Marquis Theater (Manhattan, NY)

‘The Wiz’ Review: A Black Classic Returns to Broadway

Almost 50 years after it debuted, this classic Black take on “The Wizard of Oz” tries to update its original formula.

By Maya Phillips

Black People Dancing Hannah Beachler Knight, JaQuel Marquis Theater (Manhattan, NY) Music Pop and Rock Music Ruffin, Amber The Wiz (Play) Theater Theater (Broadway) Williams, Schele

Reviving ‘The Wiz’ Through ‘the Blackest of Black Lenses’

The beloved 1975 musical returns to Broadway this spring, with nods to Black culture like second-line parades and Underground Railroad quilts.

By Naveen Kumar

Hartmere, Jon Marquis Theater (Manhattan, NY) Once Upon a One More Time (Play) Pop and Rock Music Spears, Britney Theater (Broadway)

‘Once Upon a One More Time,’ the Britney Spears Musical, Is Closing

The show, which was capitalized for $20 million, will end its Broadway run on Sept. 3 after 123 performances. Its producers say they are planning a national tour.

By Michael Paulson

Fleischle, Anna Godley, Adam Guarini, Justin Hartmere, Jon Heelan, Briga Madrid, Keone Madrid, Mari Marquis Theater (Manhattan, NY) Once Upon a One More Time (Play) Spears, Britney Theater Theater (Broadway)

‘Once Upon a One More Time’ Review: Liberation Set to Britney Spears

The Britney Spears jukebox musical, about fairy tale princesses fighting for their emancipation, comes up short as a narrative of feminist awakening.

By Elisabeth Vincentelli