Alan Mingo Jr., returning to the role he originated on the pre-Broadway tour and played on Broadway as The Wiz, Sheherazade as Glinda and Kyla Jade as Aunt Em/Evillene, D. Jerome (MJ the Musical ...

For Melody Betts, who plays Evillene and Aunt Em in the Broadway revival opening ... it first opened on Broadway April 17, 1975, The Wiz, in all its “Black-is-beautiful” glory, has returned.

and then Oscar nominee Coleman Domingo as the Wiz, and Tony winner LaChanze as Aunt Em/Glinda. I enjoyed this version as the concert format showcased the music and lyrics. The tour currently being ...

Betts as Aunt Em and the villainous Evillene ... The producers of this version of THE WIZ are Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Brian Anthony Moreland, Ambassador Theatre Group, Kandi Burruss ...

The Wiz's current Broadway revival comes nearly ... Betts rounds out the production's principal cast by portraying both Aunt Em and Evillene. The production hits Broadway for the first time ...

She commands the stage with both. Even more impressive is Kyla Jade in the dual role of Aunt Em and Evillene (“The Wiz” version of the Wicked Witch of the West). These are very different ...

The Wiz has inspired multiple tours ... who — 40 years after her starring role as Dorothy — at 58, was now playing Auntie Em.