Watch The Wiz Star Nichelle Lewis Perform “Home” on The View

The Broadway revival of The Wiz is easing its way to Broadway, and today, star Nichelle Lewis performed the song “Home” on The View. Check it out below.

Previews begin at the Marquis Theatre on March 29, 2024, ahead of an official opening night April 17. The Wiz is currently on tour, with remaining stops in San Francisco (January 17-February 11) and Los Angeles (February 13-March 3).

Featuring a book by William F. Brown and a Tony Award-winning score by Charlie Smalls, The Wiz retells the story of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz for an all-Black cast. Schele Williams will helm this reimagined production, with choreography by Jaquel Knight, additional material by Amber Ruffin, and music supervision, orchestrations, and music arrangements by Joseph Joubert. The production will also feature vocal and music arrangements by Allen René Louis, dance music arrangements by Adam Blackstone, and the songs “Everybody Rejoice (Luther Vandross) and “Emerald City Ballet” (Timothy Graphenreed).

In addition to Lewis, the Broadway cast includes Deborah Cox as Glinda and Melody A. Betts as Aunt Em and Evillene, Kyle Ramar Freeman as the Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson as the Tinman, Avery Wilson as the Scarecrow, and Wayne Brady as The Wiz. In the ensemble are Maya Bowles, Shayla Alayre Caldwell, Jay Copeland, Allyson Kaye Daniel, Judith Franklin, Michael Samarie George, Collin Heyward, Amber Jackson, Olivia Jackson, Christina Jones, Polanco Jones, Kolby Kindle, Mariah Lyttle, Kareem Marsh, Anthony Murphy, Cristina Rae, Matthew Sims Jr, Avilon Trust Tate, Keenan D. Washington, and Timothy Wilson.

The Wiz has scenic design by Hannah Beachler, costume design by Sharen Davis, lighting design by Ryan J. O’Gara, sound design by Jon Weston, projection design by Daniel Brodie, wig design by Charles LaPointe, and make-up design by Kirk Cambridge-Del Pesche.

The Wiz is currently on national tour, having opened last night at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre.