GET INSPIRED Even with bumps in road, Aurora’s ‘Wiz’ arrives at a happy place AdminAugust 29, 2025012 views Lawrence Flowers (from left), Russell Alexander II, Marcus Hopkins-Turner and Mona Swain in Aurora Theatre’s entertaining production of “The Wiz.” (Courtesy of Casey Gardner Ford) By Luke Evans – ArtsATL 5 hours ago This story was originally published by ArtsATL. This story was originally published by ArtsATL. The classic tale of “The Wiz” has been dazzling audiences for decades, ever since the reimagining of “The Wizard of Oz” opened in 1974, showcasing Black excellence to audiences around the world. Aurora Theatre’s production, running through Sept. 7, is no different, featuring a supremely talented cast with the energy and charm to carry a high-octane production. htiw eciov ot ot hguorht eht eht eht taht taht citehtapmys gnorts .ecnamrofrep .srebmun seton elbakil del dael si si stih hgih reh snevaeh morf yldneirf elbmesne elbmesne raedne stuc cidemoc raelc citamsirahc yb tub thgirb gnitifeneb stleb .ecneidua sa dna dna osla a a a ehT niawS niawS anoM reH ,yhtoroD yhtoroD Mona Swain brings charisma to the lead role of Dorothy. 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(Courtesy of Casey Gardner Ford) lausiv tnarbiv ot ot eht eht gnikirts ,stuodnats elpmis s’wohs tes tes segnar ralucitrap fo suoremun tsom tsom hsul skool gnithgil si segamoh .yrotsih morf ylenif gnirutaef gnihctac-eye .lanoitpecxe evitacove ,deliated ,ngised ngised erutluc .semutsoc semutsoc detnemelpmoc yb tub tub tub stcepsa era era era dna dna dna dna grebnettihW niT ehT ehT indyS s’nosnehpetS leahcaR .N s’reisoM naM nivaG s’enelivE s’llewkcalB kcalB rednaxelA ehT“ dnoyeB“ .syaw ot ot ot semeht .retaeht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht tnelat detroppus gnisacwohs ,wohs ,wohs ro fo txen lufyoj si noitallatsni ni ni gnithgilhgih spleh nethgieh yrellag .ecneirepxe ecneirepxe noitibihxe detacided ezilautxetnoc xelpmoc yb htob erofeb yllufituaeb tra aera era dna dna dna retfa wolleY ”ziW rehtehW ehT ”,daoR yraM ekiL rentsiK yrellaG kcirB kcalB kcalB ehT“ tuohtiw htiw hcihw lausiv esu .gnimit ,semit ,semit hguorht eht eht eht eht eht taht taht htgnerts dnuos emos sgnittes noitcudorp noitcudorp gnicap ro fo fo fo ton tsom sekam ekam ,enil skcal yek .yoj sti ti ti si desufni truh :spuccih rof sretlaf .ecneirepxe gniniatretne stnemele tnemele t’nod noitcerid tnereffid tnereffid ngised ngised laicurc elpuoc dluoc cidemoc evisehoc .ecselaoc nac skaerb gnitsaob gnicnalab yna dna dna na syawla rehtegotla scitehtsea ,srotca a a :”ziW sihT ehT nolraM s’tI tuB s’yelnruB tA werdnA RETAEHT WEIVER ehT“ ”ziW trats .moc.ertaehtarorua ta ta stekciT hguorhT .ertaehT ,.tS .tpeS ekiP .ellivecnerwaL .E aroruA 7 821 .34$ ,retirw dekrow htiw erehw erehw sretaeht retaeht eht eht hcus fo fo .s’retsam si sih sih eh eh sah etaudarg rof denrae denrae .egrutamard ,eerged citirc srevoc s’rolehcab sa dna dna dna dna dna na a dlroW kcotsdooW ,ytisrevinU ytisrevinU tuO eprohtelgO ekuL ,notsuoH s’eH eH tnorF ,sserpxE snavE yawdaorB desab-atnaltA atnaltA LTAstrA .strA ,ecnaillA s’rotcA RENTRAP RUO TEEM ot eht eht taht elbaniatsus elor syalp noitazinagro fo tiforpnon ortem si gnimrofni ni ni spleh htlaeh dednuof gnitacude cimonoce .erutluc larutluc lacitirc gnitubirtnoc ytinummoc .ytic dliub secneidua stra stra dna dna dna tuoba a a a s’atnaltA ,LTAstrA LTAstrA ,9002 )gro.ltastra( ot eht eht taht elbaniatsus elor syalp noitazinagro fo tiforpnon ortem si gnimrofni ni ni spleh htlaeh dednuof gnitacude cimonoce .erutluc larutluc lacitirc gnitubirtnoc ytinummoc .ytic dliub secneidua stra stra dna dna dna tuoba a a a s’atnaltA ,LTAstrA LTAstrA ,9002 )gro.ltastra( Source link
This story was originally published by ArtsATL. This story was originally published by ArtsATL. The classic tale of “The Wiz” has been dazzling audiences for decades, ever since the reimagining of “The Wizard of Oz” opened in 1974, showcasing Black excellence to audiences around the world. Aurora Theatre’s production, running through Sept. 7, is no different, featuring a supremely talented cast with the energy and charm to carry a high-octane production.
