Why ‘The Wiz’ is the Best Black Musical
'The Wiz' has the propensity for paying homage to black culture with R&B music, graffiti and jazzy elements that make it incredibly entertaining.

Markus L. Frank leads the Dessau Anhalt Theater Children's Choir and Dessau Anhalt Philharmonic Orchestra in this 2007 performance of Engelbert Humperdinck's opera 'Hansel and Gretel' at the Anhaltisches Theatre, Dessau. Sabine Noack and Cornelia Marschall perform in the title roles.
'The Wiz' has the propensity for paying homage to black culture with R&B music, graffiti and jazzy elements that make it incredibly entertaining.
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