Schele Williams, the Directing Whiz Behind the New ‘Wiz’ and ‘Aida’
This passionate director, once a performer in ‘Aida,’ returns at the helm of a revised production, as well as of ‘The Wiz,’ bound for Broadway and a new generation.
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This passionate director, once a performer in ‘Aida,’ returns at the helm of a revised production, as well as of ‘The Wiz,’ bound for Broadway and a new generation.
In a free-ranging retrospective interview, the Tony-winning choreographer of ‘The Wiz’ talks about his influences, his work with pop stars, his time with Alvin Ailey, and the love of his life.
The original ‘Wiz’ recalls its director as half-man, half-god—and as the ‘gigantic mythic crow’ who cawed a trouble show back to life.