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    The Wiz

    Broadway
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    The Wiz Playbill - December 1974
    The Wiz Playbill - December 1974
    The Wiz Playbill - July 1977
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    SYNOPSIS:
    People (114)
    • Phylicia Rashad
      Phylicia Rashad
      Field Mouse
      (Original)
      Munchkin
      (Original)
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Replacement)
    • Phillip Bond
      Phillip Bond
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Original)
    • Leslie Butler
      Leslie Butler
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Poppy
      (Original)
      Munchkin
      (Replacement)
    • Pi Douglass
      Pi Douglass
      Field Mouse
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Original)
      Munchkin
      (Original)
    • Ronald Dunham
      Ronald Dunham
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Original)
    • Wendy Edmead
      Wendy Edmead
      Crow
      (Original)
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Tornado
      (Replacement)
    • Rodney Green
      Rodney Green
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Original)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Replacement)
    • Eugene Little
      Eugene Little
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Original)
    • Frances Morgan
      Frances Morgan
      Crow
      (Original)
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Poppy
      (Original)
    • Joni Palmer
      Joni Palmer
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Munchkin
      (Original)
      Poppy
      (Original)
    • John Parks
      John Parks
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Replacement)
    • Kenneth Scott
      Kenneth Scott
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Original)
    • Evelyn Thomas
      Evelyn Thomas
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Original)
      Tornado
      (Original)
    • Andy Torres
      Andy Torres
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Original)
      Munchkin
      (Original)
      Winged Monkey
      (Original)
    • Carl Weaver
      Carl Weaver
      Field Mouse
      (Original)
      Munchkin
      (Original)
      Soldier Messenger
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Replacement)
    • Ralph Wilcox
      Ralph Wilcox
      Field Mouse
      (Original)
      Lord High Underling
      (Original)
      Uncle Henry
      (Original)
    • Renee Rose
      Renee Rose
      Crow
      (Replacement)
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Replacement)
      Poppy
      (Replacement)
    • Lois Hayes
      Lois Hayes
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Replacement)
      Munchkin
      (Replacement)
      Poppy
      (Replacement)
    • Paul Hoskins
      Paul Hoskins
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Replacement)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Replacement)
    • Bruce Taylor
      Bruce Taylor
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Replacement)
      Kalidah
      (Replacement)
    • Kevin Jeff
      Kevin Jeff
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Replacement)
      Winged Monkey
      (Replacement)
    • Kwame Johnson
      Kwame Johnson
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Replacement)
      Kalidah
      (Replacement)
    • Pat Estwick
      Pat Estwick
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Replacement)
      Poppy
      (Replacement)
    • Alma Robinson
      Alma Robinson
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Replacement)
      Kalidah
      (Replacement)
    • Alvin McDuffie
      Alvin McDuffie
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Replacement)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Replacement)
    • Victor Willis
      Victor Willis
      Lord High Underling
      (Replacement)
      Royal Gatekeeper
      (Replacement)
      Uncle Henry
      (Replacement)
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    • Phillip Bond
      Phillip Bond
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Original)
    • Pi Douglass
      Pi Douglass
      Field Mouse
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Original)
      Munchkin
      (Original)
    • Ronald Dunham
      Ronald Dunham
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Original)
    • Rodney Green
      Rodney Green
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Original)
    • Eugene Little
      Eugene Little
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Original)
    • Frances Morgan
      Frances Morgan
      Crow
      (Original)
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Poppy
      (Original)
    • Joni Palmer
      Joni Palmer
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Munchkin
      (Original)
      Poppy
      (Original)
    • John Parks
      John Parks
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Original)
    • Kenneth Scott
      Kenneth Scott
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Yellow Brick Road
      (Original)
    • Evelyn Thomas
      Evelyn Thomas
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Original)
      Tornado
      (Original)
    • Andy Torres
      Andy Torres
      Emerald City Citizen
      (Original)
      Kalidah
      (Original)
      Munchkin
      (Original)
      Winged Monkey
      (Original)
    • Carl Weaver
      Carl Weaver
      Field Mouse
      (Original)
      Munchkin
      (Original)
      Soldier Messenger
      (Original)
    • Ralph Wilcox
      Ralph Wilcox
      Field Mouse
      (Original)
      Lord High Underling
      (Original)
      Uncle Henry
      (Original)
    View All Cast
    • George Faison
      George Faison
      "Emerald City Ballet (Pssst)" music and lyrics
      Choreographer
    View All Production Team

    Pro Info

    • First Preview
      Dec 24 1974
    • Opening Date
      Jan 5 1975
    • Closing Date
      Jan 28 1979
    • Previews
      15
    • Performances
      1,672 as of Jan 27, 2023
    Playbill Pro The Wiz

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    Awards

    Drama Desk Award
    1975 Outstanding Costume Design Winner
    1975 Outstanding Musical Winner
    1975 Outstanding Director of a Musical Nominee
    1975 Outstanding Choreography Winner
    1975 Outstanding Music and Lyrics Winner
    1975 Outstanding Set Design Nominee
    1975 Outstanding Actress in a Musical Nominee
    1975 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Winner
    1975 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Nominee
    1975 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Nominee
    Tony Award
    1975 Musical Winner
    1975 Best Book of a Musical Nominee
    1975 Best Choreography Winner
    1975 Costume Design (Play or Musical) Winner
    1975 Best Direction of a Musical Winner
    1975 Best Featured Actor in a Musical Winner
    1975 Best Featured Actress in a Musical Winner
    1975 Best Original Score Winner

    Other Broadway Productions

    • The Wiz Playbill - Opening Night, May 1984
      The Wiz - May 24, 1984
      Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (Revival)

    Shows That Opened That Season: 1974–1975

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