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A closer look at the costumes from 'The Wiz' Broadway musical

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published March 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM CDT
Costumes from "The Wiz." (Courtesy of the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane)
Courtesy of the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
Costumes from "The Wiz." (Courtesy of the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane)

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Dwandalyn Reece from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture about some of the costumes from the iconic Broadway musical “The Wiz.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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