Newcomer Nichelle Lewis has been forged within the main function of Dorothy within the upcoming revival of The Wiz, which is able to make its Broadway return in Spring 2024.
Lewis joins an illustrious line of stars who’ve performed the function, which incorporates Stephanie Mills, who originated the half within the 1975 Broadway manufacturing. Famous person Diana Ross starred as Dorothy within the 1978 movie and Shanice Williams performed the function in NBC’s The Wiz Dwell! in 2015.
Hailing from Virginia, Lewis was found through a TikTok video and chosen from greater than 2,000 submissions for the coveted function. “I’m so excited to be part of this present, taking over Dorothy…I simply cannot consider it,” she tells EBONY solely. “I really feel I’ll deliver a few of my life experiences to the function.”
The revival options an all-star forged with Wayne Brady main the manufacturing within the title of The Wiz. Singers Deborah Cox and Melody A. Betts are set to star as Good Witch Glinda and Eviliene, respectively.
Kandi Burruss of The Actual Housewives of Atlanta and her husband Todd Tucker have joined on as co-producers of the musical.
The Wiz, a reimagined model of The Wizard of Ozfeaturing an all-Black forged, launches its Nationwide Tour this fall with Alan Mingo Jr. within the function of The Wiz. Kicking off in Baltimore this September, The Wiz will journey to Cleveland; Washington, D.C.; Pittsburgh; Atlanta; Chicago; Charlotte, North Carolina; Greenville, South Carolina; Des Moines, Iowa; Tempe, Arizona; and San Diego earlier than its Broadway debut subsequent yr.