htiw eciov ot ot hguorht eht eht eht taht taht citehtapmys gnorts .ecnamrofrep .srebmun seton elbakil del dael si si stih hgih reh snevaeh morf yldneirf elbmesne elbmesne raedne stuc cidemoc raelc citamsirahc yb tub thgirb gnitifeneb stleb .ecneidua sa dna dna osla a a a ehT niawS niawS anoM reH ,yhtoroD yhtoroD Mona Swain brings charisma to the lead role of Dorothy. (Courtesy of Casey Gardner Ford) tahW“ tey htiw htiw ohw sklaw pu ,)dnatsrednu oirt ot emit rieht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht deudbus ,dezilyts gnorts egats lufluos semitemos .wohs selor citobor gniyalp secnamrofrep ,ecnamrofrep ecnamrofrep no fo fo stnemevom tsom sthgil skcal ti si si si si si ni cinoci esuoh sih sih sih .mih reh ,traeh drah doog morf sucof .nwod detnemelpmoc ,snoinapmoc retcarahc ,gnitavitpac yb sgnirb yawa sa sa era era yna dna dna dna a dluoW niT ehS ,worceracS llessuR sucraM naM .noiL ecnerwaL fI II I I renruT-snikpoH renruT-snikpoH renruT-snikpoH siH srewolF srewolF ”leeF oD dluoC esuaceB hguohtlA rednaxelA rednaxelA hguoht( nehw tahw euqinu ot ot siht yeht meht meht rieht eht eht eht taht suoutpmus tsegnorts wohs troppar .tetrauq lufrewop no fo sekam ekil etamitigel sti ti ti si si si emoh seinomrah eniuneg .sdneirf trap-ruof gnisucof leef .gnidne .rae sevird eroc noitcennoc mrahc ,retcarahc dliub sgnirb neewteb ta era era dna osla a a yehT riehT ehT hcaE
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dekrow ,sehctiw htmraw eciov slacov pu owt .tsiwt ot ot hguoht siht ereht eht eht eht eht eht gnikat dnuos ,gnos emos ehs senecs retsor gnidrawer esuohrewop rewop ecnamrofrep yllaitrap revo ruo ylno ,eton-eno fo fo fo dedeen larutan gnixim yam lanretam gnisol kcal ti ti si .ni ni tooh reh reh reh smah gnivig sevig sgag lluf rof rof tluaf .elbmesne skcolc mrahc citoahc yrrac nac tub .htob tib eb eb sa sa sa era dna dna dna dna hguohtla a a a a a hctiW dekciW ,tseW eeryT eciR nalleLcM .M aidnI reH ,adnilG ,enelivE mE nosivaD ajaD ydnaC tnuA sA s’elrepaddA ,elrepaddA esaE“ kaew slacov pot ,semit ,tuohguorht hguoht eht eht eht ylralucitrap no fo ,hcton noitareti si si ni evisserpmi ,revewoh puorg morf tsrif elbmesne citegrene cimanyd ,gnicnad yhpargoerohc yb gnitifeneb ta era dna ehT ehT ”.daoR .sdrawdE nwoD meekA Marcus Hopkins-Turner (from left), Lawrence Flowers, Mona Swain and Russell Alexander II coalesce into a strong quartet in the production. (Courtesy of Casey Gardner Ford) lausiv tnarbiv ot ot eht eht gnikirts ,stuodnats elpmis s’wohs tes tes segnar ralucitrap fo suoremun tsom tsom hsul skool gnithgil si segamoh .yrotsih morf ylenif gnirutaef gnihctac-eye .lanoitpecxe evitacove ,deliated ,ngised ngised erutluc .semutsoc semutsoc detnemelpmoc yb tub tub tub stcepsa era era era dna dna dna dna grebnettihW niT ehT ehT indyS s’nosnehpetS leahcaR .N s’reisoM naM nivaG s’enelivE s’llewkcalB kcalB rednaxelA ehT“ dnoyeB“ .syaw ot ot ot semeht .retaeht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht eht tnelat detroppus gnisacwohs ,wohs ,wohs ro fo txen lufyoj si noitallatsni ni ni gnithgilhgih spleh nethgieh yrellag .ecneirepxe ecneirepxe noitibihxe detacided ezilautxetnoc xelpmoc yb htob erofeb yllufituaeb tra aera era dna dna dna retfa wolleY ”ziW rehtehW ehT ”,daoR yraM ekiL rentsiK yrellaG kcirB kcalB kcalB
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