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The Wiz is a 1978 American musical fantasy adventure film directed by Sidney Lumet. Adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same name, the film reimagines the classic 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum with an African-American cast. Dorothy, a 24-year old teacher from Harlem, finds herself magically ...
Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor.He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, with a career spanning 35 years [1] mostly as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with his most celebrated ...
James Monroe Iglehart (born September 4, 1974) [ 1][ 3] is an American actor and comic book writer. He is perhaps best known for his Tony Award -winning performance as the Genie in the original Broadway production of Aladdin. Iglehart assumed the role of Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson in the Broadway company of Hamilton in April 2017.
Here's a look at the seven most impressive things The Wiz managed to pull off during it's romp through the fantastic world of Oz. 'The Wiz Live!': 7 impressive moments from NBC's colorful musical ...
Clue: In his first feature film, he played the Scarecrow in The Wiz. Correct Response: Who is Michael Jackson? Related: 15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day
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).
Director Schele Williams talks about breathing new, “unapologetically Black” life into Broadway classic “The Wiz.” I promise: You will not […] The post ‘The Wiz’ is back on Broadway!
Bert Lahr. Irving Lahrheim (August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967), known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American stage and screen actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was well known ...