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The Wiz
The musical version of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
| First Preview: | Dec 24, 1974 |
Total Previews: | 15 |
| Opening Date: | Jan 05, 1975 |
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| Closing Date: | Jan 28, 1979 |
Total Performances: | 1672 |
| 1975 Tony Award® Best Musical |
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 | Produced by Ken Harper [winner] | | 1975 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical |
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| | Book by William F. Brown [nominee] | | 1975 Tony Award® Best Original Score |
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| Music by Charlie Smalls; Lyrics by Charlie Smalls [winner] | | 1975 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical |
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| Ted Ross [winner] |
| 1975 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Musical |
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| Dee Dee Bridgewater [winner] |
| 1975 Tony Award® Best Costume Design |
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| Geoffrey Holder [winner] |
| 1975 Tony Award® Best Choreography |
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| George Faison [winner] |
| 1975 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical |
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| Geoffrey Holder [winner] |
| 1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical |
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| Produced by Ken Harper [winner] | | 1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music and Lyrics |
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| Music by Charlie Smalls; Lyrics by Charlie Smalls [winner] | | 1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical |
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| | Stephanie Mills [nominee] |
| 1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical |
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| Ted Ross [winner] |
| | Hinton Battle [nominee] |
| 1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical |
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| | Mabel King [nominee] |
| 1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Choreography |
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| George Faison [winner] |
| 1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical |
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| | Directed by Geoffrey Holder [nominee] | | 1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Costume Design |
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| Geoffrey Holder [winner] |
| 1975 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design |
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| | Scenic Design by Tom H. John [nominee] |
| ACT 1 | Sung By |
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| 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 Timothy Graphenreed and 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 |
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| No Bad News | Evillene |
| Funky Monkeys | Monkeys |
Everybody Rejoice
(music by Luther Vandross; lyrics by Luther Vandross) | 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 |
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