Deborah Cox, Melody A. Betts Join Broadway-Bound ‘The Wiz’
deadline.comRecording artist Deborah Cox and Chicago-based actress and singer Melody A. Betts have joined the Broadway-bound cast of The Wiz, with Cox taking the role of Glinda and Betts cast as Aunt Em and Evillene.
Cox and Betts join the previously announced cast of Wayne Brady as the Wiz, and Kyle Ramar Freeman as the Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson as the Tinman, and Avery Wilson as the Scarecrow.
Additional casting will be announced in the coming weeks. The casting of Cox and Betts was announced today by producers Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Brian Anthony Moreland and Ambassador Theatre Group.
The Wiz revival will begin a national tour this fall with a planned arrival on Broadway in spring of 2024. Cox has reached the music charts with six top 20 Billboard R&B singles and 13 No.
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