The Wiz
Photos by Kevin Berne.
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The Wiz

Lion (Tituss Burgess), Dorothy (Nikki M. James), Scarecrow (Rashad Naylor) and Tinman (Michael Benjamin Washington) get down in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse.  Photo by Kevin Berne

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Dorothy (Nikki M. James) puts a house down on the Wicked Witch of the East as the Munchkins look on in Des
McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at
La Jolla Playhouse.  Photo by Kevin Berne

 

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Having just been freed from a rusty junk pile, Tinman (Michael Benjamin Washington) gives thanks to Dorothy (Nikki M. James) and Scarecrow (Rashad Naylor) in Des McAnuff’s
re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse.
Photo by Kevin Berne

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In a Kansas farmhouse, Dorothy (Nikki M. James) clutches her beloved dog Toto as a tornado brews in Des McAnuff’s
re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse. 
Photo by Kevin Berne

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Lion (Tituss Burgess) is enchanted by the poppy field on his approach into Emerald City in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse.  Photo by Kevin Berne

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The Wiz (David Alan Grier) dazzles Emerald City in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at
La Jolla Playhouse.  Photo by Kevin Berne

 

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Scarecrow (Rashad Naylor) tells Dorothy (Nikki M. James) and Toto (Albert Blaise Cattafi) of his troubles in Des McAnuff’s
re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse. 
Photo by Kevin Berne

 

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Majesty of Mustiness Evillene (E. Faye Butler) tries to coax the silver slippers away from Dorothy (Nikki M. James) and Toto (Albert Blaise Cattafi) in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse.  Photo by Kevin Berne

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Munchkinland welcomes Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North (Heather Lee) in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse. Photo by Kevin Berne

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Tinman (Michael Benjamin Washington) tells his tale of woe to Dorothy (Nikki M. James) and her dog Toto (Albert Blaise Cattafi) in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse. Photo by Kevin Berne

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Tinman (Michael Benjamin Washington, center) lets loose after getting oiled up by Toto (Albert Blaise Cattafi), Dorothy
(Nikki M. James) and Scarecrow (Rashad Naylor) in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse. Photo by Kevin Berne

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Tinman (Michael Benjamin Washington) gets oiled up by Dorothy (Nikki M. James), Scarecrow (Rashad Naylor) and Toto (Albert Blaise Cattafi) in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse. Photo by Kevin Berne

 

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Tinman (Michael Benjamin Washington) needs oiling in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse.  Photo by Kevin Berne

 

 

 

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Scarecrow (Rashad Naylor) wants to join in Dorothy’s journey in Des McAnuff’s re-imagining of The Wiz, playing at La Jolla Playhouse.  Photo by Kevin Berne