In our family watching The Wiz with Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Lena Horne & Nipsey Russell was simply a pure joy. So when I was invited to see The Wiz musical I was so excited to listen to all my favorite songs live. The Wiz musical didn’t disappoint. The vocals were powerful from all, including but not limited to The Scarecrow, The Lion, The Tinman, Evillene, Glinda the Good witch, All the witches, and The Wiz all blew me away. However, one had a pair of larger shoes to fill that may have been a little too big for her. The character Dorothy was previously played by Stephanie Mills on Broadway & then played by Diana Ross in the movie version of The Wiz. In The Wiz on 5th Ave Theatre the role of Dorothy deserved to be played by someone who could sing with the same power like The Scarecrow, The Lion & The Tinman or Glinda. And here is where The Wiz simply fell short. Dorothy, while a beautiful vocalist, when singing those big songs like Home left me wanting so much more.

I could not disagree with the last statement of the only other review that currently exists more. The actress who played the role of Dorothy was ABSOLUTELY incredible, by a mile the best vocalist in the show, who gave me chills multiple times throughout the show. Outside of her, the Lion and the Tinman were standouts in the main cast, and Glinda and The Wiz were incredible vocalists as well. The only vocalist that was a disappointment for me was the Scarecrow, but his characterization was excellent. RUN, don't walk, to see this show.

Treat yourself to a night of "oh my goodness, now I remember how much I loved this song", dancing in your seat and lots of laughs with on point comedic timing, Dana Cimone's performance is non-stop and all that! Fill your soul with joy and happiness!

Okay so to start off, I went to see the final "dress rehearsal" for the show at 7:30PM since they said it wasnt open for the public and ohhhhh my wow and I mean OHHH MY WOWWW. All, ALLL of them can sing, the backup dancers, every SINGLE one of them can sing, the dancing, the creativity, the EVERYTHING about this was beautiful and for sure an unforgettable experience, I'd definintly go and see it again if I had the chance to. If you're thinking about going, GO WITH THAT THOUGHT because you'll be blown away. My favorite part was the whole thing if I'm being honest but when we came back from intermission, they ATEEEE that up like a MILLION percent. I also loved how they changed sets in between the singing/dancing parts, they were really smooth with it. Loved loved LOVED the whole show, 2 and a half hours worth my time. The consession stand wasn't overly expensive, drinks $4, cookies $3. No chips but its cheap stuff. There were cheese & crackers, with pepperoni $6, without it its $5.

My daughter blessed me for Mother’s Day with tickets and hotel stay in New York. The play was Excellent! Culturally Correct version of the Wiz. The choreography and costumes were mesmerizing. The performances by the actors were delightfully uplifting. I am still singing ease on down the road

This 2024 remake of The Wiz was great. My girlfriend, and I truly enjoyed the show, and look forward to spreading the word, so our friends and family support the Arts.