The Wiz
Shows · The Wiz
Though following such illustrious Wizard of Oz predecessors as the stage version of 1903 and the screen version of 1939, The Wiz was an original concept with an all-black cast, a new rock score, and dialogue that made the fairytale relevant to modern audiences. It still, however, told the same basic story about Dorothy (Stephanie Mills), the little girl from Kansas who is blown by a tornado into Munchkinland in the L…
- Opened
- 1975
- Performances
- 1,672
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Revolution
Won the Tony Award for Best Musical, 1975.
Productions3 on Broadway
| 1975 | Majestic Theatre Original. January 5, 1975 · Geoffrey Holder (Gilbert Moses uncredited) | 1,672 performances · 1 Tony wins |
| 1984 | Lunt Fontanne Theatre Revival. May 24, 1984 · Geoffrey Holder | 13 performances |
| 2024 | Marquis Theatre Revival. April 17, 2024 · Schele Williams | 142 performances · 1 Tony wins |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Recordings 7 albums held
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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32 passages naming The Wiz, found by keyword across 178 books. It's where this show turns up in the literature, not curated trivia about it.
The Wiz, a contemporary black variation, opened on Broadway in 1975. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p21
The all-black musical version of The Wizard of Oz, entitled The Wiz (1/5/75; 1,672 performances), was supposed to be a quick flop, but it caught on with audiences and was a tremendous hit. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p352
Mike Nichols, of Annie (1977) fame, decided to try it again with an eye on The Wiz (1975). No dice. book:more-opening-nights-on-broadway-a-critical-quotebook-of-compiled-by-steven-suski#p1026
Ease on Down the Road became the first blockbuster Broadway song hit of the 1970s and helped carry THE WIZ past a dismal initial reception. book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p431
The Wiz 1,672 performances Opened January 5, 1975 Closed January 29, 1979 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p455
The Wiz 1,672 performances Opened January 5, 1975 Closed January 29, 1979 book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p454
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