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The Wiz is a 1978 American musical fantasy adventure film directed by Sidney Lumet. Adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same name, the film reimagines the classic children's novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum with an African-American cast.
On that wonderfully logical premise, the classic “Wizard of Oz” was transformed into a Broadway musical named “The Wiz,” and then the most expensive movie musical ever made. Is the movie a match for the 1939 Judy Garland version?
Oct 24, 2023 · On this day in 1978, 45 years ago, The Wiz was released in theaters as the film adaptation of the 1974 broadway musical of the same title. Of course, the original source of inspiration for all of these amazing films and musicals we've gotten over the decades stems from L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Oct 24, 2018 · But it took me dozens of views to realize The Wiz was more than an all-Black adaptation of the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer classic. It was, and remains, a powerful critique of anti-Blackness and racism within America.
Dec 2, 2015 · The Wiz is the kind of movie that crushes hearts in the film business. The 1978 Sidney Lumet-directed, Rob Cohen-produced musical based on the Broadway hit was thought to be an unstoppable ...
Dec 3, 2015 · When The Wiz began filming in New York, the 27-year-old producer moved Michael and La Toya into a Manhattan apartment, and Michael was on his own for the first time. He lived a normal life,...
Dec 3, 2015 · The Wiz, which came to life first as a Broadway musical, is a cousin of the movie, not a remake. Its independence is firmly based in its cheerful suppositions that Dorothy is a black girl...
