The Wiz

MARQUEE

JULY 22-27, 2025 • ORPHEUM THEATRE

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT & CEO

Somewhere around 2010, a black colleague of mine in the Chicago theatre scene approached me about producing a revival of The Wiz for its 35th Anniversary. While I have always loved the joyful celebration of culture that is The Wiz, I suggested to him that perhaps the show would be better served by a producer of color. His reply was succinct – “Yes, it would be. But I have not found one in this city with the resources to pull it off.”

With that, it hit me that this show, despite its success, was still fighting the battles it faced when it was first produced on Broadway in 1975. A lack of representation. A lack of opportunity. A lack of funding.

Before The Wiz debuted, there had only been one Broadway show that featured a black cast and black culture; the 1960 production of A Raisin in the Sun. This Lorraine Hansberry play tells the story of a black family as they grapple to follow their dreams in a time of racial and gender discrimination. Prior to A Raisin in the Sun, white actors in black-face and racial stereotypes were the norm on Broadway stages when an African American character was featured.

As theatre lovers, we owe The Wiz a huge debt. If not for The Wiz, there may not have been the Tony Award-winning productions of The Lion King, Once on This Island, or this season’s hit play, Purpose. The Wiz laid the groundwork for all of them – it broke the mold that needed breaking. It demonstrated that black culture and black stories have a place on the Broadway stage.

Therefore, let us celebrate alongside the cast of this 50th year revival of The Wiz Celebrate the joy, the significance, and the love that is The Wiz!

I am happy this revival is on tour and playing the Orpheum in Memphis. I am happy to be able to bring it here for your enjoyment. I am happy that you have chosen to spend a couple of hours experiencing this production that is so important in the evolution of the American musical theatre genre.

Enjoy!

Brett Batterson President & CEO Orpheum Theatre Group

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The Orpheum Theatre Group would like to recognize these Season Ticket Holders who have subscribed to the Broadway Series every year for the past 20 or more years! These dedicated subscribers are the core of our annual patrons and allow us to continue to bring the best of Broadway to Memphis year after year. Please join us in thanking them for their loyalty and enthusiasm for our historic theatre.

Jerry Alford

Ann Allard

David L. Allen

Bruce Alpert

Patty and George Alvord

Mary A. Ammend

Anita Arnold

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Phil Aronoff

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ORPHEUM THEATRE GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chair....................................................................Robert DelPriore

Past Chair...............................................................Scott Bendure

Treasurer......................................................................Joey House

Secretary.............................................................Chirag Chauhan

Brett Batterson President & CEO Orpheum Theatre Group

Rick Fogelman President & CEO Fogelman Properties

Scott Beatty CEO Absolute Storage Management

Dr. Neal S. Beckford ENT/Head & Neck Surgery UT Otolaryngology

SCOTT BEATTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Scott Bendure Pinnacle Financial Partners Managing Director/ Private Wealth Management

Scott Beatty is the CEO of Absolute Storage Management and has over 25 years of selfstorage industry experience. Scott has spent the past 20 years working alongside Michael Haugh and Matt Bailey and an incredible team to grow Absolute to over 140 locations in 20 states.

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Manager/Partner

Prior to joining Absolute in 2003, Scott spent eight years in financial operations and forecasting/budgeting, including four years as a financial executive at Storage USA. His experience includes the development of single - year property budgets along with l ongrange strategic and financial plans for large scale companies. During his self - storage career with Storage USA, Scott oversaw and managed the annual budgeting and forecasting responsibilities for over 400 properties, along with the creation, generation and analysis of monthly property financial reports.

Leslie Coleman Vice President/Head of EDI Nutrien

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Scott holds a BS in finance from the University of Maryland and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. Scott is actively involved with the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business as a mentor in its Memphis Institute for Leadership Education (MILE program which annually pairs up business executives with elite undergraduates for mentoring and leadership opportunities. Scott is also an active member of Vistage since 2019, an international CEO coaching and peer advisory organization.

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Michelle

Miles Mason, Sr.

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Miles Mason, Sr. JD, CPA is a husband, father, and divorce lawyer. Married for over 30 years, he and Sharon are the parents of an interior designer in Atlanta, a U. S. Marine, and a budding singer/songwriter. The founder of the Miles Mason Family Law Group, PLC, he has been selected as a Tennessee Super Lawyer by peers, rated 10.0 ou Avvo, and received a “AV Preeminent®” Peer Review Rating by Martindale Frequently for national and local news, Miles is a nationally recognized speaker on divorce trial practice, forensic accounting, and business valuation. He is the author of four books on divorce, including the Forensic Accounting , published by the ABA Family Law Section, and the Tennessee Divorce Client’s Handbook, available on Amazon. Leadership positions have included Chair of the TBA Family Law Section, President of the CBHS Alumni Association, Fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation, and he currently serves on the Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency Board, appointed by Mayor Jim Strickland.

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Andy Taylor

Mike Williams

Robin Orgel Community Volunteer

David Pickler Owner Pickler Wealth Advisors

Brett Batterson President & CEO

Paulette Luker Executive Vice President & CFO

Dacquiri Baptiste......................................................................................Vice President & COO

Jennifer McGrath.................Vice President of Education, Community Engagement, & Halloran Centre Programming

Christina Torres.............................................................................Vice President of Marketing

Tracy Trotter, CFRE..............................................................Vice President of Development

Teresa Ward................................................Vice President of Ticketing & Patron Services

BOX OFFICE

Marilyn Sims............................................................Director of Ticketing & Patron Services

Glenda Young.......................................................................................Ticket Services Manager

Paige Perkins..............................................................................................Group Sales Manager

Jallyah Thomas..................................................................................Patron Services Manager

Robert Moore................Group Sales Coordinator & Halloran Centre Events Manager

DEVELOPMENT

Candace Dean....................................................................................Director of Development

Andrew Jordan.....................................................................Manager of Donor Engagement

Kelsea Lewis....................................................................................Manager of Donor Services

Mackenzie Pirtle VanAusdall.............Manager of Grants and Donor Communications

Marianna Staff..................................................................................Development Coordinator

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Taylor St. John...........................................................Director of Education & Engagement

Lena Wallace Black......................................................Education & Engagement Manager

Verity Yao-Jen Hwang.........................................Presentations & Engagement Manager

A. Santyria Johnson..........................................................................Resident Teaching Artist

Rhyan Alleman.........................................................Education & Engagement Coordinator

MARKETING

Nathan Ashby.....................................................................................................Creative Director

Kristin Bennett-Banks......................................................................Public Relations Director

Daniel Stuart Nelson.................................................................................Advertising Director

Eboni Cain..................................................................................................Social Media Manager

Jessica Johnson..............................................................................Content Creation Manager

Moriah Loya........................................................................................................Website Manager

Macon Wilson....................................................................................Email Marketing Manager

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Joy Brown......................................................................................Director of Rentals & Events

LaQuita Jackson Barnes........................................................Director of Human Resources

Falton Mason..........................................................................................Director of Accounting

Sara Adams..............................................................................Halloran Centre Sales Manager

Angie Harrison Murphy...........Accounting & Finance Analyst & Operations Manager

Susan Smith..................................................................Executive Assistant to the President

OPERATIONS

Grant Hatton..............................................Halloran Centre Director of House Operations

Charles Materna...............................................................................................Technical Director

Richard Reinach..................................................................Facilities & Engineering Director

Eric Slaughter..............................................................................Director of Event Operations

Brett Williams.............................................................................Director of Venue Operations

Joseph McKinney............................................................................................Facilities Manager

Cindi Maglothin..............................................................................................Volunteer Manager

Katelyn Sosebee.........................................................................................Production Manager

Sam Long......................................................................................................Production Manager

Adarion Bivins.................................................................................Food & Beverage Manager

Tracy Washington.........................................................................Housekeeping Coordinator

LUXURY SUITE SPONSORS

Thank you to our LUXURY SUITE SPONSORS!

