and in hindsight I’m so glad he did,” Jones wrote for the LA Times following Jackson’s death. “As the scarecrow, Michael dove ...

I, like many ‘90s kids, grew up with Michael Jackson. We’d see him all the time ... For those who’ve never heard of it before, The Wiz is an urban adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.

Featuring a book by William F. Brown and a Tony Award-winning score by Charlie Smalls (and others), this entirely reimagined revival is directed by Schele Williams (in her Broadway directorial ...

Gordy only figures in the first half of Michael Jackson’s career, up to the making of the movie version of “The Wiz,” which in “MJ” is an opportunity for Daughtry’s big solo number in ...

Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” continues to haunt me, the wild and funky Sanford and Son theme, the fantastically youthful Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, our very own The Wiz (1978) which has widely ...

Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Wiz was a massive Broadway hit which spawned a dismal feature film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Executive Producers Craig Zadan and ...

I talked about this recently when I went over six Oz-related movies to see before Wicked, but Michael Jackson is in The Wiz. For those who’ve never heard of it before, The Wiz is an urban ...