NewsPHOTO CALL: The Wiz, with Ashanti, LaChanze and Jones, at City CenterThe City Center Encores! Summer Stars production of the Charlie Smalls-William F. Brown musical The Wiz began performances June 12.
By
Matthew Blank
June 15, 2009
Recording artist Ashanti heads a cast that features Orlando Jones at The Wiz, Tony winner LaChanze as Glinda, Tichina Arnold as Evillene, Dawnn Lewis as Addaperle, Joshua Henry as the Tinman, James Monroe Iglehart as the Lion and Christian White as the Scarecrow. The ensemble comprises Raymond Bennett, Tanya Birl, Darlesia Cearcy, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Angela Grovey, Ebony Haswell, Lauren Lim Jackson, Carl Lation, Maurice Lauchner, Jennifer Locke, Amy McClendon, Kenna Morris, John Eric Parker, Herman Payne, Ryan Rankine, Levensky Smith, Ephraim Sykes, Adrienne Warren, Daniel J. Watts, Juson Williams and Will Wingfield.
Here is a first look at the production, which runs at City Center in Manhattan through July 5:
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The Wiz, with Ashanti, LaChanze and Jones, at City Center