The Wiz (tour 2025)
by Js on 3/22/25Shea's Performing Arts Center - BuffaloRating: 5 out of 5The Wiz is an iconic production and should be seen by everyone. The touring cast is top quality and brings the talent and joy that defines The Wiz. Sheherazade gave a great performance of Debra Cox’s reimagining of Glinda. The ensemble was energetic and memorable, most members filled multiple roles. Jerome, Elijah, and Mykal brought strong voices for Tinman, Scarecrow, and Lion. Kyla shined in the dual roles of Aunt Em and The Wicked Witch of the West. Alan Mingo returned to the tour as the titular Wiz and is enigmatic as always. Dana as Dorothy has a bright future ahead: she brought the complex emotional range for Dorothy which makes you want to follow her journey and root for her. Her version of Home brings down the house. I felt she paid homage to Stephanie Mills’s version from The Wiz’s early years, spectacularly hitting the high notes in “real to me.” If you can see this show, don’t hesitate: see it. “We must look inside our hearts to find a world full of love like yours like mine like Home.”