Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors presents Nicholas Leichter Dance with Monstah Black in a re-imagined vision of Oz. Ease on down the road to the brink of fantasy in this mash-up of The Wiz and The Wizard of Oz for the Obama generation. Featuring an expanded cast and special guests. Opening for music icon Nona Hendryx. THE WHIZ was funded by New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) through the National Dance Project (NDP) with generous support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the MetLife Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation. Funds to underwrite the general operating support associated with this project were generously provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additional funding for THE WHIZ was provided by NYSCA and the NEA, public agencies. The score for THE WHIZ was commissioned by the American Music Center Live Music for Dance Program.