James Wilson takes a look at The Wiz at the Marquis Theatre:
Although it won a slew of Tony Awards in 1975, The Wiz has never really been considered a great musical. In the right hands, however, it is a thoroughly enjoyable one, and its buoyant pleasures abound. Unfortunately, those pleasures are intermittent in the current production, which arrived on Broadway after a lengthy national tour, and the show's oft-repeated pledge to ease on down the road is at times more of a slog. |
