The Wiz
The musical version of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 05, 1975
Closing Date
Jan 28, 1979
1st Preview
Dec 24, 1974
1st Preview
Dec 24, 1974
Previews
15
Performances
1,672
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Jan 05, 1975
Close Date: Jan 28, 1979
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Majestic Theatre
(Jan 05, 1975 - May 25, 1977)
(Jan 05, 1975 - May 25, 1977)
Broadway Theatre
(May 25, 1977 - Jan 28, 1979)
(May 25, 1977 - Jan 28, 1979)
Description
Soft-rock musical version of the Oz story.
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PeopleProduced by Ken HarperMusic by Charlie Smalls; Lyrics by Charlie Smalls; Book by William F. Brown; The new musical version of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum; Music orchestrated by Harold Wheeler; Vocal arrangements by Charles H. Coleman; Dance arrangements by Timothy Graphenreed; Featuring songs by George Faison, Timothy Graphenreed and Luther Vandross; Featuring songs with lyrics by George Faison and Luther Vandross; Musical Director: Charles H. ColemanDirected by Geoffrey Holder; Choreographed by George FaisonScenic Design by Tom H. John; Costume Design by Geoffrey Holder; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Wig Design by Stanley James; Make-Up Design by Stanley James; Tinman costume executed by Frederick Nihda; Sound Design by Richard J.C. MillerMusical Coordinator: Earl ShendellSpecial Effects by Ronald Vitelli; Magic Consultant: Steve RodmanPress Representative: The Merlin Group, Ltd. and Sandra Manley; Animal Trainer: Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.; Advertising: Matthew Serino and The Blaine Thompson Company; Photographer: Martha Swope; Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; Poster Designed by Milton Glazer (Pushpin Studios)Field MouseEmerald City CitizenEmerald City CitizenEmerald City CitizenKalidahField MouseEmerald City CitizenEmerald City CitizenEmerald City CitizenEmerald City CitizenEmerald City CitizenPoppyEmerald City CitizenPoppyEmerald City CitizenEmerald City CitizenEmerald City CitizenKalidahEmerald City CitizenMunchkinKalidahEmerald City CitizenMunchkinField MouseLord High UnderlingField MouseCrowSwings: Cynthia Ashby and Otis SallidStandby: Butterfly McQueen (Addaperle) and Arnetia Walker (Dorothy)Understudies: Phylicia Ayers-Allen (Glinda), Dee Dee Bridgewater (Aunt Em), Pi Douglass (Scarecrow), Jozella Reed (Addaperle), Tasha Thomas (Evillene) and Ralph Wilcox (Tinman)
Majestic Theatre (Jan 05, 1975 - May 25, 1977)
Production Stage Manager: Christopher KellyCast
Kalidah
Field Mouse
Lord High Underling
Uncle Henry
Winged Monkey
Lord High Underling
Soldier Messenger
Standby: Renée Harris (Dorothy)Broadway Theatre (May 25, 1977 - Jan 28, 1979)
Musical Director: Tom PiersonCast
Emerald City Citizen
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Winged Monkey
Emerald City Citizen
Munchkin
Uncle Henry
Lord High Underling
Pit Singer
Emerald City Citizen
Kalidah
Royal Gatekeeper
Emerald City Citizen
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Royal Gatekeeper
Lord High Underling
Understudies: Ruth Brisbane (Addaperle, Evillene), Deborah Burrell (Aunt Em), Wendy Edmead (Aunt Em), Pat Estwick (Dorothy), Kwame Johnson (The Wiz), Michael Leslie (Lion, Lord High Underling), Alvin McDuffie (Scarecrow), Howard Porter (Tinman), Janyse M. Singleton (Glinda), Gayle Turner (Dorothy), Carl Weaver (Scarecrow) and Victor Willis (Tinman, Lion, The Wiz) -
SongsAct 1Sung ByThe Feeling We Once HadAunt EmTornado BalletCompanyHe's the WizardAddaperle and MunchkinsSoon as I Get HomeDorothyI Was Born on the Day Before YesterdayScarecrow and CrowsEase on Down the RoadDorothy, Scarecrow and Yellow Brick RoadSlide Some Oil to MeTinman, Dorothy and ScarecrowMean Ole LionLionKalidah BattleDorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion, Kalidahs and Yellow Brick RoadBe a LionDorothy and LionLion's DreamLion and PoppiesEmerald City Ballet (Psst)
