“The Wiz” celebrated its return to Broadway on Wednesday night — but where was Toto?
The re-imagining of “The Wizard of Oz,” featuring a Black cast, originated on Broadway in 1974 followed by the 1978 movie starry Diana Ross as Dorothy, Michael Jackson as Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man and Theodore Ross Roberts as the Lion.
Schele Williams, who directs the new adaptation, said this version took hold when they made Dorothy a little older. “What I immediately thought about is what happens if we age Dorothy up a little bit, then we can raise the stakes,” Williams told Variety.
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