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
Stanley Greene
Uncle HenryClyde J. Barrett
Subway PeddlerDerrick Bell
CrowRoderick-Spencer Sibert
CrowRonald "Smokey" Stevens
CrowToney Brealond
Gold FootmanJoe Lynn
Gold Footman
Clinton Jackson
Green FootmanCharles Rodriguez
Green FootmanCarlton Johnson
Head WinkieTed Williams
Munchkin #1Mabel Robinson
Munchkin #2Damon Pearce
Munchkin #3Donna Patrice Ingram
Munchkin #4Harry Madsen
CheetahGlory Van Scott
Rolls Royce LadyVicki Baltimore
Green LadyCarles Cleveland
Aunt Em's Party
Mariann Aalda
Aunt Em's PartyAaron Boddie
Aunt Em's PartyGay Faulkner
Aunt Em's PartyTed Butler
Aunt Em's PartyT.B. Skinner
Aunt Em's PartyJamie Perry
Aunt Em's PartyH. Douglas Berring
Aunt Em's PartyJames Shaw
Aunt Em's PartyJohnny Brown
Aunt Em's PartyGyle Waddy
Aunt Em's Party
Dorothi Fox
Aunt Em's PartyFrances Salisbury
Aunt Em's PartyBeatrice Dunmore
Aunt Em's PartyTraci Core
Aunt Em's PartyDonald King
Aunt Em's PartyClaude Brooks
Aunt Em's Party
Billie Allen
Aunt Em's Party
Willie C. Carpenter
Aunt Em's PartyDenice De Jon Nortez
Aunt Em's PartyKevin Stockton
Aunt Em's Party
Alvin Alexis
Aunt Em's Party
Iman
Emerald City Citizen (uncredited)Duke Thorbs
The Wiz Singers Children's Choir (voice) (uncredited)
Released
en
$24,000,000.00
$21,049,053.00
- #new york city
- #dreams
- #melancholy
- #musical
- #based on play or musical
- #dog
- #disco
- #based on movie
- #wizard
- #harlem, new york city
- #funk
- #african american
- #whimsical
- #commanding
- #familiar
- #joyful
- #african american musical
Reviews
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" (