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The Wiz opened in Wilmington, DE on June 23, 1978. It toured until July 1, 1979, closing in Portland OR.
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Production Staff |
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Book
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William F. Brown |
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Book
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Sam Bobrick [uncredited] |
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Source Material
(based on novel)
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L. Frank Baum |
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Music/Lyrics
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Charlie Smalls |
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Music
(additional)
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George Faison |
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Music
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Timothy Graphenreed |
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Music
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Luther Vandross |
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Producer
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Tom Mallow |
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Producer
(in association with)
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James Janek |
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Director
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Geoffrey Holder |
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Choreography
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George Faison |
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Scenery
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Peter Wolf |
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Costumes
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Geoffrey Holder |
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Lighting
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Tharon Musser |
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Sound
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Kit Bond |
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Musical Director
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Joel Alan Levine |
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Orchestrations
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Harold Wheeler |
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Vocal Arrangements
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Charles H. Coleman |
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Dance Arrangements
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Timothy Graphenreed |
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Production Associate
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Jerry R. Moore |
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Production Associate
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Richard Martini |
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Company Manager
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Sheila R. Phillips |
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Stage Manager
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J. S. McKie, Jr. |
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Stage Manager
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Luis Montero |
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Stage Manager
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Randy Flood |
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Wardrobe
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Linda Berry |
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Wardrobe
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Frederick Lloyd |
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Props
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Arthur Evans |
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Assistant Director
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Donald Christy |
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Production Assistant
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David Kerley |
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Press
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Barbara Glenn |
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Original Cast |
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Aunt Em
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Juanita Fleming |
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Toto
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Toto |
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Deborah Malone |
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Uncle Henry
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Randy Flood |
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Tornado
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Leah Randolph |
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Munchkin
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Stanley Ramsey |
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Munchkin
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Harold Johnson |
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Munchkin
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Venida Evans |
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Munchkin
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Sharon K. Brooks |
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Munchkin
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Tenita L. Jordan |
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Addaperle
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Washington |
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Yellow Brick Road
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Germaine Edwards |
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Yellow Brick Road
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David Robertson |
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Yellow Brick Road
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Ron Blanco |
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Yellow Brick Road
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Eddie Jordan |
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Scarecrow
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Garry Q. Lewis |
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Crow
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Sheri Moore |
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Crow
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Carla Earle |
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Crow
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Allison Reneé Manson |
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Tinman
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Jai Oscar St. John |
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Lion
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Bobby Hill |
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Stranger
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Randy Flood |
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Kalidah
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Carla Earle |
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Kalidah
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Sheri Moore |
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Kalidah
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Stanley Ramsey |
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Kalidah
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Harold Johnson |
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Kalidah
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Michael Sampson |
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Kalidah
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Keith Simmons |
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Poppy
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Allison Reneé Manson |
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Poppy
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Sharon K. Brooks |
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Poppy
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Joy Goodson |
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Poppy
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Leah Randolph |
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Field Mouse
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Venida Evans |
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Field Mouse
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Tenita L. Jordan |
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Field Mouse
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Eartha D. Robinson |
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Royal Gatekeeper
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Randy Flood |
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The Wiz
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Charles Douglass |
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Evillene
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Gwendolyn J. Shepherd |
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Lord High Underling
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Randy Flood |
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Soldier Messenger
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Harold Johnson |
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Winged Monkey
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Germaine Edwards |
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Glinda
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Juanita Fleming |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Michael Sampson |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Ron Blanco |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Germaine Edwards |
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Emerald City Citizen
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David Robertson |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Eddie Jordan |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Keith Simmons |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Allison Reneé Manson |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Joy Goodson |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Sharon K. Brooks |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Carla Earle |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Sheri Moore |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Leah Randolph |
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Emerald City Citizen
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Tenita L. Jordan |
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