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Theodore Ross Roberts (June 30, 1934 – September 3, 2002) was an American actor best known for his role as the Lion in The Wiz, an all-African American reinterpretation of The Wizard of Oz. He won a Tony Award for the original 1975 Broadway production and recreated the role in the 1978 film version which also starred Diana Ross (no relation ...
Ted Ross and Mabel King were brought in to reprise their respective roles from the stage musical, while Nipsey Russell was cast as the Tin Man. Lena Horne, Lumet's mother-in-law at the time of production, was cast as Glinda the Good Witch, and Richard Pryor portrayed The Wiz. [13] [21] The film's choreographer was Louis Johnson. [22]
A big-budget film adaptation of the same name was released in 1978, with Ted Ross and Mabel King reprising their roles. A live television production of the stage version, The Wiz Live! , was broadcast on NBC on December 3, 2015, with an encore presentation on December 19 of the same year.
A 1978 movie version of “The Wiz” starred Ross, Lena Horne and Richard Pryor as the Wiz. Michael Jackson co-starred as the Scarecrow, with Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man and Ted Ross as the Lion.
Voice actor: Character: Ron Rubin: Carey Mahoney Greg Morton: Larvell Jones, Moses Hightower Dan Hennessey: Zed, Eugene Tackleberry Howard Morris: Sweetchuck, Professor
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 ...
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell and Ted Ross – “A Brand New Day” (1978)
Ross was born Steven Jay Rechnitz on April 5, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Jewish immigrants. [1] His father—who lost all his money during the Great Depression—changed the family name to Ross in hope of finding work with fewer struggles. [1] Ross attended Paul Smith's College for two years and then joined the U.S. Navy. [1]