EPISODE · Jun 17, 2025 · 22 MIN
Bonus Chat: Dana Cimone Feels At "Home" At The Wiz!
from The Roundtable with Robert Bannon · host Broadway Podcast Network
Everybody look around, there’s reason to rejoice! The Tony Award®-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back. Conjuring up an Oz unlike anything ever seen before, the creative team is helmed by director Schele Williams (The Notebook, revival of Disney’s Aida) and includes choreographer JaQuel Knight (Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”), William F. Brown (book), Charlie Smalls (music & lyrics), Amber Ruffin (additional material), Joseph Joubert (music supervision, orchestrations, & music arrangements), Allen René Louis (vocal & music arrangements), Adam Blackstone and Terence Vaughn (dance music arrangements), and Paul Byssainthe Jr. (music direction). We have the star herself! Dorothy is here! Dana Cimone comes into the iconic role and has hit the road! Coming to you live for the first time from Atlanta, Georgia! Dana is so thrilled and honored to be making her debut as Dorothy in The Wiz. We catch up to talk about how the role came to be, how she is celebrating her 21st Birthday, and how you too can find home even on the road! The Wiz comes to the Fisher Theatre in Detroit Jun 17 - 29, 2025! For tickets make sure to visit www.BroadwayInDetroit.com __________________________________________________________________ Check out "The Roundtable with Robert Bannon" here on BPN on the daily, on YouTube, Broadway World, and on social media! Like, comment, share, & subscribe! For more info on Robert- www.RobertBannon.com Follow Him on IG- @RobertMBannon TikTok-@RobertMBannon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Everybody look around, there’s reason to rejoice! The Tony Award®-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back. Conjuring up an Oz unlike anything ever seen before, the creative team is helmed by director Schele Williams (The Notebook, revival of Disney’s Aida) and includes choreographer JaQuel Knight (Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”), William F. Brown (book), Charlie Smalls (music & lyrics), Amber Ruffin (additional material), Joseph Joubert (music supervision, orchestrations, & music arrangements), Allen René Louis (vocal & music arrangements), Adam Blackstone and Terence Vaughn (dance music arrangements), and Paul Byssainthe Jr. (music direction). We have the star herself! Dorothy is here! Dana Cimone comes into the iconic role and has hit the road! Coming to you live for the first time from Atlanta, Georgia! Dana is so thrilled and honored to be making her debut as Dorothy in The Wiz. We catch up to talk about how the role came to be, how she is celebrating her 21st Birthday, and how you too can find home even on the road! The Wiz comes to the Fisher Theatre in Detroit Jun 17 - 29, 2025! For tickets make sure to visit www.BroadwayInDetroit.com __________________________________________________________________ Check out "The Roundtable with Robert Bannon" here on BPN on the daily, on YouTube, Broadway World, and on social media! Like, comment, share, & subscribe! For more info on Robert- www.RobertBannon.com Follow Him on IG- @RobertMBannon TikTok-@RobertMBannon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Bonus Chat: Dana Cimone Feels At "Home" At The Wiz!
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