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When ‘The Wiz’ Burst Onto Broadway 50 Years Ago, It Lit Up a Whole New World for Audiences

The Enduring Legacy of The Wiz: Afrofuturism, Identity, and Imagination When Dwandalyn Reece was a kid, in the 1970s, her mother took her to see the original Broadway production of The Wiz, the groundbreaking all-Black stage adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Watching Stephanie Mills play the role of…