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the invite list. but nikki haley making an appearance on the rnc stage to a mix of boos and cheers. what? she's now saying about the former president. take it from me. >> i haven't always agreed with president trump. >> plus, missing in the bahamas. we love and miss you so much. american woman taylor casey vanishing while on a yoga retreat. her loved ones dropping everything to fly down and search for her. the only reason why anything is happening is because we're making it happen. why do they believe bahamian authorities are not doing enough and he's on time. >> he's on down the road. >> the exuberant return of the wiz easing on back to broadway. the powerhouse newcomer stepping into those silver shoes three names diana ross, stephanie mills and michelle lewis. >> it is so cool to be amongst them. i mean, they are living legends. >> nightline will be right back

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behind the former president. appealing to undecided voters or others who, like her, could have a change of heart. listen to some of what she had to say tonight. >> we should acknowledge that there are some americans who don't agree with donald trump 100% of the time. i happen to know some of them. and i want to speak to them tonight. [ cheers and applause ] my message to them is simple. you don't have to agree with trump 100% of the time to vote for him. [ cheers and applause ] take it from me. i haven't always agreed with president trump. but we agree more often than we disagree. [ cheers and applause ]

we agree on keeping america strong. we agree on keeping america safe. and we agree that democrats have moved so far to the left that they're putting our freedoms in danger. i'm here tonight because we have a country to save. and a unified republican party is essential for saving her. [ cheers and applause ]r congressional correspondent rachel scott is in milwaukee and joins us from the convention floor. rachel, how was ambassador heaviliy's speech received? >> reporter: nikki haley may have gotten the second most votes but that was not evident by the reaction from the crowd here. it was a mix of cheers and a mix

of boos. but i will tell you, byron, this was not the target audience. everyone in this arena is voting for former president donald trump. n nikki haley was on the stage because they wanted her to make an appeal to independent voters and on what unites us and who you agree with. >> byron: you know as well as anyone emotions are running high after the events this past weekend. you can feel it in the room. how did that play into the speeches we heard tonight? >> reporter: several speak hoarse took the stage behind me fully acknowledge that they just ripped up their speeches. lara trump, trump's daughter-in-law, she talked about those terrifying moments of watching her father-in-law almost be assassinated on live television. that bullet grazing his right ear. and she sort of talked about this image that has really now become a defining image of this

campaign. the former president with his fist up in the air, saying the words fight, fight, fight. the trump campaign hoping that rallies people around him. there's a unifying message. the former president, we're told, is rewriting his speech. this has been a very divisive campaign, including from the former president. we'll have to see whether or not that holds. >> byron: you've been on the front line of this campaign from the beginning. we are grateful. get some rest, and we'll see you again, i'm sure, tomorrow. we'll have continuing coverage of the republican national convention, including remark busy republican vice presidential candidate j.d. vance, tomorrow night. and donald trump and the entire trump family on thursday here on "nightline." we turn now to a terrifying mystery in the bahamas. taylor casey, a chicago woman, missing during a month-long yoga retreat on the island. her loved ones frantic, fearful, and furious about the bahamian authorities who they say are not doing enough to find her. >> i have so many thoughts. i try not to think about them.

i just really try to dismiss them. and just believe that my daughter is alive. >> byron: taylor casey's family is living a nightmare every day. nearly a month now, desperately looking for answers for her whereabouts. >> for those of you who haven't met taylor, it's really a loss. because -- wow. so amazing. and our love is genuine. she just loves people. >> byron: the youth program director from chicago had been in the bahamas for a month-long trip to become a yoga instructor. the ashram yoga retreat on paradise island captured in a video posted to their facebook page. casey was last seen the night of june 19th when she didn't show up for a class the next day. the retreat reported her missing to local authorities. casey's mother, colette seymour, says these were the last messages she received june 18th.

