Director Darcell Andre brings Black history to the Wonder Theatre’s production of popular Broadway musical 'The Wiz.'
, starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Richard Pryor and Lena Horne, when he was a young child. He said seeing the all-Black cast was a life-changing experience.
Oney said the musical’s director, Darcell Andre, brought an inspiring vision to the show to help actors relate to their characters. to be “sacred to the culture,” and though the Oz story is fantastical, Andre said he “wanted to anchor it in something” real. “I have to embody that character, that age, that year and time through the entirety of the show,” he said. “So I can’t act like I don’t have a heart. I have to be a cool, relaxed jazz musician” whose lesson is to embody integrity.Dorian Speights plays his Scarecrow “cool and sly,” and John Bonner plays his Lion character as “very regal. He’s very tapped into his kingly side.”also made a lasting impression on a young Bonner, particularly his hero Michael Jackson’s Scarecrow.
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