The Wiz opened at the Beacon Theatre in New York on March 16, 1993. It closed after 28 performances. The production stopped in New York after a short tour.
Production Staff
Producers ...
- Theatre of the Stars
- Christopher B. Manes
- Robert L. Young & Associates
- National Black Arts Festival
Director/Choreographer ...
- George Faison
Scenery ...
- Randel Wright
Costumes ...
- Jonathan Bixby
Lighting ...
- Jonathan McLain
Sound ...
- Abe Jacob
Musical Direction/Dance Arrangements ...
- Timothy Graphenreed
Original Cast
Aunt Em ...
- Toni Seawright
Toto ...
- Mischief
Dorothy ...
- Stephanie Mills
Uncle Henry ...
- Maurice Lautner
Tornado ...
- Evelyn Thomas
Munchkins ...
- Inaya Jafan Davis
- Bobby Daye
- Kellie Turner
- Virginia Ann Woodruff
Addaperle ...
- Ebony Joann
Yellow Brick Road ...
- Christopher Davis
- James A. Ervin
- Cornell Ivey
- Neil Whitehead
Scarecrow ...
- Garry Q. Lewis
Crows ...
- Evelyn Ebo
- Cina Reneé Ellis
- Roland Hayes
- Frederick Moore
- April Nixon
- John Eric Parker
- Katherine J. South
Tinman ...
- Eugene Fleming
Lion ...
- H. Clent Bowers
Kalidahs ...
- Evelyn Ebo
- Roland Hayes
- Frederick Moore
- April Nixon
- Katherine J. Smith
- Evelyn Thomas
- Rachel Tecora Tucker
Poppies ...
- Evelyn Ebo
- Cina Reneé Ellis
- April Nixon
- Katherine J. Smith
- Rachel Tecora Tucker
Field Mice ...
- Inaya Jafan Davis
- Cornell Ivey
- John Eric Parker
- Virginia Ann Woodruff
Gatekeeper ...
- Bobby Daye
The Wiz ...
- André De Shields
Evillene ...
- Ella Mitchell
Lord High Underling ...
- Maurice Lautner
Soldier Messenger ...
- Roland Hayes
Head Winged Monkey ...
- Cornell Ivey
Winged Monkeys ...
- Christopher Davis
- Evelyn Ebo
- James A. Ervio
- Roland Hayes
- Frederick Moore
- April Nixon
- John Eric Parker
- Katherine J. Smith
- Rachel Tecora Tucker
- Neil Whitehead
Emerald City Citizens ...
- Christopher Davis
- Inaya Jafan Davis
- Bobby Daye
- Evelyn Ebo
- Cina Reneé Ellis
- James A. Ervin
- Roland Hayes
- Cornell Ivey
- Maurice Lautner
- Frederick Moore
- April Nixon
- John Eric Parker
- Katherine J. Smith
- Evelyn Thomas
- Rachel Tecora Tucker
- Kellie Turner
- Neil Whitehead
- Virginia Ann Woodruff
Glinda ...
- Toni Seawright
Understudies
Swing ...