Your Are Invited to a Special Tribute Performance
Of
“THE WIZ”
Columbia University Alumni Auditorium
622 W. 168th Street
Between Broadway & Fort Washington Avenues
On Saturday, March 30, 2002
Times: 3:00PM & 8:00PM
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Info line: (212)894-3748 Ext. 1177
New York, NY – February 27, 2002 – AMA Productions presents “The Wiz”
the totally hip version of L. Frank Baum’s immortal classic The Wizard
of Oz, opens at the Alumni Auditorium,Columbia University. “The Wiz”
is the totally hip version of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, in this
Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Dorothy’s adventures in the Land of
Oz have been set to a modern urban contemporary sound, with a lively
mixture of soul, gospel, jazz, and hip-hop, a colorful eye-popping visual
spectacle, and dialogue that brings this fairy tale down to earth for
modern audiences. Audiences tap their toes, snap their fingers, and hum
along with such favorite songs as "Ease on Down the Road," "Don’t Nobody
Bring Me No Bad News," "If You Believe," and “Home.” Also featuring high-energy
dance numbers which include the sexy Poppy girls, African-dancing flying
monkeys, a special Michael Jackson tribute with “Wiz” showstopper “You
Can’t Win”and a tornado ballet that has to be seen to believe! The show
will tour major cities in a national tour in the spring. Conceived by
the late Broadway producer Ken Harper. The Wiz was the 1975 Broadway
season hit, the book was written by William F. Brown with music by Charlie
Smalls. R & B legend Stephanie Mills starred in the original Broadway
production, Diana Ross and Michael Jackson starred in the 1978 Motown
film version. This classic Wizard of Oz will come to life through an
All-Star Cast of Broadway performers starring the best vocalists and
dancers from New York City, including 18 year old gospel extraordinaire
Tiffany Pickney as Dorothy. Tiffany possesses a beautiful yet powerful
soprano voice that must be heard to believe. She makes every solo her
own and erases memories of the originals. Come see Dorothy, the Lion,
Scarecrow, and the Tinman as they "ease on down the road" to Oz. This
event is not to be missed!
REACH OUT FOR YOUR CULTURE FIRST AND KEEP BLACK THEATER ALIVE!
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