How ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ Prepared Kandi Burruss for ‘The Wiz’ on Broadway

Going into Broadway’s musical revival of “The Wiz,” Tony-nominated producer and former “Real Housewives” star Kandi Burruss says that she took lessons from her previous experiences working in theater, particularly her first production, “Thoughts of a Colored Man.”

She told TheWrap the biggest lesson she learned was how crucial of a role investors play in keeping shows alive when financial crises, like a global pandemic, arise.

“That’s what taught me the importance of investors for a show,” Burruss said, looking back on the COVID-induced downfall of her first play “Thoughts of a Colored Man.” “You obviously know that you need investors for a Broadway show, but that was my first time.