Production Info
Previews:
December 24, 1975
(15 previews)
Opening
January 5, 1975
Closing:
January 28, 1979
Length of Run:
1672 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Credits Highlights
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Director
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Choreography and Musical Numbers Staging
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Cast
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Aunt Em
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Dorothy
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Uncle Henry
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Addaperle
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Scarecrow
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Tinman
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Lion
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The Wiz
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Evillene
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Glinda
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Musical Numbers
The musical numbers list has been verified as correct.
Act One
- Overture
- The Feeling We Once Had .... Aunt Em
- Tornado Ballet .... Company
- He's the Wizard .... Addaperle & Munchkins
- Soon As I Get Home .... Dorothy
- I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday .... Scarecrow & Crows
- Ease on Down the Road .... Dorothy, Scarecrow & Yellow Brick Road
- Slide Some Oil to Me .... Tin Man, Dorothy & Scarecrow
- Mean Ole Lion .... Lion
- Kalidah Battle .... Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Kalidahs & Yellow Brick Road
- Be a Lion .... Dorothy & Lion
- Lion's Dream .... Lion & Poppies
- Emerald City Ballet (Psst) .... Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion & Company
- So You Wanted to Meet the Wizard? .... The Wiz
- What Would I Do If I Could Feel? .... Tin Man
Act Two
- Entr'Acte
- No Bad News .... Evillene
- Funky Monkeys .... Monkeys
- Everybody Rejoice .... Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion & Winkies
- Who Do You Think You Are? .... Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man & Lion
- Believe in Yourself .... The Wiz
- Y'all Got It .... The Wiz
- A Rested Body Is a Rested Mind .... Glinda
- Believe in Yourself (reprise) .... Glinda
- Home .... Dorothy
Additional Musical Numbers Lists
These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.
See MoreTrivia & History
Transferred to the Broadway Theatre on May 25, 1977 to make way for The Act.
Posters & Promo Art
Photos
Audio Clips
Production Info
Previews:
December 24, 1975
(15 previews)
Opening
January 5, 1975
Closing:
January 28, 1979
Length of Run:
1672 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Venues
Main Run
Tryout
Audio Recordings
Commercial Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (1975)
Tasha Thomas , Stephanie Mills , Clarice Taylor , Hinton Battle , Tiger Haynes
Private Recordings
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Opening Night (January 5, 1975)
Tasha Thomas , Stephanie Mills , Ralph Wilcox , Evelyn Thomas , Clarice Taylor
Video Recordings
Archival Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (Philadelphia) (1974)
Tasha Thomas , Nancy , Stephanie Mills , Ralph Wilcox , Evelyn Thomas