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The Wiz The Wiz is a musical, with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and a book by William F. Brown. It is based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and featured only African American actors. The original Broadway production in 1975 won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The musical was an early example of Broadway’s mainstream acceptance of works with an all-black cast. The musical has had revivals in New York, London, San Diego and the Netherlands, and an Encores! concert version is planned for the summer of 2009. A film version was relased in 1978. Motown singer and actress Diana Ross played Dorothy Michael Jackson as The Scarecrow Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man Richard Pryor as the Wiz Lena Horne as Glinda the Good Witch TedRoss as The Cowardly Lion Source: en.wikipedia.org Sources: en.wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiz_(film) The Wiz (film) The Wiz is a 1978 American musical film produced by Motown Productions and Universal Pictures, and released by Universal on October 24, 1978. An urbanized retelling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz featuring an entirely African-American cast, The Wiz was adapted from the 1975 Broadway musical of the same name. The film follows the adventures of Dorothy, a shy schoolteacher from Harlem, New York who finds herself magically transported to the wonderland of Oz — which resembles a fantasy version of New York City. Befriended by a Scarecrow, a Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion, Dorothy travels through the world of Oz to seek an audience with the mysterious “Wiz”, who they say has the power to take her home. Produced by Rob Cohen and directed by Sidney Lumet, The Wiz stars Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merrit
