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Why ‘The Wiz’ Is Returning to Broadway Without Toto


"The Wiz" celebrated its return to Broadway after 40 years, but where was Toto?

“The Wiz” features Nichelle Lewis as Dorothy, Wayne Brady as The Wiz, Deborah Cox as Glinda, Melody A. Betts as Aunt Em, Evillene, Kyle Ramar Freeman as Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson as Tin Man and Avery Wilson as Scarecrow. Guests at the opening Wednesday night included Hillary Clinton, Anna Wintour, Tamron Hall, Common, Ben Platt, Noah Galvin and Sherri Shepherd. Deborah Cox, Wayne Brady, Phillip Johnson Richardson, Nichelle Lewis, Avery Wilson, Kyle Ramar Freeman and Melody A. Betts pose onstage Getty Images

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