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The Wiz is the original motion picture soundtrack album for the 1978 film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Wiz.Although the film was produced for Universal Pictures by Motown Records' film division, the soundtrack album was issued on MCA Records as a two-LP collection (Universal was owned by MCA Inc. at the time).
Stephanie Mills (pictured in 2017) played Dorothy in the original 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz.. The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown.
After the song concludes, Dorothy comes out of hiding and releases Scarecrow from the pole. Together, they then dance their way down the yellow brick road in search of The Wiz, singing "Ease on Down the Road" as they go. [9] [10] The song is also heard in The Wiz Live!, replacing "I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday".
In 1975, a catchy song and a grabby commercial helped propel 'The Wiz' to Broadway success. Now it's returning in triumph
Stephanie Dorthea Mills [8] [9] (born March 22, 1957) [1] [10] is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to stardom as "Dorothy" in the original seven-time Tony Award winning Broadway run of the musical The Wiz from 1974 to 1979.
Nichelle Lewis will star in the national tour of “The Wiz” this fall, then make her Broadway debut next year The post Broadway-bound revival of ‘The Wiz’ finds its next Dorothy, thanks in ...
Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow sing the song with the newly freed Winkies, who were ruled and enslaved by Evillene. It was later featured in the 1978 film version, sung by cast members Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross (credited as The Wiz Stars).
Aside from standards like “He’s the Wiz,” “Ease on Down the Road” and “Home,” even new music, like the song “Poppies,” pop. Are there plans for a soundtrack? Oh, there is, yes.