The Wiz Broadway 2024 Review. Now “the wiz” returns to broadway in a revival directed by schele williams and an updated book by amber ruffin, with the aim of creating a take “ through the. The music was just one part of a fresh and welcome nod to african american culture and experience.
Because what’s onstage is not simply a resurrected staging of the original 1975 tony winner for best musical. A smarter, warmer, bolder revival of the wiz remains tantalizingly out of reach.