this version of THE WIZ will come out on Immersive/Interscope Recordings, Billboard can reveal.
Starring Emmy winner Wayne Brady as The Wiz, Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy and Deborah Cox as Glinda, this update of the 1975 Broadway musical (which was conceived as an adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s 1900…
