The new North American tour of The Wiz opened in Springfield, Ohio, on September 26, and the route on the production’s website now lists 67 engagements from October 15 through June 27, 2027, when it closes the season at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia.
The company is new for the 2026-27 season. Gabby Samone, a finalist on Season 23 of American Idol, plays Dorothy, and Asher HaVon, who won Season 25 of The Voice, is the Lion. Toni Lorene Baker, a contestant on Season 28 of the same show, plays Glinda. Jose E. Figueroa Jr. is the Scarecrow, Jaelen Spellman the Tinman and Bryan DeMond the Wiz, while April Renee Moye doubles as Aunt Em and Evillene.
Springfield got the tour first for a reason: the Clark State Performing Arts Center hosted the production’s technical rehearsals and its promotional photo shoot before the opening performance, which was a one-night-only date.
This week brings a string of one-night stands, starting at Emens Auditorium in Muncie, Indiana, on October 15 and moving on to Owensboro, Kentucky, Huntington, West Virginia, and Roanoke, Virginia, on consecutive nights. The first weekend sit-down of the month follows at the Theatre on Rodney Square in Wilmington, Delaware, October 23–25, and the company is at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio October 30–31.
The West Coast leg takes in the Orpheum in San Francisco, December 4–6, and the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California, December 8–13. In 2027 the tour plays the Colonial in Boston, January 22–24, the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, March 16–21, and crosses the border for Showplace Centroplex in Monterrey, Mexico, April 8–11, before a four-day stand at ATTPAC in Dallas, June 10–13. The website notes that more cities for the season are still to be announced.
Schele Williams directs, with choreography by JaQuel Knight and additional material by Amber Ruffin for William F. Brown’s book; music and lyrics are by Charlie Smalls. The design team is Hannah Beachler (scenic), Sharen Davis (costumes), Ryan O’Gara (lighting) and Jon Weston (sound), and Joseph Joubert supervises the music.
The musical first reached Broadway in 1975 and won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Dates and local box offices for every stop are listed at WizMusical.com.