Located on the front rows of the Mezzanine and Grand Tier, our Luxury Suites are perfect for families and corporate entertaining.

Luxury Suite Sponsors see the show in style and enjoy exclusive perks and benefits. They help make shows like this one possible and provide support for arts education to students, teachers, and families.

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OUR DONORS

A round of applause to the following for their generous support of the Orpheum Theatre Group. Gifts made from July 1, 2024 - July 9, 2025

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KRISTIN CASKEY MIKE ISAACSON BRIAN ANTHONY MORELAND KANDI BURRUSS & TODD TUCKER NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

ELIZABETH ARMSTONG JAMES L. NEDERLANDER HUDSONMANN CODY LASSEN/MATTHEW D’ARRIGO INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORKS

AMANDA DUBOIS/THE SEED GROUP SPENCER ROSS/STEPHANIE COWAN TERRY SCHNUCK/GABRIELLE PALITZ GINA VERNACI MARLENE & GARY COHEN

FAKSTON PRODUCTIONS GABRIELLE GLORE HAFFNER-WRIGHT THEATRICALS HOUSE WOODS PRODUCTIONS JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION

WILLETTE AND MANNY KLAUSNER RUNYONLAND PRODUCTIONS ERICA LYNN SCHWARTZ THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION THE ARACA GROUP BLAKEMAN-ROBINSON ENTERTAINMENT DKIM CALDWELL/MICKALENE THOMAS DMQR PRODUCTIONS/JASON TURCHIN EPIC THEATRICALS/KAREN P. JOHNSTON

JOEL GLASSMAN/WESTIN HICKS JAMROCK PRODUCTIONS/SONYA HOUSTON PRODUCTIONS SALLY JOHNSTON/ANN SCOTT JUDITH MANOCHERIAN/THEATRE NERD PRODUCTIONS JOSEPH F. ORTMEYER with ATG Entertainment

F. BROWN

Starring

DANA CIMONE

SHEHERAZADE KYLA JADE

ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS D. JEROME CAL MITCHELL

SMALLS

MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA SAI ANTHONY JOSEPH ARMON BOYD ALIYAH CALDWELL LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE

CYNIAH ELISE AMITRIA FANAE’ KAIYLA GROSS GREGORY HAMILTON MAYA IMANI JESSE JONES

MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS MORIAH PERRY LEON RAY EPHRAIM TAKYI JOSH WALKER LYN WEBBER KAMEREN WHIGHAM MIKAYLA WHITE CHANSE WILLIAMS and ALAN MINGO JR. as “THE WIZ”

VAUGHN

& ASSOCIATES GREGORY VANDER PLOEG

Adapted from “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MIMI INTAGLIATA

LOUIS

Dana Cimone

Alan Mingo Jr.

Sheherazade

Kyla Jade

Elijah Ahmad Lewis

D. Jerome

Cal Mitchell

Maati Kheprimeni Angaza

Sai Anthony

Joseph Armon Boyd

Aliyah Caldwell

Lawrence Dandridge

Cyniah Elise

Amitria Fanae’

Kaiyla Gross

Gregory Hamilton

Maya Imani

Jesse Jones Micah Jeremiah Mims

Moriah Perry

Leon Ray Ephraim Takyi

Josh Walker Lyn Webber

Kameren Whigham

Mikayla White Chanse Williams

CAST

(in order of appearance)

Dorothy .................................................................................................................................... DANA CIMONE

Aunt Em .......................................................................................................................................... KYLA JADE

Tornado. ............................

MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, SAI ANTHONY, JOSEPH ARMON BOYD, GREGORY HAMILTON, MORIAH PERRY, KAMEREN WHIGHAM, CHANSE WILLIAMS

Townspeople .....................

MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, SAI ANTHONY, JOSEPH ARMON BOYD, LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE, CYNIAH ELISE, GREGORY HAMILTON, MAYA IMANI, MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS, MORIAH PERRY, JOSH WALKER, LYN WEBBER, KAMEREN WHIGHAM, CHANSE WILLIAMS

Addaperle

AMITRIA FANAE’

Glinda SHEHERAZADE

Yellow Brick Road

MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE, GREGORY HAMILTON, MAYA IMANI, MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS

Scarecrow ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS

Crows SAI ANTHONY, JOSEPH ARMON BOYD, MORIAH PERRY, KAMEREN WHIGHAM

Tinman D. JEROME

Lion CAL MITCHELL

Evillene KYLA JADE

Lord High Underling MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS

Poppies

MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, CYNIAH ELISE, AMITRIA FANAE’ MAYA IMANI, MORIAH PERRY, LYN WEBBER,CHANSE WILLIAMS

Kalidahs SAI ANTHONY, JOSEPH ARMON BOYD, GREGORY HAMILTON, JOSH WALKER, KAMEREN WHIGHAM, Ozians MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, SAI ANTHONY, JOSEPH ARMON BOYD, LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE, CYNIAH ELISE, AMITRIA FANAE’, GREGORY HAMILTON, MAYA IMANI, MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS, MORIAH PERRY, JOSH WALKER, LYN WEBBER, KAMEREN WHIGHAM, CHANSE WILLIAMS

Announcer (Emerald City) SAI ANTHONY Gatekeeper 1 AMITRIA FANAE’ Gatekeeper 2 LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE

The Wiz ALAN MINGO JR.

The Wiz’s Back-Up Singers CYNIAH ELISE, LYN WEBBER Duke Low Underling CYNIAH ELISE Guards AMITRIA FANAE’, LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE Winkies MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA, SAI ANTHONY, JOSEPH ARMON BOYD, GREGORY HAMILTON, MAYA IMANI, MORIAH PERRY, JOSH WALKER, LYN WEBBER, KAMEREN WHIGHAM, CHANSE WILLIAMS SWINGS

ALIYAH CALDWELL, KAIYLA GROSS, JESSE JONES, LEON RAY, EPHRAIM TAKYI, MIKAYLA WHITE UNDERSTUDIES

Standbys and understudies never substitute for the listed performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of appearance.

For Dorothy—CYNIAH ELISE, LYN WEBBER, MIKAYLA WHITE. For Scarecrow—SAI ANTHONY, LEON RAY. For Tinman—EPHRAIM TAKYI, JOSH WALKER. For Lion— MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS, LEON RAY. For The Wiz—LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE, JOSH WALKER. For Aunt Em/Evillene— AMITRIA FANAE’, KAIYLA GROSS. For Glinda—CYNIAH ELISE, KAIYLA GROSS. For Addaperle— KAIYLA GROSS, MAYA IMANI.

DANCE CAPTAIN JESSE JONES

ASSISANT DANCE CAPTAIN ALIYAH CALDWELL

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACT I

“Overture” Orchestra

“Soon As I Get Home (Preprise)” Dorothy

“The Feeling We Once Had” Aunt Em, Dorothy “He’s The Wiz” Glinda, Townspeople

“Soon As I Get Home” Dorothy

“You Can’t Win” Scarecrow, Crows

“Ease On Down The Road #1” Dorothy, Scarecrow

“Slide Some Oil To Me” Tinman

“Ease On Down The Road #2” .............................................................................. Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman

“Mean Ole Lion”........................................................................................................................................... Lion

“Ease On Down The Road #3” .................................................................... Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion

“Be A Lion” ................................................................................................. Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion

ACT II

“The Emerald City” ............................................................................................. Orchestra, Announcer, Ozians Music by Timothy Graphenreed

“Meet The Wizard” ................................................................................... Wiz, Wiz’s Back-Up Singers, Ozians “Meet The Wizard (Reprise)” ................................................................... Wiz, Wiz’s Back-Up Singers, Ozians “What Would I Do If I Could Feel”............................................................. Tinman, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Lion “We’re Gonna Make It” ............................................................................... Scarecrow, Dorothy, Tinman, Lion “Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News” ............................................................................... Evillene, Winkies “Wonder, Wonder Why” ........................................................................................................................ Dorothy “Everybody Rejoice” ..............................................................Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion, & Company Music and Lyrics by Luther Vandross “Y’all Got It” .................................................................................................................................... Wiz, Ozians “Believe In Yourself” ................................................................................................................................Glinda “Home” ................................................................................................................................................... Dorothy

ORCHESTRA

Conductor/Keyboard 1: VICTOR SIMONSON

Assistant Conductor/Keyboard 2: BRANDON WADDLES

Bass: JONATHAN MICHEL; Drums: JOEL “JAY-RAY” ANDERSON; Guitar: CHRIS HANFORD II

LOCAL MUSICIANS

Percussion—ED MURRAY; Trombone—MARTIN MCCAIN; Trumpet/Flugel—DAVID SPENCER; French Horn—JEREMIAH FREDERICK; Flute/Piccolo/ Clarinet/Alto Sax—GARY BUSS; Flute/Clarinet/Sax—MICHAEL SCOTT Contractor—MICHAEL SCOTT

Music Coordinator: MICHAEL AARONS, M2 MUSIC

Associate Music Coordinator: ANJA WOOD

Music Preparation: RUSSELL BARTMUS, NATHAN SEROT For 7th Avenue Music Service

Keyboard and Percussion Programmer: RANDY COHEN; SAM STAROBIN

THERE WILL BE ONE 20-MINUTE INTERMISSION

The use of any recording device, either audio or video, and the taking of photographs, either with or without flash, is strictly prohibited.

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

DANA CIMONE (Dorothy). Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Dana is thrilled and deeply honored to make her debut as Dorothy. With her boundless passion, remarkable talent, and vibrant energy, she aspires to enchant audiences and bring this iconic character to life. Dana extends her heartfelt gratitude to her mother, whose unwavering support and early introduction to theater has been the foundation of her journey. This performance is dedicated to her family, her dreams, and to every young heart inspired by the magic of storytelling.

ALAN MINGO, JR. ( The Wiz) will be reprising his role as “The Wiz” from the Broadway revival production. Starred as “Lola” in the Broadway and Canadian productions of Kinky Boots (Dora Award Winner, Best Leading Actor). Broadway credits include: Disney’s The Little Mermaid and RENT Broadway Tour credits include: Shrek the Musical, Hairspray, and Disney’s The Lion King. Select TV and film credits: “DC’s Doom Patrol,” I’m Not Gay A Musical, “The Deuce,” and “Tales of the City.”

UMD and UC, Irvine alum. IG: @AlanMingojr

SHEHERAZADE (Glinda). Broadway tour debut! Theatre: Blest Be The Tie (NYC), Mama, I Want To Sing (NYC/Japan), Antigone in Ferguson. Music: Cynthia Erivo, Ed Sheeran, Cher, Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick, H. E. R., Karen ClarkSheard, Tweet. Tour: Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan, Gregory Porter, Darlene Love, Harlem Gospel Choir. TV/Film: “The Tonight Show,” “GMA,” “The View,” “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” American, Also. Lesson 2. Campaign - Seven Mothers, Pyer Moss, American Also. Love and Light through the gift of SONG! @sherrimusiq

KYLA JADE ( Aunt Em / Evillene ) is thrilled to be making her National Broadway tour debut in The Wiz. A Nashville TN resident, recording artist, and producer captivated audiences worldwide with powerful performances of “You Don’t Own Me” and “This Is Me” becoming a top finalist on NBC’s “The Voice”. She is a sought-after vocal arranger, contractor, and BGV for many recording artists, major television networks, and award shows. 2025, is full of new experiences and new music from Kyla Jade! @kylasings

ELIJAH AHMAD LEWIS / EAL (Scarecrow) is a multi-award-winning artist. Broadway: Tony Award-winning Ain’t Too Proud , Motown The Musical. Tours: Ain’t Too Proud 1st Nat, Motown The Musical 1st and 2nd Nat, Mama I Want To Sing! Film/TV: Mama, I Want To Sing! ; America; B-Boy Blues ; “Power Book III: Raising Kanan”. Music: SZA, Usher, Ariana Grande, Uncle James “JT” Taylor, Cissy Houston, Madonna. Thanks: family, team, all WIZ shoulders we stand on. New album “ENERGY AND LOVE” and all music available under “EAL”. Ken Wydro this is for you. @elijah.ahmad.lewis eal360.com

D. JEROME ( Tinman ). All glory to God. Born Devonté Jerome Wells in Winston-Salem, NC. UNCG ‘14. His breakthrough came in “The Lord Will Make a Way” with Ann Nesby and others. Broadway: MJ the Musical. Tours: Hamilton. TV/

Film: Haunted Mansion , “TURN”, “My Big Fat Fabulous Life.” Regional: Hairspray , The Color Purple , Dreamgirls (Best Supporting Actor2016). Called a “formidable triple-threat,” after his appearance with George Faison and Debbie Allen. Thanks to Dave, Duane, Leslie, Margo and Noel. Love you, Mom! @d.jerome_

CAL MITCHELL ( Lion ). National tour debut! Off Broadway: The White Rose and The Lieutenant. Select Regional: The Color Purple . Sending love to his DGRW Family. To my Family: you helped me believe in myself, this is for you<3 Instagram: thecalmitchell

MAATI KHEPRIMENI ANGAZA ( Ensemble ). National tour debut! She’s graced The Javits Center, CitiField, and more. Off Broadway: Breakin’ NYC. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and Temple University alum. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Maati thanks her family, friends and agents at Bloc!

SAI ANTHONY ( Ensemble, u/s Scarecrow ). Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida, Sai Anthony has captivated audiences across the globe, performing aboard renowned cruise lines. Now, he’s thrilled to bring the timeless magic of The Wiz to life on a stage near you! @Sai.anthony

JOSEPH ARMON BOYD (Ensemble) is a native of Chester, South Carolina and graduate of the University of South Carolina. Credits: Pepsi LVI Super Bowl Halftime Show (Field Cast), StepAfrika! Black History Month Tour (Guest Artist) and UNBOUND Dance Company (Company Dancer). @thejosepharmon

ALIYAH CALDWELL ( Swing, Assistant Dance Captain ). 1st National tour: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Swing : Norwegian Cruise Lines. Hairspray : Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Ava Fields Dance Ministry Alum. Baltimore School for the Arts Alum. BFA from Towson University. #TheDancingZeta. 410/443 Represent!

LAWRENCE DANDRIDGE ( Ensemble, u/s The Wiz). Excited to join The Wiz family! Professional credits include: Pippin, Tick, Tick, Boom!, Rock and Roll Man, Passing Strange, Ain’t Too Proud 1st National tour, Sister Act 2nd National Tour. Proud Co-Founder of Aurway Repertory Theatre in Newark, NJ. @that_musicman

CYNIAH ELISE ( Ensemble, u/s Dorothy, u/s Glinda ). In 2020, Cyniah captured the hearts of America on “American Idol”. Cyniah has participated in numerous organizations and churches. Regional credits: The Wiz , A Chorus Line, Hairspray, A Song For Adaeze, Dreamgirls, and The Preachers Wife. All socials @cyniah.Elise

AMITRIA FANAE’ ( Ensemble, Addaperle, u/s Aunt Em/Evillene). Awarded Best Actress in a Musical from Broadway World for Celie in The Color Purple at Theatre West End. Select credits: Dream Girls, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Godspell, Smokey Joe’s Café, Shrek. Special thanks to Mom, Muhammad, Family, & Friends. amitriafanae.com @amitriafanae

KAIYLA GROSS (Swing, u/s Addaperle, u/s Aunt Em/Evillene, u/s Glinda) (she/her). DC Area: Little

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Shop of Horrors , A Christmas Carol, The Color Purple, RENT, Beehive: the 60’s Musical, Museum of the Bible: Amazing Grace . Regional: Kinky Boots, Miss You Like Hell, Ragtime, A Christmas Carol, Instagram: @iamgette_

GREGORY HAMILTON ( Ensemble ). Hailing from High Point, NC and University of North Carolina School of the Arts graduate. Accomplished dancer in contemporary and classical forms. Credits: Gaspard&Dancers, Jose Limon Dance, Metropolitan Opera House and EVIDENCE.

