Opening Date

Jun 15, 1976

Closing Date

Jul 07, 1979

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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Produced by Ken Harper and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Book by William F. Brown; Music by Charlie Smalls; Lyrics by Charlie Smalls; Music orchestrated by Harold Wheeler; Vocal arrangements by Charles H. Coleman; Dance arrangements by Timothy Graphenreed; Musical Director: Charles H. Coleman
Directed by Geoffrey Holder; Choreography and Musical Numbers Staged by George Faison
Scenic Design by Tom H. John; Costume Design by Geoffrey Holder; Lighting Design by Tharon Musser; Sound Design by Richard J.C. Miller
Dance Captain: Joni Palmer
Ben Harney
Tinman
Ted Ross
Lion
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 1976
Valentino
Scarecrow
Ren Woods
Dorothy
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 22, 1976
Vivian Bonnell
Addaperle
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Aunt Em
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 1976
 
Glinda
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 1976
André De Shields
The Wiz
Jun 15, 1976 - Jan 09, 1977
Ella Mitchell
Evillene
Ruth Ashton
Emerald City Citizen
 
Poppy
George Bell
Emerald City Citizen
 
Royal Gatekeeper
Regina Bell
Emerald City Citizen
 
Poppy
Linda Booth
Munchkin
 
Field Mouse
Xavier Chatman
Yellow Brick Road
Caroline Dennis
Emerald City Citizen
Paul Hoskins
Yellow Brick Road
 
Emerald City Citizen
 
Winged Monkey
Leon Jackson
Yellow Brick Road
 
Emerald City Citizen
Christina Kimball
Tornado
 
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Kutee
Munchkin
Edward Love
Yellow Brick Road
 
Emerald City Citizen
Cheryl Lynn
Singer
Eleanor McCoy
Crow
 
Poppy
 
Emerald City Citizen
Charlotte Neveu
Crow
 
Poppy
 
Emerald City Citizen
Joni Palmer
Munchkin
 
Poppy
 
Emerald City Citizen
Ken Prymus
Uncle Henry
 
Royal Gatekeeper
 
Lord High Underling
Roumel Reaux
Crow
 
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Keith Simmons
Munchkin
 
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Marcy Thomas
Emerald City Citizen
 
Singer
John Valentine
Emerald City Citizen
 
Field Mouse
 
Singer
William Valentine
Emerald City Citizen
 
Singer
Tony Walker
Munchkin
 
Field Mouse
 
Soldier Messenger
Lewis Whitlock
Emerald City Citizen
 
Kalidah
Swings: Stanley Dalton and Jamilah Hunter
Understudies: Regina Bell (Tornado), Linda Booth (Evillene), Xavier Chatman (The Wiz), Kutee (Dorothy), Edward Love (Tinman), Charlotte Neveu (Addaperle), Ken Prymus (Lion), Marcy Thomas (Aunt Em, Glinda) and Tony Walker (Scarecrow)
Musical Director: Larry Ball
Dance Captain: Jamilah Hunter, Leon Jackson and Bruce Taylor

Cast

Clyde-Jacques Barrett
Tinman
Renée Harris
Dorothy
Sep 23, 1976 - ?
Ken Prymus
Lion
Sep 1976 - ?
Gayle Lorene Taylor
Dorothy
Ron Taylor
Lion
Charles Valentino
Scarecrow
Peggie Blue
Aunt Em
Aug 1978 - ?
 
Glinda
Aug 1978 - ?
Roz Clark
Aunt Em
Sep 1976 - Aug 1978
 
Glinda
Sep 1976 - Aug 1978
Kamal
The Wiz
Jan 11, 1977 - ?
Carolyn Miller
Evillene
Robert Monroe
The Wiz
Queen Yahna
Evillene
Feb 01, 1977 - ?
Windy Barnes
Singer
George Bell
Uncle Henry
 
Lord High Underling
Carmen Benitez
Poppy
 
Emerald City Citizen
Peggie Blue
Singer
? - Aug 1978
Phillip Bond
Yellow Brick Road
 
Emerald City Citizen
Clent Bowers
Royal Gatekeeper
 
Lord High Underling
 
Munchkin
 
Emerald City Citizen
Sharon Brown
Munchkin
 
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Le-Von Campbell
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Dolores Davis
Singer
Tenaj Davis
Tornado
 
Kalidah
 
Poppy
 
Emerald City Citizen
Barbara Farnandis
Singer
Jamilah Hunter
Emerald City Citizen
Leon Jackson
Winged Monkey
Eddie Jordan
Yellow Brick Road
 
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Eunice Lewis
Singer
Ilene Lewis
Munchkin
 
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Karen E. McDonald
Tornado
 
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Alvin McDuffie
Kalidah
 
Field Mouse
 
Emerald City Citizen
 
Soldier Messenger
Cindy McGee
Crow
 
Poppy
 
Emerald City Citizen
Clayton Palmer
Crow
 
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Myles Gregory Savage
Emerald City Citizen
Deborah Lynn Sharpe
Munchkin
 
Kalidah
 
Field Mouse
Henry Shaw
Crow
 
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Graciela Simpson
Crow
 
Poppy
 
Emerald City Citizen
Siri Sat Nam SIngh
Kalidah
 
Emerald City Citizen
Katherine Singleton
Poppy
 
Emerald City Citizen
Eran Smith
Yellow Brick Road
 
Emerald City Citizen
Dan Strayhorn
Yellow Brick Road
 
Emerald City Citizen
Bruce Taylor
Yellow Brick Road
Ron Taylor
Uncle Henry
 
Lord High Underling
 
Royal Gatekeeper
Evelyn Thomas
Tornado
Patience Valentine
Munchkin
 
Kalidah
 
Field Mouse
William Valentine
Field Mouse
Sean Walker
Yellow Brick Road
 
Emerald City Citizen
Tony Walker
Kalidah
Lewis Whitlock
Yellow Brick Road
 
Winged Monkey
Swings: Carl Bailey , Jackie DeRouen , Daryl Richardson , Siri Sat Nam SIngh and Bruce Taylor
Understudies: Windy Barnes (Aunt Em, Glinda), George Bell (Lion), Peggie Blue (Aunt Em, Glinda), Clent Bowers (Uncle Henry, Lion), Sharon Brown (Dorothy), Sulanya Conway (Evillene), Leon Jackson (The Wiz), Ilene Lewis (Dorothy), Alvin McDuffie (Scarecrow), Cindy McGee (Dorothy), Daryl Richardson (Tornado), Myles Gregory Savage (The Wiz, Tinman), Deborah Lynn Sharpe (Dorothy), Henry Shaw (Soldier Messenger, Winged Monkey), Siri Sat Nam SIngh (Tinman), Dan Strayhorn (Tinman), Ron Taylor (Lion), John Valentine (Tinman) and Sean Walker (Scarecrow)
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