The Wiz: It's Bananas!

If you were planning on easing down the road to see Ashanti as Dorothy in the off-Broadway production of The Wiz, don't!

Well, so says the critics.

The New York Times called the show "full of dead ends" and referred to Ashanti's performance as hollow. OUCH!

The New York Post gave the show 2 out of 5 stars. And praised Ashanti for tapping into her powerful voice (who knew?) but claimed that "she sticks to the same expression -- blank befuddlement."

There were some good reviews. The Associated Press called the show a "well-balanced production.”

Hey, guess everybody's a critic.