MAYA IMANI ( Ensemble, u/s Addaperle ) (she/ her) is honored to join the company of this iconic show! Previous credits: Mean Girls 1st Nat’l tour (Ensemble/Janis u/s), Anastasia (Bucks County Playhouse), 42nd Street (Maltz Jupiter; Anytime Annie). @_maya_imani_ www.maya-imani.com

MICAH JEREMIAH MIMS (Ensemble, u/s Lion) (he/they/them). Originally from Concord, North Carolina. East Carolina University. (Off B’way) Spandex: The Musical . Tours: Cirque du SoleilHolidaze ; Favorite Credits: Kinky Boots (Lola), RENT (Angel), AIDA (Mereb), …Spelling Bee (Mitchell Mahoney). This performance is dedicated to my family. Mom & Dad, this one is for you. @misscp2017

JESSE JONES (Swing, Dance Captain). Broadway & National tour: Beetlejuice the Musical. Regional: The Little Mermaid (Jetsam), La Cage Aux Folles (Jacob), Shrek (Donkey), Macbeth (Choreographer), Swing! , Dreamgirls , In The Heights , The Cher Show. TV: “Dance Masters” (PBS). @jessejdance

MORIAH PERRY ( Ensemble ). National tour debut! Most recently: Cabaret (Texas) at Downtown Cabaret Theatre. Moriah is extremely grateful for the Lord, Mom, Dad, family, friends, and The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts for their encouragement and love.

LEON RAY (Swing, u/s Scarecrow, u/s Lion) hails from North Carolina where he received a BFA in Musical Theatre from Western Carolina University. Recent credits include: Shrek the Musical (Ensemble, Donkey Understudy), Tiana’s Crawfish Crooners (Band Leader) & The Color Purple Audio Experience (Bobby). @Leon_Ray__

EPHRAIM TAKYI (Swing, u/s Tinman) is thrilled to be on the road with this spectacular show! National Tour: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Regional: Hangar, WPPAC, Weathervane, & more. W&M alum. He is grateful to his family, friends, and Stalwart Talent for their support! @ephraimtak

JOSH WALKER (Ensemble, u/s Tin Man, u/s The Wiz) is a true artist from NJ! Currently writing an original musical called The Last Dance ! Beyond excited to join this incredible group of artists in The Wiz! They will continue to fight for life, love, peace & freedom through art!

LYN WEBBER (Ensemble, u/s Dorothy). National tour debut! SC native and AMDA alum. Previous credit: Disney’s Festival of the Lion King (Zawadi). Love and thanks first to MOM, NY chosen family & Bobbie @TEG MGMT. for all their support.

KAMEREN WHIGHAM ( Ensemble ). A Fort Lauderdale native, began dance training at eight and attended performing arts schools. A Dillard High graduate, he earned a BFA in Dance from UArts, performed with PHILADANCO!, and appeared in Tyler Perry’s A Jazzman’s Blues.

MIKAYLA WHITE ( Swing, u/s Dorothy ). National tour debut! NYC: School of Rock. Regional: Beautiful (Little Eva) . Gratitude to The Wiz Team & Tara Rubin Casting! Thanks to her family & friends for their endless love! Rep: Hudson Artists IUMT ’25 Psalms 46:5 @mikaylawhiteee

CHANSE WILLIAMS (Ensemble). National tour debut! Recently in Jelly’s Last Jam , Encores! at New York City Center. Pace University and Jacob’s Pillow alum. Chanse thanks God, her family, friends, and wonderful agents at BLOC, all of whom she wouldn’t be here without. @chanse.williams

WILLIAM F. BROWN (1928-2019) (Book) is a Tony Award nominated and Drama Desk Award winner of The Wiz, one of the most successful musicals ever to come to Broadway and a winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical of the Year. Other Broadway credits include The Girl in the Freudian Slip (author); New Faces of 1968 (head writer); and A Broadway Musical (book). Off-Broadway/ regional credits include Twist, How to Steal an Election, Damon’s Song, and The Nutley Papers. He has written and illustrated five books, as well as illustrating six others. Former President of the Theatre Artists Workshop of Connecticut.

CHARLIE SMALLS (1943-1987) (Music & Lyrics) began playing music at the age of 5 and by age 6 had earned a music scholarship to what is now the Henry Street Settlement. He went to Julliard at age 11, staying until he graduated in 1961. Mr. Smalls first adapted The Wizard of Oz musical into The Wiz, setting the tone for this iconic show, and winning him two Tony Awards and a Drama Desk Award in 1975 as well as a Grammy Award for Best Theater Album in 1976. He also composed for film scores for Drum and The Wiz. Mr. Smalls earned another Grammy in 1981 for his song “That’s What Miracles Are All About” on the Grammy Awardwinning album to the Broadway show Lena Horne: The Lady & Her Music. He contributed two songs to the Grammy Award-winning album Lena Horne: The Lady & Her Music on Broadway. His legacy lives on as he remains an important and influential African-American voice.

AMBER RUFFIN (Additional Materials) is a Tony, Emmy and WGA Award nominated writer. She’s written for “Late Night with Seth Meyers”, “Detroiters”, “A Black Lady Sketch Show”, “Drunk History”, the Emmys, Golden Globes and Tonys. Ruffin is the New York Times bestselling author of You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey. She co-wrote the most Tony Award nominated musical of 2022, Some Like it Hot.

SCHELE WILLIAMS ( Director ). Broadway: The Wiz , The Notebook (co-director). Upcoming: Disney’s revival of Aida and Hidden Figures (Disney). Other Broadway Rent (assoc.

WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST

choreographer) , Motown: The Musical (assoc. director), Aida (OBC). Schele is the author of the children’s book Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History (recipient of the 2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor). Followed by Your Legacy Begins, published in May of 2024. Williams is committed to cultivating work with authentic representation on stage and off. She received the 2024 Drama League Founders awarded for excellence in Directing. Schele dedicates this production to her daughters Sayla and Sasha.

JAQUEL KNIGHT ( Choreographer ) is a multifaceted artist known for groundbreaking work in choreography, directing and entrepreneurship. An award-winning choreographer, JaQuel gained global fame at 18 for choreographing Beyonce’s “Single Ladies.” Him and his artistry shines in Beyonce’s “Homecoming,” Shakira’s Super Bowl performance, NERD and BeatsByDre “Lemon” Campaign, as well as well as Megan’s “Body” video, and collaborations with artists like Kanye West. As a director, he has led projects for Pharrell, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. JaQuel is driven by innovation, founding The JaQuel Knight Foundation to empower young artists and protect their rights. With visionary pursuits and passion, JaQuel continues to shape the industry’s future.

JOSEPH JOUBERT ( Music Supervision, Orchestrations, & Music Arrangements ). Grammy and Emmy Award nominee. Credits include Broadway’s The Color Purple; Caroline, or Change (Roundabout); Motown The Musical (music director); Disaster; Leap of Faith. Off-Broadway: Carmen Jones, Violet, Hercules (Paper Mill). TV: “Smash.” Film: Respect, Nights in Rodanthe. Recording: Patti Labelle, Ashford & Simpson, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, Jennifer Holiday, Norm Lewis, Tom Kitt, Fantasia, Stephanie Mills

ALLEN REN É LOUIS ( Vocal Arrangements, Music Arrangements ) is a Grammy nominated Haitian-American producer, arranger, composer, and creative director. His artistry is deeply rooted in his cultural background and church upbringing. He has recently collaborated with Yale Repertory Theatre, National Theatre of Parramatta, Australia and The American Theatre Wing. Louis is currently the Artistic Director of the Grammy Award-nominated and Tony Award Honors recipient Broadway Inspirational Voices @iamallenlouis

ADAM BLACKSTONE (Dance Music Arranger) Multifaceted musician, Tony nominated, Emmywinning music director, and CEO of BASSic Black Entertainment. His Legacy albums received 2023 and 2024 Grammy nominations. His credits as MD include “The Super Bowl Halftime Show”, Oscars and NBC’s “That’s My Jam.” For this project, Blackstone partnered with musician and super producer Terence Vaughn ( Hamilton , Grammy’s, SuperBowl).

