Ashanti and Nigel, who will play the roles of Dorothy and Toto in the upcoming New York City Center Encores! Summer Stars production of The Wiz, will co-host There’s No Place Like Home: Dog Adoption Day at 11am on Saturday, May 30 at City Center.
At the event, the Humane Society of New York and famed animal trainer Bill Berloni will be on hand with dogs seeking a good home. Nigel will be signing “pawographs” and will pose for photos.
The Wiz, to run June 12-July 5, will be directed by Tony Award nominee Thomas Kail. It has a book by William F. Brown, music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, and orchestrations by Harold Wheeler. The show’s cast will include Orlando Jones as The Wiz, 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.
For more information, visit www.nycitycenter.org.
