The Modern Dance Company of Manhattan produced a touring production of The Wiz in 1980. No specific dates or tour stops are known.
The production used a different design and direction than the original. The only major change was addition of a Dream Ballet after "Soon as I Get Home".
Production Staff
Producers ...
- Barry Singer
- Ruth Singer
- Bernie Singer
- Broadway Productions
- Dyke Spear
- New York Theatrical Productions
- Joe Miranda
Production by ...
- Kim-Todd
Director/Choreographer ...
- Stephanie L. Terri
Musical Director ...
- Jeffrey Medina
Scenery/Special Effects ...
- John Patterson
Costumes ...
- Isiah Minson
Lighting ...
- Ron Farino
Sound ...
- Lee Jennings
Vocal Director ...
- Nathaniel Morris
Music Arrangements ...
- John Colby
- Jeffrey Medina
Assistant Director ...
- Jai Swanson
Assistant Vocial Director ...
- Peter M. Wherry
Production Stage Manager ...
- Stephen P. Croker
Original Cast
Aunt Em ...
- Cynthia Johnson
Toto ...
- Freddy
Dorothy ...
- Martine Girault
Uncle Henry ...
- Stanley Hopkins
Tornado ...
- Eric Gordon
Munchkins ...
- Valerie Newsam
- Mona Gabbin
- Wade Swift
- Jai Swanson
Dorothy (in Dream Ballet) ...
- Deborah Dockery
Yellow Brick Road ...
- Jamai Loman
- James Banks
- Juan Henderson
- Marlo Rollins
- Cori Swanson
Scarecrow ...
- Wm. Steven Johnson
Crows ...
- Wade Swift
- Eric Gordon
- Deborah Dockery
Tinman ...
- Peter M. Wherry
Lion ...
- Andre Courte
Kalidah King ...
- Cori Swanson
Mice Squad ...
- Lawrence Clayton
- James Banks
Gatekeeper ...
- Cori Swanson
The Wiz ...
- Stanley Hopkins
Evillene ...
- Valerie Newsam
Lord High Underling ...
- James Banks
Soldier Messenger ...
- Marlo Rollins
Winged Monkey ...
- Juan Henderson
Glinda ...
- Denise Grant
Pit Singers ...
- Lawrence Clayton
- Lynnette Dozier
- Mona Gabbin
- Eric Gordon
- Denise Grant
- Stanley Hopkins
- Cynthia Johnson
- Valerie Newsam
- Jai Swanson
- Wade Swift