Michael Jackson's music will live on, the pop icon's longtime friend and collaborator, producer Quincy Jones, wrote in a tribute Jackson Sunday. Writing in the Chicago Tribune, Jones described Jackson as a man-child in many ways, but emphasized his dedication and professionalism, saying he evoked Fred Astaire, Sammy Davis Jr.

By Lee Randall I'M OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD, THE wonderful Wizard of Shoreditch - otherwise known as artist and author Graham Rawle, the inventive genius behind Woman's World, a novel consisting entirely of bits of text cut and pasted from women's magazines, and the long running Lost Consonants series.

By Philip Key's MORE than 100 talented teens from all over Merseyside are getting their chance to perform in a full-scale musical production at the Empire theatre. This year's Live Nation Stage Experience project, The Wiz, is already under way, with performances coming up next week.

By Amanda S. Coleman, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Jul. 23--When Jon Garow directed the 30 young "munchkins" rehearsing a scene from "The Wizard of Oz" at the Ellington High School auditorium, he received some help from one of the older cast members.

By A.K. Whitney Red shoes, an adorable dog, a green-faced witch and lots of little people were all part of the fun Saturday when Musical Theatre West opened the last show of its 55 th season at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center.