Various - The Wiz (The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard Of Oz") flac album

Vocals – Andre De Shields. Vocals – Clarice Taylor, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Hinton Battle, Mabel King, Tasha Thomas, Tiger Haynes. Issued with custom inner sleeve. On back of sleeve: Printed in . There are several versions of this album with different matrix numbers printed on the bottom of the labels. This version: PR (Presswell pressing plant).

The Wiz plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips. After Dorothy gets swept up in a tornado, she finds herself in the fantastical world of Oz. There, she makes new friends, battles evil witches, and seeks the aid of the all-powerful and mysterious Wiz. Ultimately, Dorothy finds that, if you believe with all your heart, you can always find your way home. With an infectious soul score, dynamic numbers, and endearing cast of characters, The Wiz is a joyous explosion of music, dance, magic, and heart to delight audience members of all ages.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The Marvelous Land of O. Glinda of Oz. By Ruth Plumly Thompson (books The Royal Book of Oz.

The Wiz - The Super Soul Musical: Original Cast Album (1975 Broadway Cast). The Wiz, The Wiz Live! Musical Double Feature. The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Stephanie Mills.

An adaptation of the groundbreaking Broadway musical - itself a retelling of L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 children's fantasy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that became the beloved Judy Garland movie - the Sidney Lumet-directed film had a rapturous soundtrack produced by Quincy Jones, a cast that included Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne, Nipsey Russell, Mabel King and Richard Pryor an. He got the backing of Fox - in exchange for first option for film rights, publishing rights and album rights - and in 1974 "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wonderful Wizard of Oz"' opened in Baltimore, before hitting Broadway the following year.

The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical. The music and lyrics were provided by Charlie Smalls. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I can't see how goin' south 125th street ever made anybody's life better. I wish I was home, I wish I was back with there, with the things I've been knowing.

The Wiz Live! is a television special that aired live on NBC on December 3, 2015. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, it is a performance of a new adaptation of the 1975 Broadway musical The Wiz, a soul/R&B reinterpretation of L. The broadcast is performed live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. This adaptation of the musical combines aspects of both the Broadway play and its 1978 film adaptation. Shanice Williams as Dorothy Gale.

Joe Cascone, artistic director of the Toronto Civic Light Opera Company, had long wanted to stage a musical of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz that was truer to Baum's original intentions, and as such, was able to incorporate various influences from the many adaptations of the story produced throughout the 20th century, including the original 1903 musical, the famous 1939 MGM. film, the musical The Wiz and several others. In writing the libretto for the new musical, Cascone made Baum a character in the play as a narrator, also doubling as the Wizard