The Wiz
The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow!
Overview
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
- Budget
- $24,000,000
- Revenue
- $21,049,053
- Production
- Motown Productions
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Cast
Diana Ross
Dorothy
Michael Jackson
Scarecrow
Nipsey Russell
Tinman
Ted Ross
Lion
Mabel King
Evillene
Theresa Merritt
Aunt Em
Thelma Carpenter
Miss One
Lena Horne
Glinda the Good
Richard Pryor
The Wiz
Clinton Jackson
Green Footman
Dorothi Fox
Aunt Em's Party
Billie Allen
Aunt Em's Party
Willie C. Carpenter
Aunt Em's Party
Alvin Alexis
Aunt Em's Party
Iman
Emerald City Citizen (uncredited)
Quincy Jones
Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Writers
- Joel Schumacher
- Producers
- Berry Gordy,Rob Cohen,Kenneth Harper
- Cinematography
- Oswald Morris
- Composer
- Charlie Smalls
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CinemaSerf
March 30, 2024
Whilst I think this really does work on stage, I really didn't much rate this African-American take on the timeless "Wizard of Oz" tale. It seems much more intent on making a political statement than it does on entertaining anyone, and given I'm not from the community it was made by and for, I felt a bit like I was not really invited to the party. The story itself sees a slightly older "Dorothy" (Diana Ross) chasing her dog through a heavy snowfall. She gets hopelessly lost and next thing she is…