Shows · The Wiz (2024 Revival)
The Wiz (2024 Revival)
Opened 2024
140 performances
Revival, Contemporary
Dorothy, a young girl from Kansas, is swept by a tornado to the magical Land of Oz, where she joins the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion on a journey down the yellow brick road to find the Wiz, who they hope can grant their wishes. Through their adventures, each discovers that what they were searching for — brains, heart, courage, and home — was within them all along.
- Music
- Charlie Smalls
- Lyrics
- Charlie Smalls
- Book
- William F. Brown
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Concord Theatricals THE WIZ listed in the licensor's own catalogue |
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. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) in the context of contemporary African-American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974, at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, and moved to Broadway's Majestic Theatre with a new cast on January 5, 1975. The 1975 Broadway production was nominated for eight Tony Awards winning seven including Best Musical. It was an early example of Broadway's mainstream acceptance of works with an all-Black cast. It has had revivals in New York, London, San Diego…
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