HANNAH BEACHLER ( Scenic Design ) is a prolific production designer with an affinity for evocative designs and visuals. She is the first

African American to be nominated for and win an Academy Award for her work on Marvel’s Black Panther (directed by Ryan Coogler). She returned for its highly anticipated sequel, Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Additional credits include Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Moonlight (Oscar winner).

SHAREN DAVIS (Costume Design) is an Emmy Award winning and twice Academy Award nominated Costume Designer. She received an Emmy for HBO’s “Watchman” and was nominated for HBO’s “Westworld”. Her two Oscar nominations were for Dreamgirls and Ray. Sharen has designed for Film and Television for over 20 years. Noteworthy credits include King Richard, The Help, Django Unchained and Magnificent Seven.

RYAN J. O’GARA ( Lighting Design ). Broadway: Thoughts of a Colored Man. National Tours: (select): Mystic Pizza, On Your Feet, MDQ- Christmas, Blippi and A Night with Janis Joplin. Select: Cirque, Norwegian Cruise Line, Tokyo DisneySea, NY City Opera, Paper Mill, Walnut Street, Drury Lane, TUTS, New Victory Theatre, Capital Repertory and Bristol Riverside Theatre (2016 Barrymore). ALD for over 25 Broadway productions. Graduated from UNCSA. www.ryanogara.com

JON WESTON ( Sound Design ). Broadway: Parade ; Paradise Square ; An American in Paris ; Prince of Broadway ; She Loves Me ; On the 20th Century; You Can’t Take it With You; The Bridges of Madison County ; How to Succeed… ; 13 the Musical; The Color Purple ; Caroline, or Change ; Thoroughly Modern Millie. Many national tour, West End and international credits.

DANIEL BRODIE ( Video and Projection Design) is a New York based video and projection designer. Credits include Broadway and West End productions of Motown: The Musical, The Wiz, Disney’s Aladdin, and Jekyll & Hyde . Projection designer for Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella in-the-round at Royal Albert Hall and Winter’s Tale Projection designer for MacArthur Fellow Basil Twist’s Titon et l’Aurore and Rite of Spring. Love to Caitlin and Ezra.

CHARLES G. LAPOINTE (Hair and Wig Design ). Award winning designer who maintains a highly successful career on stages throughout the United States and abroad. Numerous Broadway, touring, regional theatre and international productions including Hamilton (Make-Up Artists/ Hair Stylist Guild Award), MJ, Tommy, SIX, Doubt, Beetlejuice, The Cher Show (Drama Desk Award); SpongeBob SquarePants (Drama Desk Award) Television: Emmy nominations for “The Wiz Live!” and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!”

KIRK CAMBRIDGE-DEL PESCHE ( Makeup Design ). A multiculturated Vincentian born, naturalized American. Broadway: The Wiz , Lempicka, The Notebook, Merrily We Roll Along, JaJa’s African Hair Braiding Salon , Camelot , Ain’t No Mo , The Piano Lesso, Into The Woods , For Colored Girls , Strange Loop , POTUS , Skin

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Of Our Teeth, Skelton Crew, Clyde’s , Trouble In Mind. National tours: The Wiz & Into The Woods International: Disney’s Hercules

THE TRC COMPANY ( Casting ). Broadway: Dead Outlaw, BOOP! The Musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Left on Tenth, The Outsiders, SIX, Aladdin. National Tours: The Phantom Of The Opera, Water for Elephants, Beauty & The Beast, Back To The Future, Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables. The TRC Company is proud to continue the casting legacy of Tara Rubin Casting and Johnson-Liff Casting.

VICTOR SIMONSON ( Music Director ). Tours: MJ The Musical, Hamilton (And Peggy), Lion King (Rafiki), Color Purple (1st National). Regional: West Side Story; Wicked (Kennedy Center); Shout, Sister, Shout (Ford’s Theater). CD: “Victory, Introducing Victor Simonson”. Composer of the Groundbreaking HipHopera Stomping Grounds. All Praise to God for my wife, Ciara and two children, Victoria and Immanuel!

KATHY FABIAN/PROPSTAR ( Production Properties Supervisor) has created props for over 90 Broadway productions. Most recently: The Hills of California, The Heart of Rock and Roll, The Wiz, I Need That, Purlie Victorious, Camelot, Pictures from Home, Between Riverside and Crazy, The Piano Lesson, POTUS, and American Buffalo. OffBroadway: Night of the Iguana, Trevor. TV: “Annie Live!”

MICHAEL AARONS ( Music Coordinator ). Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Broadway: The Heart of Rock and Roll, & Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Aladdin. Upcoming Broadway: Sunset Blvd., Tammy Faye, Boop!, Smash, The Devil Wears Prada. Off-Broadway: Little Shop Of Horrors. Current tours: Hamilton, Aladdin, Frozen, Company, Mamma Mia!, Moulin Rouge!, Jagged Little Pill. www.m2music.nyc

RANDY COHEN KEYBAORD LLC (Synthesizer Programmer ) has programmed or provided keyboard tech services for over 100 Broadway shows including Hamilton , The Book of Moron, Dear Evan Hansen, In the Heights and Kinky Boots TV: “Sesame Street,” “Electric Company.” Thanks to Sam, Time and Nick.

EMILY MADIGAN (Associate Director ). Regional Choreography credits: Park Square Theatre: A Raisin in the Sun; Minneapolis Musical Theatre: Leap Of Faith, Toxic Avenger ; Rathaus Presents: Cabarave #sexuality, MadHaus, Love. Trumps.Hate, Light the World, Love Languages. Associate Choreographer credits: The Notebook, Broadway. Regional: Children’s Theatre Company: An American Tail ; Ford’s Theatre: Shout Sister Shout; Chicago Shakespeare Theater: The Notebook: Olney Theatre Center: AD 16 ; Marriott Theatre: Grease, Footloose; Seattle Rep: Shout Sister Shout.

ASHLEY SELDON ( Associate Choreographer ), a Washington, D.C. native and University of the Arts alumna, is a dynamic, classically trained dancer who has toured with legends like Beyoncé,

Rihanna, Usher, Pharell, and Megan Thee Stallion. She assisted choreography for The Wiz on Broadway and continues to shine across TV and stage. Most recently, she co-choreographed Mariah Carey’s Vegas residency, The Celebration of MiMi, and her latest Christmas tour.

RL CAMPBELL ( Production Stage Manager ). Broadway: A Wonderful World, Bring It On . National Tours: A Soldier’s Play, Pretty Woman, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Bring it On. OffOff Broadway: The Choking Game . Regional: CTG/Ahmanson, Alliance Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, Theatre Emory, Horizon Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Theatre in the Square, The Wallis, Utah Festival Opera, Freddie Hendricks YEA. Thank you, Ancestors.

HOLLIS DUGGANS-QUEENSS ( Stage Manager ). New York: Fairycakes, Space Dogs, 2021 Tony Awards. National Tour: Les Misérables, To Kill a Mockingbird, Warriors Don’t Cry (TheaterWorks USA). Regional: The Producers, My Three Angels, and You Can’t Take It with You at Barnstormers Theater.