(music by George Faison and Timothy Graphenreed; lyrics by George Faison)Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion and CompanySo You Wanted to Meet the WizardThe WizTo Be Able to Feel (What Would I Do If I Could Feel)TinmanAct 2Sung ByNo Bad NewsEvilleneFunky MonkeysMonkeysDorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion and WinkiesWho Do You Think You Are?Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and LionBelieve in YourselfThe WizY'all Got It!The WizA Rested Body Is a Rested MindGlindaBelieve in Yourself (Reprise)GlindaHomeDorothy -
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1975 Winner
Produced by Ken HarperBest Book of a Musical
1975 Nominee
Book by William F. Brown
Best Original Score
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1975 Winner
Ted Ross
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1975 Winner
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Best Costume Design
1975 Winner
Costume Design by Geoffrey Holder
Best Choreography
1975 Winner
Choreographed by George Faison
Best Direction of a Musical
1975 Winner
Directed by Geoffrey HolderDrama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
1975 Winner
Produced by Ken Harper
Outstanding Music and Lyrics
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
1975 Nominee
Stephanie Mills
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1975 Winner
Ted RossOutstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1975 Nominee
Hinton BattleOutstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
1975 Nominee
Mabel King
Outstanding Choreography
1975 Winner
Choreographed by George FaisonOutstanding Director of a Musical
1975 Nominee
Directed by Geoffrey Holder
Outstanding Costume Design
1975 Winner
Costume Design by Geoffrey HolderOutstanding Set Design
1975 Nominee
Scenic Design by Tom H. John
Produced by Ken Harper
Music by Charlie Smalls; Lyrics by Charlie Smalls; Book by William F. Brown; The new musical version of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum; Music orchestrated by Harold Wheeler; Vocal arrangements by Charles H. Coleman; Dance arrangements by Timothy Graphenreed; Featuring songs by George Faison, Timothy Graphenreed and Luther Vandross; Featuring songs with lyrics by George Faison and Luther Vandross; Musical Director: Charles H. Coleman
Directed by Geoffrey Holder; Choreographed by George Faison
Scenic Design by Tom H. John; Costume Design by Geoffrey Holder; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Wig Design by Stanley James; Make-Up Design by Stanley James; Tinman costume executed by Frederick Nihda; Sound Design by Richard J.C. Miller
Musical Coordinator: Earl Shendell
Special Effects by Ronald Vitelli; Magic Consultant: Steve Rodman
Press Representative: The Merlin Group, Ltd. and Sandra Manley; Animal Trainer: Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.; Advertising: Matthew Serino and The Blaine Thompson Company; Photographer: Martha Swope; Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; Poster Designed by Milton Glazer (Pushpin Studios)
Field Mouse
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Kalidah
Field Mouse
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Munchkin
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Munchkin
Field Mouse
Lord High Underling
Field Mouse
Crow
Swings:
Cynthia Ashby
and Otis Sallid
Standby:
Butterfly McQueen
(Addaperle) and Arnetia Walker
(Dorothy)
Understudies:
Phylicia Ayers-Allen
(Glinda), Dee Dee Bridgewater
(Aunt Em), Pi Douglass
(Scarecrow), Jozella Reed
(Addaperle), Tasha Thomas
(Evillene) and Ralph Wilcox
(Tinman)