>> taylor also mentioned to me how hard this class was. you know. taylor didn't go into details, about but taylor said," ma, this is hard." when she said that, i felt a concern. taylor's been doing yoga for all of those years. i'm kind of figuring, it can't be the yoga, so what is it? >> reporter: she feels the fact that her daughter is transgender shouldn't impact the investigation. >> what does it matter of taylor's gender? taylor is a human being, an american citizen that's missing in the bahamas. >> byron: in january, the u.s. issued a level 2 travel advisory to the bahamas, warning travelers of rising crime. the company running the retreat telling abc news, the as asking anyone with information on this case to contact the local police. in the interim, it's collaborating with authorities in their investigation. wellness travel has exploded in popularity. it's estimated wellness tourism is worth $651 billion annually

and expected to grow. what's more, most solo travelers are women. >> don't travel by yourself. travel in a group. >> byron: bahamian authorities say they've conducted a full and thorough investigation, adding in a statement in part, "there have been no complaints from u.s. authorities on how this matter has been conducted. in fact, we have been congratulated both by the family and the u.s. authorities. the investigation is still open." >> i don't know who they talking about congratulated them, because it sure wasn't me. i would not congratulate them for doing nothing and finding my child. >> byron: shortly after casey went missing, a u.s. state department spokesperson telling abc news in part, "when a u.s. citizen is missing, we work closely with local authorities as they carry out their search efforts, and we share information with families however we can." but seymour and casey's friend emily williams taking matters into their own hands. they both flew down to the

bahamas the week after casey disappeared to meet authorities and visit the retreat where she was staying. >> we still had a lot of questions about exactly what happened, where was taylor, and what information did the police have. >> when i saw taylor's tent versus everybody else's tent, first thing came to my mind was, segregation. isolation. why is my child's tent right here at the stairway, easy access to anything and everybody else's tent was in pairs? >> byron: casey's bible and journal were in her tent the day she was reported missing. her passport is still missing. authorities retrieved her cell phone in the ocean near where she was staying. >> tried to get access into that phone they found in the ocean to give them clues is to who she may have been texting, calling,er on where she may have gone. >> byron: police holding a presser defending their investigation. >> we had our divers, professional divers from the marine section, came across an

iphone, which we know belonged to miss taylor. >> byron: three days later, casey's family and friends held their own press conference. >> they only found the phone because taylor's niece pinged it and gave them the location. >> byron: they're counting each day and marking the milestones that casey has missed. her 42nd birthday last week. >> we all just want to say, happy birthday. although it's not so happy because you are not here with us. >> byron: they're staying hopeful and also urging others to join in the search. >> there are people who know what happened to taylor. and we want those people to come forward and make that information known so that we can find taylor and bring taylor home. when we come back, we spich gears to the exhilarating return of "the wiz" nearly 50 years later. ♪ come on and ease on down ease on down the road ♪ ♪ come on ease on down ease on down the road ♪

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>> byron: "the wiz" is back nearly a half century after the original kicked down barriers with its all-black cast as it eased down the road to the tonys and a film starring diana ross and michael jackson. the new broadway induction infuses the original with modern choreography and energy. here's abc's dimarco morgan. ♪ come on and ease on down ease on down the road ♪ ♪ come on ease on down ease on down the road ♪ >> i think they created a legacy that has brought together a nation.

i think we needed this musical. back then. we need it now. i think we'll need it for a very long time. >> reporter: an iconic cast of characters is easing on down the road again. >> audiences will come and say, "my aunt brought me, now i'm bringing my nieces and nephews." >> reporter: bringing the magic of "the wiz" back to brought way, this time led by newcomer nashell lewis. you're only 24 and you're rocking the house, the entire theater. where did that voice come from? >> i say it came from god, a gift that was given to me. >> reporter: her natural talent leading to a broadway debut and a story close to her heart. >> growing up i knew all the songs. >> reporter: keeping the legacy alive 50 years after the groundbreaking musical "the wiz" first exploded onto the scene. ♪ believe in the wave and your dreams will come true ♪

