Screening of Wiz and artist panel discussion is Tuesday, July 27 at David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center.
Bio: Christina Knight is the editor at the Alliance for the Arts. Its web site NYC ARTS covers cultural groups and their events across the five boroughs. A former editor and writer for Fodor’s Travel Guides, she has also worked as a walking tour guide in Berlin and New York City.
Posted on July 21st, 2010 5:27pm
On July 30, Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival will present The Whiz: Over the Rainbow, by Nicholas Leichter Dance with Monstah Black. A familiar reference is part of the lure of the title, and this one uses two: One, to attract fans of The Wiz (1978) who watched Diana Ross and Michael Jackson traverse a gritty, urban Oz. Another, to reel in devotees of The Wizard of Oz (1939), who might expect to hear Judy Garland’s wistful, opening song, and, like The Wiz fans, see some version of the storyline they remember fondly. It’s a bit of a bait-and-switch. More
Posted on July 15th, 2010 6:24am
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