KYRAH MICHAEL ( Assistant Stage Manager ) . Received her BFA from Montclair State University where she studied Stage Management. She is excited to be joining The Wiz! Her previous touring experience includes: The Book of Mormon & Mean Girls . Her other previous works includes being a Production Assistant during the Pre-Broadway Workshop of Some Like it Hot, and for The Book of Mormon Broadway post pandemic in 2021.

JEFF MENSCH ( Company Manager ) ( he/him) is thrilled to be in the wonderful world of Oz with this company! Other favorite journeys of the imagination: Gander, NL with Come From Away (Assoc.), London for My Fair Lady, The Bronx for A Bronx Tale, Dublin for Once, and 1956 Memphis for Million Dollar Quartet. Go everywhere you can!

JOI HENRY ( Assistant Company Manager ) has been a theater enthusiast her entire life and thanks God for every opportunity she is granted. Past credits include Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Regional Tour (u/s), Pete the Cat’s Hollywood Adventure (Stage, Production and Tour Manager), and Gas South Theater (Production Coordinator & Tech Supervisor). IG @joihenry_

BOND THEATRICAL (Tour Marketing & Publicity) is an independently-owned theatrical booking, marketing and publicity company representing award-winning Broadway shows and live entertainment properties. Current shows include: & Juliet, A Beautiful Noise, Annie, Champions of Magic, Clue, Dear Evan Hansen, Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical, Elf, Hell’s Kitchen, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Little Shop of Horrors, Maybe Happy Ending, MJ, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Old Friends, Peter Pan, Sailor Moon, Shucked, SIX, Spamalot, Stereophonic, Swept Away, The Heart of Rock and Roll, The Phantom of the Opera, The Who’s Tommy, The Wiz, Tina — The

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Tina Turner Musical and Water for Elephants . BondTheatrical.com

THE BOOKING GROUP (Tour Booking Agency) has represented 28 Tony Award winning Best Musicals and Plays. Current tours include The Book of Mormon, Chicago, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Funny Girl, Hadestown, Hamilton, Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, MJ The Musical, Mrs. Doubtfire, Parade, Pretty Woman, Six, Some Like It Hot, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, and The Wiz. Future tours include: A Wonderful World, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Karate Kid, The Notebook, and Suffs.

B SCENE (Sponsorship Agency) creates authentic alliances for some of the world’s most dynamic brands, including PGA, U.S. Figure Skating & Broadway. Led by Tim Birch, Randy Domain, Joe Hamlin & Gina Vernaci, they bring the best practices of fan-driven approaches from pro sports to live performances and cultural partnerships. Bscene.net

GENTRY & ASSOCIATES ( General Manager) has managed nearly 250 national and international touring theatrical productions over the past 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants, and The Wiz.

MIMI INTAGLIATA ( Executive Producer ) (she/her) has been with NETworks since 2022, having had the great pleasure to work on tours of Beetlejuice the Musical, The Wiz, Water for Elephants, Come From Away, Mean Girls , and Fiddler on the Roof . She has spent over 30 years working in theatrical production as a Stage Manager, Production Manager, and Producer. Previous credits: Director of Production Operations, Disney Theatrical Group - Beauty and the Beast (Shanghai Disneyland Resort), Frozen, Newsies the Musical , The Lion King . Director of Production, Paper Mill Playhouse – over 40 productions including the World Premiere of Newsies the Musical, the North American premiere of the 25th Anniversary tour of Les Misérables (in partnership with NETworks). Production Manager, The Dodgers - 42nd Street, Urinetown, and Bare: A Pop Opera (original off-Broadway), among others. She and her wife, Alicia Duran, are proud parents of their two children, Lucas and Celeste.

KRISTIN CASKEY ( Producer ) is the US Chief Content Officer of ATGE Entertainment. Together with Mike Isaacson, lead producer credits include upcoming Last Five Years, Appropriate (Tony Award), Parade (Tony Award), David Byrne’s American Utopia (Tony Award), Gutenberg The Musical, Plaza Suite (Broadway and West End), Fun Home (Tony Award), Legally Blonde (Olivier Award), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award). She is the current Chair of The Broadway League.

MIKE ISAACSON ( Producer ) With Kristin

Caskey more than 30 Broadway, London, OffBroadway and national tours. Recent: Appropriate (Tony), Parade (Tony), Plaza Suite, David Byrne’s American Utopia (Tony), Fun Home (Tony). Other: Legally Blonde The Musical (Olivier), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony). 14th season as Artistic Director and Executive Producer of The Muny.

BRIAN ANTHONY MORELAND ( Producer ) Tony-nominated for August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. Other works: Macbeth, American Buffalo Lifespan of a Fact. Named to Ebony’s Power 100 list and Variety’s Top 10 Watch. Moreland is a Creative Lead Producer with a passion for universal stories that bring new narratives to the stage. Brian devotes his spare time to: TCG, Theatre Development Fund, BC/EFA Trustee, American Academy Dramatic Arts Trustee and serves on The Board of Governor’s for The Broadway League.

KANDI BURRUSS & TODD TUCKER (Producers). Tony-nominated producers of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. Todd Tucker and Kandi Burruss-Tucker are TV’s favorite power couple. They are producers of music, television, film and the Broadway stage, as well as successful entrepreneurs and restauranteurs. Together, the pair own a popular restaurant group and run a full-service production company while raising four beautiful children.

NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS ( Producer ) is an industry-leading producer of touring theatrical productions, committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide for more than 25 years. Current and upcoming productions include A Beautiful Noise, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, The Great Gatsby Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Mark Twain Tonight!, Cameron Mackintosh presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, The Sound of Music, Water for Elephants, and The Wiz.

JAMES L. NEDERLANDER ( Co-Producer ) President of Nederlander Organization. Credits: The Outsiders, Sunset Blvd, Kimberly Akimbo, Some Like It Hot, Titanique, MJ, Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal, Tina, The Lehman Trilogy, The Band’s Visit, On Your Feet!, The Elephant Man, Next to Normal, The Color Purple, Movin’ Out, and many more.

HUDSONMANN (Co-Producer) cultivates content and experiences rooted in research and analysis of history, place, and sociopolitical landscape. Nicole Hudson and Dwayne Mann met in April 1996 in line for $20 Rent tickets. @thehudsonmannbridge thehudsonmannbridge.com

CODY LASSEN/MATTHEW D’ARRIGO (Co-Producer) are thrilled to be a prat of The Wiz family. Select Broadway credits: The Notebook, How I Learned to Drive, Indecent, Spring Awakening . Upcoming: The 12, Empire Records codylassen.com

INDEPENDENT PRESENTERS NETWORK ( Co-Producer ) Over 30 presenters of touring Broadway in the US, UK and Asia. Recent/ Upcoming: & Juliet, The Devil Wears Prada, The Notebook, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Some Like It Hot.

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AMANDA DUBOIS PRODUCTIONS/ THE SEED GROUP (Co-Producer) Amanda has been an independent producer since 2004 on Broadway, off Broadway and Touring. The Seed Group is a producing collective committed to new audiences and new works.

SPENCER ROSS/STEPHANIE COWAN ( Co-Producer ) are honored to be a part of this incredible revival of The Wiz. In the theatre and amongst this company we’ve truly found “home.”

TERRY SCHNUCK/GABRIELLE PALITZ ( Co-Producer ). Terry Schnuck: Credits: Shucked ; Plaza Suite ; The Prom ; Bandstand ; Fun Home ; Beautiful ; Spring Awakening. Gabrielle Palitz: 25 critically acclaimed Broadway shows, numerous tours. Thrilled for this Brand New Day!

GINA VERNACI ( Co-Producer ) spent much of her career producing and presenting shows at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square, ultimately serving as President & CEO. For Act II, The Wiz is her producing entree onto Broadway.

MARLENE & GARY COHEN ( Co-Producer ) Broadway, World Tours and West End. Olivier winner: Come From Away, Sunset Blvd, Enemy of the People. Upcoming: Smash, Othello, Glengarry Glen Ross. Development: The Producers, The War of the Roses.

