The Wiz

Synopsis

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

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Cast

Diana Ross

Dorothy

Michael Jackson

Scarecrow

Nipsey Russell

Tinman

Ted Ross

Lion

Mabel King

Evillene

Theresa Merritt

Aunt Em

Thelma Carpenter

Miss One

Lena Horne

Glinda the Good

Richard Pryor

The Wiz

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Stanley Greene

Uncle Henry

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Clyde J. Barrett

Subway Peddler

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Derrick Bell

Crow

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Roderick-Spencer Sibert

Crow

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Kashka Banjoko

Crow

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Ronald "Smokey" Stevens

Crow

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Toney Brealond

Gold Footman

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Joe Lynn

Gold Footman

Clinton Jackson

Green Footman

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Charles Rodriguez

Green Footman

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Carlton Johnson

Head Winkie

Crew

Art

• Conrad 'Connie' F. Brink Property Master
• Philip Rosenberg Art Direction
• John Jay Moore Assistant Art Director
• Edward Stewart Set Decoration
• Robert Drumheller Set Decoration
• Tony Walton Production Design

Camera

• Oswald Morris Director of Photography
• James A. Contner Camera Operator
• Jack Priestley Second Unit Director of Photography
• Kenneth Goss Key Grip
• Hank Muller Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Coordinator
• Gloria Gresham Costume Coordinator
• Robert Laden Makeup Supervisor
• Carl Fullerton Makeup Artist
• Michael R. Thomas Makeup Artist
• Scott Cunningham Makeup Artist
• Allen Weisinger Makeup Artist
• Marilyn Putnam Wardrobe Assistant
• George Newman Wardrobe Assistant
• William A. Farley Hairstylist
• Ted Long Hairstylist
• Tony Walton Costume Design

Crew

• Eugene Powell Scenic Artist
• Edward Garzero Scenic Artist
• Al Griswold Special Effects
• Louis Johnson Choreographer
• Everett Creach Stunt Coordinator
• Steve James Stunts

Directing

• Sidney Lumet Director
• Lynne Twentyman Script Supervisor
• Alan Hopkins Second Assistant Director
• Burtt Harris First Assistant Director

Editing

• Dede Allen Editor
• Angelo Corrao Assistant Editor
• Marlayna Franklin Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Norman Leigh Gaffer

Production

• Rob Cohen Producer
• Kenneth Harper Executive Producer
• Berry Gordy Executive Producer
• Grace Blake Production Office Coordinator
• Kenneth Utt Production Manager
• Burtt Harris Associate Producer

Sound

• Charlie Smalls Original Music Composer
• Robert N. Tucker Jr. Orchestrator
• Jack Fitzstephens Sound Supervisor
• Jack Fitzstephens Music Editor
• Stan Bochner Sound Editor
• Marc Laub Sound Editor
• Hal Levinsohn Sound Editor
• Al Nahmias Sound Editor
• Ronald Roose Sound Editor
• Charlie Smalls Songs
• Quincy Jones Music Arranger
• Quincy Jones Music Supervisor

Visual Effects

• Albert Whitlock Visual Effects

Writing

• Joel Schumacher Screenplay
• L. Frank Baum Characters
• Charlie Smalls Theatre Play
• William F. Brown Theatre Play

Photos