| For other versions of Dorothy, see Dorothy Gale. |
Dorothy Gale is the main protagonist of The Wiz. She embarks on a quest to find The Wiz to help her get home to New York City. Along the way she befriends the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion who join her in her quest.
Appearances[]
Broadway[]
In the musical Dorothy is portrayed by singer Stephanie Mills. She's a young girl who lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. She loved to play on their farm with her dog, Toto, instead of doing her chores. She would soon be swept away to the Land of Oz by a sudden Cyclone. Once she arrives in Munchkinland her house lands on Evamene, the Wicked Witch of the East freeing the Munchkins. She's the instructed by Addapearle, the Good Witch h North to go and visit The Wiz if she wanted to travel home as well as given the Silver Slippers, for protection.
Throughout her journey in Oz she finds the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Lion offers them to join her to go see The Wiz. Once they meet the Wizard he orders them to go and kill Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy and the Lion would soon be captured and put to work in Evilene's castle. After she tries to steal Dorothy's slippers and attack the Lion. Dorothy throws a bucket of water on Evillene which causes her to melt away. The Winkies ,the witches slaves, were set free and praised Dorothy as a hero. They soon return to The Wiz to realize he was a fraud. But he keeps he's promises to the gang and grants their wishes and offers to take Dorothy home himself. Unfortunately, when the Wizard prepares to leave with Dorothy, a strong winds blows and sends the Wizad away in his hot air balloon, making Dorothy unable to get home. She is then visited by Glinda, the Good Witch of the South and tells Dorothy she has the way to returns home. After saying goodbye to her friends and clicking her heels she's back welcomed by toto running into her arms.
Film[]
For the film version, Dorothy has been changed from a young girl to a 24 year old kindergarten teacher to better fit actress Diana Ross. She lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Extremely introverted, she is teased by Aunt Em for never having been south of 125th Street, as she has delayed moving out to start her own, independent life as an adult.
While Dorothy cleans up after the meal, her dog, Toto, runs out the open kitchen door into a violent snowstorm. She succeeds in retrieving him but finds herself trapped in the storm. A magical whirlwind made of snow – the work of Glinda, the Good Witch of the South – materializes and transports them to the realm of Oz. Released by the snowstorm, Dorothy smashes through an electric "Oz" sky sign as she descends from the atmosphere, and which falls upon and kills Evamene, the Wicked Witch of the East who rules Munchkinland. As a result, she frees the Munchkins who populate the playground into which she lands; they had been transformed into graffiti by Evamene for painting the playground walls.
Throughout her journey in Oz she rescues the Scarecrow from a gang of crows, finds the Tin Man in an amusement park and the Lion on pedestal at a library and offers them to join her to go see The Wiz. Once they meet the Wizard he orders them to go and kill Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West. Evillene's flying monkey biker gang captures Dorothy and her friends and brings them back to her. As she "tortures'' her friends and threaten to burn Toto alive. But Before she can she is hinted toward a fire alarm by the Scarecrow. She pulls the alarm putting the fire out and sets off the sprinkler, melting Evillene. The Witches slaves were set free and praised Dorothy as a hero. They soon return to The Wiz to realize he was a fraud and Dorothy unable to get home until Glinda returns to tell Dorothy the way home. After saying goodbye to her friends and clicking her heels she's back in New York with a new look on life.
Live[]
Up and coming actress Shancie Williams plays the role of Dorothy in the 2015 NBC production, making this her first major production. This is take on Dorothy shares similar attributes to her Broadway counterpart. She is a young orphan from Nebraska who always tries to go back there, but her plans are always stopped by her Aunt Em ( played by Stephanie Mills).
She follows the same events as her stage version except she wants to return Nebraska instead of Kansas, it isn't until the very end when she realizes that she must return to Kansas to be with her Aunt.
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