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Wayne Brady & Deborah Cox on How They’re Reviving & Updating ‘The Wiz,’ Nichelle Lewis’ Talent & More | Billboard News


Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, JaQUEL Knight, Amber Ruffin talk about the how they're reviving and updating 'The Wiz' and more!

Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, JaQUEL Knight and Amber Ruffin talk about how they’re reviving and updating ‘The Wiz’ for today, why it is important to the culture, the talent of lead Nichelle Lewis, being able to break barriers on Broadway with the show and more! Rebecca MilzoffThis is really the first major revival that’s happened of the show since the original production in the ’70s. And truly, I have never had the opportunity to play a real whimsical, fun, out-of-this-world type of character.

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