Majestic Theatre (Jan 05, 1975 - May 25, 1977)
Production Stage Manager: Christopher Kelly
Cast
Kalidah
Field Mouse
Lord High Underling
Uncle Henry
Winged Monkey
Lord High Underling
Soldier Messenger
Standby:
Renée Harris
(Dorothy)
Broadway Theatre (May 25, 1977 - Jan 28, 1979)
Musical Director: Tom Pierson
Cast
Emerald City Citizen
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Winged Monkey
Emerald City Citizen
Munchkin
Uncle Henry
Lord High Underling
Pit Singer
Emerald City Citizen
Kalidah
Royal Gatekeeper
Emerald City Citizen
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Emerald City Citizen
Royal Gatekeeper
Lord High Underling
Understudies:
Ruth Brisbane
(Addaperle, Evillene), Deborah Burrell
(Aunt Em), Wendy Edmead
(Aunt Em), Pat Estwick
(Dorothy), Kwame Johnson
(The Wiz), Michael Leslie
(Lion, Lord High Underling), Alvin McDuffie
(Scarecrow), Howard Porter
(Tinman), Janyse M. Singleton
(Glinda), Gayle Turner
(Dorothy), Carl Weaver
(Scarecrow) and Victor Willis
(Tinman, Lion, The Wiz)
Act 1
Sung By
The Feeling We Once Had
Aunt Em
Tornado Ballet
Company
He's the Wizard
Addaperle and Munchkins
Soon as I Get Home
Dorothy
I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday
Scarecrow and Crows
Ease on Down the Road
Dorothy, Scarecrow and Yellow Brick Road
Slide Some Oil to Me
Tinman, Dorothy and Scarecrow
Mean Ole Lion
Lion
Kalidah Battle
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion, Kalidahs and Yellow Brick Road
Be a Lion
Dorothy and Lion
Lion's Dream
Lion and Poppies
Emerald City Ballet (Psst)
(music by George Faison and Timothy Graphenreed; lyrics by George Faison)
(music by George Faison and Timothy Graphenreed; lyrics by George Faison)
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion and Company
So You Wanted to Meet the Wizard
The Wiz
To Be Able to Feel (What Would I Do If I Could Feel)
Tinman
Act 2
Sung By
No Bad News
Evillene
Funky Monkeys
Monkeys
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion and Winkies
Who Do You Think You Are?
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion
Believe in Yourself
The Wiz
Y'all Got It!
The Wiz
A Rested Body Is a Rested Mind
Glinda
Believe in Yourself
(Reprise)
Glinda
Home
Dorothy
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1975 Winner
Produced by Ken Harper
Produced by Ken Harper
Best Book of a Musical
1975 Nominee
Book by William F. Brown
Book by William F. Brown
Best Original Score
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1975 Winner
Ted Ross
Ted Ross
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1975 Winner
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Best Costume Design
1975 Winner
Costume Design by Geoffrey Holder
Costume Design by Geoffrey Holder
Best Choreography
1975 Winner
Choreographed by George Faison
Choreographed by George Faison
Best Direction of a Musical
1975 Winner
Directed by Geoffrey Holder
Directed by Geoffrey Holder
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
1975 Winner
Produced by Ken Harper
Produced by Ken Harper
Outstanding Music and Lyrics
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
1975 Nominee
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1975 Winner
Ted Ross
Ted Ross
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1975 Nominee
Hinton Battle
Hinton Battle
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
1975 Nominee
Mabel King
Mabel King
Outstanding Choreography
1975 Winner
Choreographed by George Faison
Choreographed by George Faison
Outstanding Director of a Musical
1975 Nominee
Directed by Geoffrey Holder
Directed by Geoffrey Holder
Outstanding Costume Design
1975 Winner
Costume Design by Geoffrey Holder
Costume Design by Geoffrey Holder
Outstanding Set Design
1975 Nominee
Scenic Design by Tom H. John
Scenic Design by Tom H. John
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