Theater

Schele Williams on Directing ‘The Notebook,’ ‘The Wiz’—and Making Broadway History

‘HOPE FOR HUMANITY’

Schele Williams on making her Broadway directorial debut—and history—with “The Notebook” and “The Wiz,” her mom’s experience of Alzheimer’s, racism, and crafting diverse theater.

Schele Williams, director of 'The Wiz,' and co-director of 'The Notebook.'
Jeremy Daniel

At the end of the dress rehearsal of the Broadway production of The Notebook (Schoenfeld Theatre, booking to July 3), the director Schele Williams was confronted with the sight of six girls crying their eyes out.

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