FAKSTON PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer) Ken Fakler and Dan Stone are a Tony Award-winning co-producing team known for their work on Dear Evan Hansen, Beautiful, The Inheritance, Some Like It Hot, Parade, Company, and Funny Girl.

GABRIELLE GLORE ( Co-Producer ) is an Emmy nominated creative producer (Sylvie’s Love) developing film and TV projects under the GLORIFIED production banner. She serves on the Boards of The Moth and MoCADA.

HAFFNER-WRIGHT

THEATRICALS

( Co-Producer ) Sherry Wright & Craig Haffner are award winning producers of stage and screen. Developing for Broadway - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, the musical (Taylor Mac, Jason Robert Brown).

JOHN GORE ORGANIZATION (Co-Producer) Family of companies include Broadway Across America and Broadway.com, under the supervision of 22-time Tony-winning producer John Gore. Productions include: MJ , Moulin Rouge!, The Outsiders, Gypsy.

WILLETTE AND MANNY KLAUSNER ( Co-Producer ) . Hadestown, MJ Musical, Gypsy, Sunset Blvd, Good Night Good Luck, John Proctor, Cabaret, Buena Vista Social Club, Maybe Happy Ending, Romeo Juliet, Kowalski. London: Devil Wears Prada, Operation Mincemeat, Titanique

RUNYONLAND PRODUCTIONS (Co-Producer) is a Tony Award-winning production company led by Thomas Laub and Alyah Chanelle Scott along with partner Mike Mosallam that exists to tell unapologetically bold stories.

ERICA LYNN SCHWARTZ ( Co-Producer ) Tony Award-Winning Producer with her company

Avalon Road Productions. Broadway: Parade, David Byrne’s American Utopia, Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Reasons to Be Pretty. Vice President of theatrical programming for ATG. Avalonroad.net.

THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION ( Co-Producer ) Under the leadership of Robert E. Wankel, Shubert is Broadway’s largest theatre owner and the producer of hundreds of plays and musicals, including several new shows this season.

THE ARACA GROUP ( Co-Producer ) is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producing and merchandising company founded in 1997 by partners Matthew Rego, Michael Rego and Hank Unger. araca.com

BLAKEMAN-ROBINSON ENTERTAINMENT ( Co-Producer ) led by Northwestern alums Marc Blakeman (www. blakemanentertainment.com) and Nolan Robinson (nolanfrobinson.com).

DKIM CALDWELL/MICKALENE THOMAS ( Co-Producer) The Caldwells are arts supporters with backgrounds in technology and higher education. Mickalene Thomas is an influential multidisciplinary artist, Tony-Award nominated co-producer, curator, educator and mentor.

DMQR PRODUCTIONS / JASON TURCHIN ( Co-Producer ) DMQR Productions: Anant Das, Afsheen Misaghi, Carmen A. Quinones and Alexander Robertson. DMQRprod. com. Jason Turchin and Kira Turchin are founders of The Broadway Investor’s Club. www.investingbroadway.com. @investingbroadway

EPIC THEATRICALS/ KAREN P. JOHNSTON ( Co-Producer ) Michael A. Alden, Dale Badway, Karen Johnston and Brad Blume. Multiple Tony, Emmy, Olivier Award winners.

JOEL GLASSMAN/WESTIN HICKS ( Co-Producer ) Joel Glassman and Westin Hicks are theater producers/managers in NYC. Credits: The Wiz (Broadway/Tour), The Last Five Years (Broadway).

JAMROCK PRODUCTIONS/SONYA HOUSTON PRODUCTIONS ( Co-Producer ) Jamrock Productions, founded May 2021, credits include Pass Over, Death Of A Salesman and Tony nominated Fat Ham. Sonya Houston Productions: Broadway Investor of Kimberly Akimbo (Tony Award). philanthropist, filmmaker, EP of documentaries and indie films, multitalented trailblazer.

SALLY JOHNSTON / ANN SCOTT ( Co-Producer ) . Sally, a St. Louis native, has long invested in local arts, as well as Broadway shows. Ann has loved supporting Fun Home, The Inheritance, Prima Facie, and The Wiz.

JUDITH MANOCHERIAN / THEATRE

NERD PRODUCTIONS ( Co-Producer ) . Judith Manocherian: Pictures from Home, Great Society, The Prom, Lifespan of a Fact, Once on this Island (Tony). Theatre Nerd Productions: Thoughts of a Colored Man, A Doll’s House, A Sherlock Carol, Suffs and “After Forever” the series (Emmy award-winning).

JOSEPH F. ORTMEYER ( Co-Producer ). Humbled and so grateful to be part of this amazing production. Congratulations and break legs to all involved in bringing this journey to life. Love to Mike and Liz.

ATG ENTERTAINMENT (Producer ) A world leader in live entertainment, ATG Entertainment owns, operates or programs 73 of the world’s most iconic venues across the UK, the US and Central Europe. Recent and upcoming New York productions include The Last Five Years, Appropriate (Tony Award), Gutenberg! The Musical; Cabaret; Parade (Tony Award); A Doll’s House ; Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite ; David Byrne’s American Utopia (Special Tony Award); Betrayal; Sea Wall/A Life ; and Sunday in the Park with George

Opening Night: February 25, 2024 STAFF FOR THE WIZ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Mimi Intagliata

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

Gentry & Associates

Gregory Vander Ploeg Rebecca Shubart

Amanda Lenti

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

NETworks Presentations

Jason Juenker

Hector Guivas Alex Williams

TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY

BOND THEATRICAL bondtheatrical.com

TOUR MARKETING & PUBLICITY

Temah Higgins Mollie Mann DJ Martin

Marc Viscardi Wendy Roberts Jenny Bates

Linda Stewart Ayanna Jernigan

TOUR BOOKING AGENCY

THE BOOKING GROUP

Meredith Blair, Kara Gebhart

Laura Kolarik, Stephanie Ditman, Sophie Tiesler & Kelsey Ballard thebookinggroup.com

CASTING

The TRC Company

Claire Burke CSA, Kevin Metzger-Timson CSA, Xavier Rubiano CSA, Peter Van Dam CSA, Tara Rubin CSA, Merri Sugarman CSA, Louis DiPaolo CSA, Spencer Gualdoni CSA, Olivia Paige West CSA, Frankie Ramirez CSA

Production Stage Manager RL Campbell

Stage Manager Hollis Duggans-Queenss

Assistant Stage Manager Kyrah Michael

Company Manager ........................................ Jeff Mensch

Associate Company Manager Joi Henry

Associate Scenic Designer Matthew Buttrey

Associate Costume Designer ............................ Abby Hahn

Assistant Costume Designer David Hyman, Courtney Irizarry

Assistant Costume Coordinator Haley Silver

Associate Wig / Hair Designer Rachael Geier

Assistant Make-Up Designer ........................ Geneva Collins

Associate Sound Designers John Millerd, Jacob Montgomery

Sound Programmer ..............................Jacob Montgomery

Associate Lighting Designer Natali Arco

Assistant Lighting Designer Stephen Smart

Moving Light Programmer Jonah Camiel

Associate Projection & Video Designer .......... Brittany Bland

Assistant Projection & Video Designer Abigail Bevan

Video Programmer

Don Ness Cieslik

Lead Animator ......................................... Gabriel Aronson

Production Electrician Robert Virzera

Production Sound Mike Deyo

Production Video Daniel Mueller

Head Carpenter Will Blair

Assistant Carpenter ..................................... Aurelia Lyman

Flyman Andrew Boucher

Head Electrician Adam Rye

Assistant Electrician Price Foster, Dylan Janish

Head Sound Graham McNeil

Assistant Sound Tristan King

Head Props Rico Slominski

Assistant Props ............................................. .Eve Sigmon

Wardrobe Supervisor Tiffany Janiczek

Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor Topher Jones

Hair & Make-up Supervisor Tyree “Ty” Robinson

Hair & Make-up Assistant Supervisor Dawnatella Periquito

Fight Director Rod Kinter

Production Props Supervisor Kathy Fabian

Associate Props Supervisor ............................. John Estep

Crew Swing Harley Scherrbaum

Production Assistants Nicholas Carlstrom, Megan Ciszek, Gabriella Shead, Abby VandenBrul

Merchandising The Araca Group

Merchandise Manager Klevar Mason

Marketing Materials AKA

Promotional Video ..................Umbrella Room, Tour Design

Photography Jeremy Daniel

Tour Marketing & Publicity Office BOND Theatrical

Melissa Cohen, Jesse Daniels, Alexandra De La Cerda, Caroline Frawley, Bridget Gross, Tony Joy, Steph Kelleher, Deborah Mann, Harrison Mootoo, Scotland Newton, Elisabeth Reyes, Katelyn Wenkoff, Mary Witte

Physical Therapy ........................................ Ashley Rudoph NEURO TOUR Physical Therapy, Inc.

