Promoted as “The Wiz” through the “Blackest of Black ... Betts, as Aunt Em and the wicked witch Evillene, is a powerhouse, bringing a humor and vocal prowess to the gospel-esque “Don ...

Everything OZ continues these days. L Frank Baum would be flabbergasted to think that his 1900 novel 'THE  WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ' would be as popular, if not MORE popular, in 2025. The endless ...

The soulful 1970s interpretation of “The Wizard of Oz,” playing at The Bushnell in Hartford through Sunday, is overdressed, overstuffed and overdone when all it needs is to concentrate on the special ...

In their quest to find the wizard, they also face Evillene, the equally evil sister of Evermean, the wicked witch whom Dorothy inadvertently killed when she arrived in Oz; Evillene might be their ...

She commands the stage with both. Even more impressive is Kyla Jade in the dual role of Aunt Em and Evillene (“The Wiz” version of the Wicked Witch of the West). These are very different ...