AROUND TOWN
THE WIZ
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
PHOTOS BY KYLE SAMPERTON
THE EVENT: A $250,000 production of the The Wiz
performed by Ellington students and sponsored by
circus master Ken Feld. The Feld Family Foundation
donated technical and theatrical equipment to produce
the school’s most expensive musical production to
date. Students performed opening night for a VIP
crowd that included Mayor Adrian Fenty, School
Chancellor Michelle Rhee and other members of the
school board
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