Seeing “The Wiz” live onstage, 50 years after its Broadway debut…

******50+ YEAR-OLD SPOILERS!****** As a child growing up in the 1970s, we only had appointment TV. Beta and VHS videotapes were prohibitively expensive. DVDs/Blu-Rays were decades away, let alone streaming. When your favorite show was broadcast (with commercials), your little butt had to be in front of that tiny, 20-odd inch cathode ray TV or…

Forever “the Oogie Boogie man”; Ken Page (1954-2024)…

A number of celebrity greats have passed away this past week; legendary singer Kris Kristofferson (“A Star Is Born,” “Blade”), Maggie Smith (the “Harry Potter” movies, “Downtown Abbey,” “Hook”), John Amos (“Good Times,” “Roots,” “Die Hard 2”), and John Ashton (the “Beverly Hills Cop” films). While each have received their deserved tributes in the media,…