>> reporter: the entirely black cast debuting an updated take on the classic tale of "the wonderful wizard of oz" featuring songs with a soul of spin on the great white way. ♪ ease on down the road ♪ ♪ come on ease on down ease on down the road ♪ >> reporter: the production earned seven tony awards. >> the winner is -- "the wiz." >> reporter: but it would be its adaptation to the silver screen in 1978 that would cement its enduring place in american culture. the cast of "the wiz" starring legends like diana ross as dorothy. ♪ >> reporter: michael jackson as the scarecrow. >> if i only had a brain, i would have figured that out a long time ago. >> reporter: and richard pryor as the wiz. >> the great oz has decided not

to grant any of your wishes. >> i fell in love with the movie. i was in love with diana ross and michael jackson. richard pryor. oh my god. we would play it over and over and over again. >> reporter: alan mingo jr. takes on this production's title character of the wiz. >> the wizard of oz, where it came from, is one of the biggest folklores in america. you see a lion and a tin man, the scarecrow, you kind of know what the captions are. now you're listening on how we made our character. i feel like our art is becoming educated. for me, it's about finding your community to help meet your path. and you may be disappointed along the way, but you've got to keep going. and you can't believe everyone who crosses your path. there will always be roadblocks. for me, "the wiz" is about that, but to me it's no different than the other otherses of this wonderful story. >> reporter: this latest production updated the dialogue and music to keep up with the times. >> the director was like, we

don't want him to be mean or intimidating the same way as -- that we're used to. we want to do a new spin. and that allowed me to breathe new life and to add my own sort of charm, my own version of -- i call the wiz a black, crazy, willy wonka, in a way. >> reporter: that's a good description. what can viewers expect to see? it a little hip-hop, jazz, gospel? >> yes. my songs are strictly musical theater but our musical arranger and vocal arranger have really taken this show out of the '70s and made a fresh spin with our music. it still sounds familiar. the songs are still songs you heard back then. except it's not grounded in the '70s anymore, it's grounded in today. >> reporter: when was the first time that you had heard of "the wiz," watched the movie? >> oh, i feel like it's been in my life. it's just been there. i don't even remember the first time i watched it or the first

time i heard it. i just remember always knowing it. maybe that's for a lot of people of color. i've just always known it. >> reporter: nish enishelle was invited toa edition after producers came across this tiktok video of her singing "home," an iconic song from the musical. >> i've never liked social media. but when i saw other people putting themselves out there in a way that seemed genuine, i said, maybe this is something that i can do. i can share my story. and i can use this as a way to connect with other people. >> reporter: she started singing after losing her father to cancer when she was just 10 years old. >> it was a struggle for me. things happen, and you go throughout your life, and you think you can handle it. and it's like four years later that you might feel this rush of emotions for what happened. for me, it's important to remember those times when i was low. because it keeps me humbled and

grounded. it also keeps me strong, in a way. if he can go through that and still try to bring joy to someone else, then so can i. >> reporter: the same song that led her to be cast has been sung by icons like stephanie mills and diana ross. ♪ that we must look inside ♪ >> reporter: three names. diana ross. stephanie mills. nishelle lewis. that's good company to be in. >> i guess so. yes. yes. it is so cool to be amongst them. i mean, they are living legends. >> reporter: and the song, does it mean something do you every time you sing it? >> "home" means a lot to me. "home" is like the story of my life. it is the journey of realizing you've had the strength all along. and how to put that into motion. ♪ >> reporter: with every performance of "the wiz,"

nishelle and alan say they hope to inspire the next generation of young viewers. >> i feel in musical theater, there's not many opportunities to see black joy on stage. it's important, because black people should see this and see that they can do things like musical theater. >> reporter: how does it feel to look in the audience and you see young, old, black, white, just about everybody represented? >> yeah. it's amazing. for me, i want young, brown kids to see what i saw in this show. this is what made me do what i do. but to see kids of all races and colors, i hope they see the same thing. ♪ down the road ♪ >> byron: our thanks to dimarco. "the wiz" is on broadway now. when we return, the vegas casino giving it all 8 way -- well, at least $1.6 million of it.

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