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Star of and Tony nominee for BOOP. Click on picture to get the cast recording on amazon

The Original Cast Recording of The Wiz climbed to #50 for the week ending June 14, 1975. Available at amazon. The Soundtrack for the Tommy movie was number 3.
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Bares 2025: The Stripathon

Donate to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS at https://donate.broadwaycares.org
NOT the Broadway Bares fundraising show, but Ms. Williams sings Sondheim.
On June 19, 2024, Black on Broadway celebrated Juneteenth and honoree Phylicia Rashaad’s Birthday in Times Square.

Bares 2023

Broadway Bares 2023 Pleasure Palace was a blast, especially with special guest appearances by two Tony winners. Check out this opening number featuring Barry’s instructor Mike P:

from page one of Billboard magazine, August 21, 1971

‘Superstar’ Companies Eye $20 Mil;

Cast Album Due

by IAN DOVE

NEW YORK-“Jesus Christ Superstar”-the Stigwood Group’s authorized touring version of the rock opera-has already grossed over $1 million and it’s initial four weeks on the road, said Robert Stigwood, chairman of the group.

Stigwood is also putting out two further touring companies, including a previously unannounced college company, and a Broadway production.

“The whole ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ touring companies have a potential gross of $20 million,” he said. I expect that in the next five months the first touring company will gross $1 million each month. We want to run this version for a minimum of one year but are firmly committed to the next six months.”

The second Superstar company starts its tour Sept. 17…

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