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The Wiz (1978) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
It starred Nathan Lee Graham as The Wiz, James T. Lane as Tinman, Darius de Haas as Lion, Demetria McKinney as Glinda, and newcomers Danyel Fulton and Jared Grimes as Dorothy and Scarecrow, respectively.
Head Winkie. Dorothy (Diana Ross) eases on down the road to see the Wiz (Richard Pryor).
Meet the original Broadway cast of The Wiz on Broadway, and find out who was in the Original Cast, what parts they played and more.
Cast and crew of «The Wiz» (1978). Roles and the main characters. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell.
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The Wiz is a musical fantasy film adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, featuring an all-black cast, including Diana Ross as Dorothy Gale and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow.