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| First Preview: | May 17, 1984 | Total Previews: | 7 |
| Opening Date: | May 24, 1984 | ||
| Closing Date: | Jun 03, 1984 | Total Performances: | 13 |
Category: Musical, Comedy, Revival, Broadway
Description: Soft-rock musical version of the Oz story.
| Production Staff | |
|---|---|
| Theatre Owned / Operated by The Messrs. Nederlander | |
| Produced by Tom Mallow, James Janek and The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President) | |
| Book by William F. Brown; Music by Charlie Smalls; Lyrics by Charlie Smalls; Music orchestrated by Harold Wheeler; Musical Director: Charles H. Coleman; Vocal arrangements by Charles H. Coleman; Dance arrangements by Timothy Graphenreed; Assistant Musical Dir.: John Simmons; "Everybody Rejoice" music and lyrics by Luther Vandross; "Emerald City Ballet (Pssst)" music by Timothy Graphenreed; "Emerald City Ballet (Pssst)" music and lyrics by George Faison | |
| Directed by Geoffrey Holder; Choreography and musical numbers staged by George Faison | |
| Scenic Design by Peter Wolf; Costume Design by Geoffrey Holder; Lighting Design by Paul Sullivan; Hair and Wig Design by Ray Iagnocco; Make-Up Design by Joseph McDevitt; Sound Design by Gary M. Stocker | |
| General Manager: American Theatre Productions, Inc.; Company Manager: Daryl T. Dodson | |
| Production Stage Manager: Jack Welles; Stage Manager: Luis Montero; Assistant Stage Mgr: Nate Barnett | |
| Music Contractor: Jack Jeffers | |
| Dogs trained and handled by Dawn Animal Agency, Inc.; General Press Representative: Max Eisen; Press Representative: Barbara Glenn and Maria Somma; Dance Captain: Sharon Brooks; Assistant to the Director: Leo Holder; Asst. to the Choreographer: Roumel Reaux; Photographer: Kenn Duncan | |
| Cast |
|---|
| Stephanie Mills | Dorothy |
| Gregg Baker | Lion | |
| Peggie Blue | Aunt Em | |
| Sharon Brooks | Poppy | |
| Head of the Society of Emerald City | ||
| Paula Anita Brown | Crow | |
| Poppy | ||
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Roslyn Burrough | Emerald City Citizen | |
| Carol Dennis | Munchkin | |
| Sunflower | ||
| Stranger | ||
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Alfred L. Dove | Yellow Brick Road | |
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Ann Duquesnay | Glinda | |
| Ada Dyer | Munchkin | |
| Sunflower | ||
| Chief of the Field Mice | ||
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Carla Earle | Poppy | |
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Germaine Edwards | Yellow Brick Road | |
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Winged Monkey | ||
| Marvin Engran | Crow | |
| Kalidah | ||
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Soldier Messenger | ||
| Juanita Fleming | Addaperle | |
| Tanya Gibson | Poppy | |
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Jasmine Guy | Crow | |
| Kalidah | ||
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Carl Hall | The Wiz | |
| Lawrence Hamilton | Munchkin | |
| Kalidah | ||
| Field Mouse | ||
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Lord High Underling | ||
| Sam Harkness | Munchkin | |
| Sunflower | ||
| Stranger | ||
| Royal Gatekeeper | ||
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Raymond C. Harris | Kalidah | |
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Gigi Hunter | Kalidah | |
| Poppy | ||
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Dwight Leon | Yellow Brick Road | |
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Ella Mitchell | Evillene | |
| Howard Porter | Tinman | |
| Daryl Richardson | Tornado | |
| Poppy | ||
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| David Robertson | Yellow Brick Road | |
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Martial Roumain | Kalidah | |
| Emerald City Citizen | ||
| Toto | Toto | |
| Charles Valentino | Scarecrow | |
| David Weatherspoon | Uncle Henry | |
| Munchkin | ||
| Sunflower | ||
| Stranger | ||
| Field Mouse | ||
| Emerald City Citizen |
| Swings: Eugene Little (Swing) and Sheri Moore (Swing) |
| Understudies: Sharon Brooks (Glinda, Tornado), Carol Dennis (Addaperle), Alfred L. Dove (Winged Monkey), Ann Duquesnay (Aunt Em), Ada Dyer (Dorothy), Germaine Edwards (Scarecrow), Juanita Fleming (Evillene), Lawrence Hamilton (Tinman), Sam Harkness (Lion) and David Weatherspoon (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 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 |
| 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 |