Safety Consultant Bryan Huneycutt

Accounting NETworks Presentations LLC

Legal Services F. Richard Pappas, Esq., David F. Schwartz, Esq., Gray Schwartz LLP

HR Support ............................................... K+K Reset, LLC

Housing Road Concierge

Travel Agency Kessler & Co. / Direct Travel Trucking Clark Transfer

WizMusical.com Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok: @TheWizBway FOR NETWORKS PRESENTATIONS

Chief Executive Officer Orin Wolf

President/Chief Production Officer Seth Wenig

Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer .. Margaret Daniel

Business Affairs Scott W. Jackson

Executive Producers Mimi Intagliata, Hannah Rosenthal, Trinity Wheeler

Vice President of Finance Scott Levine

Sr. Director/Finance John Kinna

Controller Jennifer Gifford

Director of Tour Accounting ........................ Laura S. Carey

Tax Director Pat Guerieri

Tax Assistant Deborah Brown

Accounts Payables & Receivables Clerk Lisa Loveless

Sr. Director, Booking & Engagements Amanda Laird

Directors, Booking & Engagements Stacey Burns, Colin Byrne

Booking Assistant Lily Flippin

Director of Sales ...................................... Zach Stevenson

Director of Marketing Heather Hess

Sr. Director/General Management Gregory Vander Ploeg

General Managers Madeline McCluskey, Rebecca Shubart Steven Varon-Moore

Associate General Manager Amanda Lenti, Heather Moss, Shira Wolf

Sr. Director/Production Management ............ Jason Juenker

Sr. Production Manager Hector Guivas

Production Managers Matthew Reardon, Alex Williams

Technical Director pesci

Associate Production Manager Aimeé Mangual Pagán

Production Coordinator Gina Boccolucci

Director of Operations Pearce Landry-Wegener

Workers Compensation Coordinator ............... Kayla Rooplal

People Operations/Payroll Manager Sara Clayton

Executive Assistant Isabella Schiavon

Office Manager Michelle Adye

Adminstrative Assistant Aidan Herman

Music Coordinator .......................................... John Mezzio

Warehouse Manager Joseph Spratt

NETworks Asset Manager Richard Haug

Warehouse Costume Shop Assistant Grace Santamaria CREDITS

Scenic Elements provided by Hudson Scenic Studio Inc. Scenery Built and Fabricated by F&D Scene Changes, Ltd. PRG Scenic Technologies and Automation provided by Creative Conners. Lighting Equipment from PRG Broadway. Audio Equipment by HDL LLC - Audio and PRG Broadway. Video Equipment from Sound Associates Inc. Specialty Props by Propstar LLC, BB Props, The Specialists LTD. deBoer Media group. Flame Treatment by Turning Star, Inc. Costumes by Western Costume, Eric Winterling Inc, Parson Meares, Arel Studios, Bethany Joy Costumes, Black Heath Costumes, SoHarlem, Fritz Masten, Handsome Little Devils, Sam Hill Studio with Jeff Sturdivant and Nicholas Putvinski, Arnold Levine Millinery, Lynne Macky Millinery, Jeff Fender Studios, Julienne Krobath, Robin Ankerich, JC Krajeck. Wigs by CGL Wig Design. Hochi Asiatico, Colin Davis Jones Studio, Muto LIttle, All Stitch/Valerie Gruner.

Rehearsed at NEW 42nd Street Studios, 229 W 42nd Street, New York, NY.

SPECIAL THANKS TO Mark Shackett, Foresight Theatricals; NAC Entertainment and Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY; Al Nocciolino, President and CEO, NAC Entertainment Ltd. Susan Gurman, Shantira Jackson, Evie Mason, Kasaun Wilson, Tocarra Mallard, Don Hooper, Holly Walker, Joyelle Nicole, Charlene Speyerer, Black Masking Indian in the Wild Tchoupitoulas Tribe, Cultural Consultant and Designer: Flagboy Giz

Insurance Broker Services

EPIC Entertainment & Sports Financial Services and banking arrangements by Customers Bank and Flagstar Bank N.A.

The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers of the United States.

The Musicians employed in this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc., an independent national labor union.

The Press Agents and Company Managers employed in this production are represented by the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers. Backstage employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.).

United Scenic Artists represents designers and scenic artists for the American Theatre.

This production is produced by a member of The Broadway League in collaboration with our professional union-represented employees.

Naval Air Station at Millington

International Paper Employees

Nike Employees

MLGW Employees

St. Jude Employees

UTHSC Employees

Memphis Shelby County School System Employees

AutoZone Employees

Desoto County School System Employees

City of Memphis Employees

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

Orgill Employees

Campbell Clinic Employees

ALSAC Employees

Baptist Employees

Regional One Healthcare Employees

Phi Lambda Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority ASU Midsouth

Central Arkansas Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta

Northwest Church of Christ-3D Youth Momentum Church Women’s Department

Dorothy’s Glamour Squad

St. Paul Church LOTG

Sister of Chics of New Life Dupree Family

Black Wall Street

Promise Land Church

Miller Family

Monumental Baptist Church-Memphis Youth Department

Williams Family & Friends

Eleanor Thomas Family & Friends

Janice Beaver Family & Friends

Eunice Lockett Family & Friends

Collage Dance Collective

Redick Family

Regional One Health Family & Friends

Carol Anderson Family & Friends

Jessica Johnson Family & Friends

Visit Orpheum-Memphis.com/Groups to learn more.

UPCOMING EVENTS

GREASE SING-A-LONG ORPHEUM THEATRE

AUGUST 2

KILLERS OF KILL TONY ORPHEUM THEATRE

AUGUST 9

HEATHER MCMAHAN: THE BAMBOOZLED TOUR ORPHEUM THEATRE

AUGUST 22

LADIES R&B KICKBACK ORPHEUM THEATRE

AUGUST 29

LEGENDS OF SOUL REIMAGINED HALLORAN CENTRE

AUGUST 2

THE SOUND OF MUSIC SING-A-LONG ORPHEUM THEATRE

AUGUST 16

REZA: EDGE OF ILLUSION HALLORAN CENTRE

AUGUST 23

MEMPHIS SONGWRITERS SERIES HOSTED BY MARK EDGAR STUART HALLORAN CENTRE

AUGUST 7

THE O’KAYS HALLORAN CENTRE

AUGUST 16

THE JENKINS FAMILY REUNION: A SOULFUL MURDER MYSTERY EXPERIENCE HALLORAN CENTRE

AUGUST 24

THE ORCHESTRA UNPLUGGED: BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO. 1 HALLORAN CENTRE

SEPTEMBER 4

ORCHESTRA NOIR ORPHEUM THEATRE

SEPTEMBER 5

The Broadway musical in 1975

1. Which actor on The Wiz revival tour played the same role on Broadway?

2. When did The Wiz’s previous revival tour play the Orpheum Theatre?

3. Which version of The Wiz came first: the Broadway musical or the film?

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