The Wiz (stage)
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The Wiz was a stage musical which was a modernized reimagining of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It premiered on Broadway in 1975 starring Stephanie Mills as Dorothy; Hinton Battle as the Scarecrow; Tiger Haynes as the Tin Man; Ted Ross as the Lion; Mabel King as Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West; and Andre De Shields as the title character. It was directed by Geoffrey Holder, and had a score by Charlie Smalls, a libretto by William F. Brown, and won 7 Tony Awards in 1975, including Best Musical. It was made into a movie in 1978.
Production Staff
- Book: William F. Brown
- Book: Sam Bobrick [uncredited]
- Source Material: Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum
- Music/Lyrics: Charlie Smalls
- Music (additional): George Faison
- Music (additional): Timothy Graphenreed
- Music (additional): Luther Vandross
- Producer: Ken Harper
- Director: Geoffrey Holder
- Choreography: George Faison
- Settings: Tom H. John
- Costumes: Geoffrey Holder
- Lighting: Tharon Musser
- Sound: Richard J.C. Miller
- Musical Director: Charles H. Coleman
- Orchestrations: Harold Wheeler
- Dance Arrangements: Timothy Graphenreed
- Vocal Arrangements: Charles H. Coleman
- Music Coordinator: Earl Shendell
- Wardrobe Supervisor: Yvonne Stoney
- Assistant to Choreographer/Dance Captain: John Parks
- Wigs: Stanley James
- General Manager: Emanuel Azenberg
- General Manager: Eugene V. Wolsk
- Manager: Jose Vega
- Company Manager: Susan Bell
- Press: Merlin Group
- Press: Sandra Manley
- Press: Elizabeth Rodman
Original Cast
- Aunt Em: Tasha Thomas
- Toto: Nancy
- Dorothy: Stephanie Mills
- Uncle Henry: Ralph Wilcox
- Tornado: Evelyn Thomas
- Munchkins: Phylicia Ayers-Allen, Pi Douglass, Joni Palmer, Andy Torres, Carl Weaver
- Addaperle: Clarice Taylor
- Yellow Brick Road: Ronald Dunham, Eugene Little, John Parks, Kenneth Scott
- Scarecrow: Hinton Battle
- Crows: Wendy Edmead, Frances Morgan, Ralph Wilcox
- Tinman: Tiger Haynes
- Lion: Ted Ross
- Kalidahs: Phillip Bond, Pi Douglass, Rodney Green, Evelyn Thomas, Andy Torres
- Poppies: Lettie Battle, Leslie Butler, Eleanor McCoy, Frances Morgan, Joni Palmer
- Field Mice: Phylicia Ayers-Allen, Pi Douglass, Carl Weaver, Ralph Wilcox
- Royal Gatekeeper: Danny Beard
- The Wiz: André De Shields
- Evillene: Mabel King
- Lord High Underling: Ralph Wilcox
- Soldier Messenger: Carl Weaver
- Winged Monkey: Andy Torres
- Glinda: Dee Dee Bridgewater
- Emerald City Citizens: Lettie Battle, Leslie Butler, Wendy Edmead, Eleanor McCoy, Frances Morgan, Joni Palmer, Evelyn Thomas, Phillip Bond, Ronald Dunham, Rodney Green, Eugene Little, John Parks, Kenneth Scott, Andy Torres
- Pit Singers: Frank Floyd, Sam Harkness, Jozella Reed, Tasha Thomas
