Burning Coal Theatre Company to Present THE WIZ
By: Tyler Peterson Oct. 07, 2015
Burning Coal Theatre Company presents The Wiz by William F. Brown and Charlie Smalls, directed by Randolph Curtis Rand at The Murphey School Auditorium (224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC 27604) Thursdays through Saturdays December 3rd-5th, 10th-12th, and 17th-19st at 7:30 pm and Saturdays and Sundays December 5th-6th, 12th- 13th, and 19th- 20th at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $25 for general admission, $20 for seniors (65+), and $15 for students, teachers or active military. Burning Coal also offers group rates ($15 for groups of 10+) and $5 student rush tickets. All Thursday performances are $15. To purchase tickets, visit www.burningcoal.org or call the box office at (919) 834-4001.
ABOUT THE WIZ
Join Burning Coal for one of America's most beloved musicals. The Wiz is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. The story follows Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow as they ease on down the road to find what is waiting for them over the rainbow. The original Broadway production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Dorothy, a young girl who wants to see more of the world, is transported by a tornado to the magical world of Munchkins, witches, and the yellow brick road. On her way to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz, whom she believes can help get her back home, she meets the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion - who help her battle the Wicked Witch of the West.
"(The Wiz) Radiates so much energy you can hardly sit in your seat...great fun."
- The New York Post
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Randolph Curtis Rand has previously directed To Kill a Mockingbird, The Historie of King Henrie the Fourth, St. Nicholas (twice), (Three Man) Tempest and Uncle Tom's Cabin at Burning Coal. Randy is a member of the NYC-based collaborative Elevator Repair Service; he has worked with the Wooster Group, the Public Theatre, and The Drama Dept. in NYC.
ABOUT THE CAST
The cast of the Burning Coal Theatre Company production of The Wiz includes Carly Jones as Dorothy, Demetrius Jackson as the Tin Man, Tyanna West as Addaperle, Brittany Timmons as Glinda, Juan Isler as the Lion, Jamaal Anthony as the Scarecrow, Emelia "Meme" Cowans as the Witch (all Triangle-based actors), and New York City-based Raleighian Aaron Wright (who last appeared with Burning Coal in Ian Finley's 1960) as the Wiz.
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