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 ...

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 ...

The Wiz” is overdressed, overstuffed and overdone when all it needs is to concentrate on the singing and dancing skills of ...

For Melody Betts, who plays Evillene and Aunt Em in the Broadway ... Nearly 50 years after it first opened on Broadway April 17, 1975, The Wiz, in all its “Black-is-beautiful” glory, has ...

The Wiz's current Broadway revival comes nearly ... Betts rounds out the production's principal cast by portraying both Aunt Em and Evillene. The production hits Broadway for the first time ...

Alan Mingo Jr., returning to the role he originated on the pre-Broadway tour and played on Broadway as The Wiz, Sheherazade as Glinda and Kyla Jade as Aunt Em/Evillene, D. Jerome (MJ the Musical ...

The fascination goes on.... THE WIZ landed on Shea's Buffalo stage last ... Kyla Jade does double duty as Aunt Em and the wicked witch of the west, Evillene. Jade is a force to reckoned with ...

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 ...