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The Wiz was theatrically released the following year on October 24, 1978, to critical and commercial failure. [4] [5] [6] The film received generally negative reviews from critics, with many unfavorably comparing the film to its source material. Some critics criticized the casting of Ross as Dorothy, while others criticized the direction of ...
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.
In 1975, a catchy song and a grabby commercial helped propel 'The Wiz' to Broadway success. Now it's returning in triumph Fifty years later, 'The Wiz' is returning to Broadway for a victory lap
Miles Marshall Lewis (@MMLunlimited) is an author and Harlem-based cultural critic whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Rolling Stone and many other outlets.
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).
A new revival of "The Wiz," featuring Wayne Brady and the hits "Ease on Down the Road" and "Home," opens at the Hollywood Pantages before its Broadway run. Review: 'The Wiz' revival wobbles more ...
“The Wiz” celebrated its return to Broadway on Wednesday night — but where was Toto? The re-imagining of “The Wizard of Oz,” featuring a Black cast, originated on Broadway in 1974 ...
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 ...