Why “Wiz” now when you can “Wicked” later?

Y’know, if you’re willing to wait a while?

Unlike the Oz-themed sequel, “Wicked: For Good” (which isn’t out until November), you can see “The Wiz” here in South Florida right now if you desperately need a little Emerald City in your life … immediately … and don’t mind a few little trip-ups on the Yellow Brick Road.

The national tour of the Broadway megahit from back in the day is playing at Miami’s Arsht Center through Oct. 12, then heading to West Palm Beach’s Kravis Center from Oct. 21-26.

“The Wiz” reruns, reimagines and reconfigures “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” through a soulful filter: It brought Black culture to the Great White Way, and won seven Tony Awards in the process. The score is a tuneful tribute to African American contributions

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