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The Wiz
Tour
The musical version of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
Opening Date
Jun 15, 1976
Closing Date
Jul 07, 1979
Musical
Comedy
Original
National Tour
Open Date: Jun 15, 1976
Close Date: Jul 07, 1979
Closed Flag: Y
Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Ken Harper
and
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Book by
William F. Brown
; Music by
Charlie Smalls
; Lyrics by
Charlie Smalls
; Music orchestrated by
Harold Wheeler
; Vocal arrangements by
Charles H. Coleman
; Dance arrangements by
Timothy Graphenreed
; Musical Director:
Charles H. Coleman
Directed by
Geoffrey Holder
; Choreography and Musical Numbers Staged by
George Faison
Scenic Design by
Tom H. John
; Costume Design by
Geoffrey Holder
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Sound Design by
Richard J.C. Miller
Dance Captain:
Joni Palmer
Ben Harney
Tinman
Ted Ross
Lion
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 1976
Valentino
Scarecrow
Ren Woods
Dorothy
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 22, 1976
Vivian Bonnell
Addaperle
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Aunt Em
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 1976
Glinda
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 1976
André De Shields
The Wiz
Jun 15, 1976 - Jan 09, 1977
Ella Mitchell
Evillene
Ruth Ashton
Emerald City Citizen
Poppy
George Bell
Emerald City Citizen
Royal Gatekeeper
Regina Bell
Emerald City Citizen
Poppy
Linda Booth
Munchkin
Field Mouse
Xavier Chatman
Yellow Brick Road
Caroline Dennis
Emerald City Citizen
Paul Hoskins
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Winged Monkey
Leon Jackson
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Christina Kimball
Tornado
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Kutee
Munchkin
Edward Love
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Cheryl Lynn
Singer
Eleanor McCoy
Crow
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Charlotte Neveu
Crow
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Joni Palmer
Munchkin
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Ken Prymus
Uncle Henry
Royal Gatekeeper
Lord High Underling
Roumel Reaux
Crow
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Keith Simmons
Munchkin
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Marcy Thomas
Emerald City Citizen
Singer
John Valentine
Emerald City Citizen
Field Mouse
Singer
William Valentine
Emerald City Citizen
Singer
Tony Walker
Munchkin
Field Mouse
Soldier Messenger
Lewis Whitlock
Emerald City Citizen
Kalidah
Swings:
Stanley Dalton
and
Jamilah Hunter
Understudies:
Regina Bell
(Tornado),
Linda Booth
(Evillene),
Xavier Chatman
(The Wiz),
Kutee
(Dorothy),
Edward Love
(Tinman),
Charlotte Neveu
(Addaperle),
Ken Prymus
(Lion),
Marcy Thomas
(Aunt Em, Glinda) and
Tony Walker
(Scarecrow)
Musical Director:
Larry Ball
Dance Captain:
Jamilah Hunter
,
Leon Jackson
and
Bruce Taylor
Cast
Clyde-Jacques Barrett
Tinman
Renée Harris
Dorothy
Sep 23, 1976 - ?
Ken Prymus
Lion
Sep 1976 - ?
Gayle Lorene Taylor
Dorothy
Ron Taylor
Lion
Charles Valentino
Scarecrow
Peggie Blue
Aunt Em
Aug 1978 - ?
Glinda
Aug 1978 - ?
Roz Clark
Aunt Em
Sep 1976 - Aug 1978
Glinda
Sep 1976 - Aug 1978
Kamal
The Wiz
Jan 11, 1977 - ?
Carolyn Miller
Evillene
Robert Monroe
The Wiz
Queen Yahna
Evillene
Feb 01, 1977 - ?
Windy Barnes
Singer
George Bell
Uncle Henry
Lord High Underling
Carmen Benitez
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Peggie Blue
Singer
? - Aug 1978
Phillip Bond
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Clent Bowers
Royal Gatekeeper
Lord High Underling
Munchkin
Emerald City Citizen
Sharon Brown
Munchkin
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Le-Von Campbell
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Dolores Davis
Singer
Tenaj Davis
Tornado
Kalidah
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Barbara Farnandis
Singer
Jamilah Hunter
Emerald City Citizen
Leon Jackson
Winged Monkey
Eddie Jordan
Yellow Brick Road
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Eunice Lewis
Singer
Ilene Lewis
Munchkin
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Karen E. McDonald
Tornado
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Alvin McDuffie
Kalidah
Field Mouse
Emerald City Citizen
Soldier Messenger
Cindy McGee
Crow
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Clayton Palmer
Crow
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Myles Gregory Savage
Emerald City Citizen
Deborah Lynn Sharpe
Munchkin
Kalidah
Field Mouse
Henry Shaw
Crow
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Graciela Simpson
Crow
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Siri Sat Nam SIngh
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Katherine Singleton
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Eran Smith
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Dan Strayhorn
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Bruce Taylor
Yellow Brick Road
Ron Taylor
Uncle Henry
Lord High Underling
Royal Gatekeeper
Evelyn Thomas
Tornado
Patience Valentine
Munchkin
Kalidah
Field Mouse
William Valentine
Field Mouse
Sean Walker
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Tony Walker
Kalidah
Lewis Whitlock
Yellow Brick Road
Winged Monkey
Swings:
Carl Bailey
,
Jackie DeRouen
,
Daryl Richardson
,
Siri Sat Nam SIngh
and
Bruce Taylor
Understudies:
Windy Barnes
(Aunt Em, Glinda),
George Bell
(Lion),
Peggie Blue
(Aunt Em, Glinda),
Clent Bowers
(Uncle Henry, Lion),
Sharon Brown
(Dorothy),
Sulanya Conway
(Evillene),
Leon Jackson
(The Wiz),
Ilene Lewis
(Dorothy),
Alvin McDuffie
(Scarecrow),
Cindy McGee
(Dorothy),
Daryl Richardson
(Tornado),
Myles Gregory Savage
(The Wiz, Tinman),
Deborah Lynn Sharpe
(Dorothy),
Henry Shaw
(Soldier Messenger, Winged Monkey),
Siri Sat Nam SIngh
(Tinman),
Dan Strayhorn
(Tinman),
Ron Taylor
(Lion),
John Valentine
(Tinman) and
Sean Walker
(Scarecrow)
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Mar 20, 1979 - May 26, 1979
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Washington, DC
Feb 27, 1979 - Mar 17, 1979
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Dec 19, 1978 - Jan 07, 1979
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Washington, DC
May 16, 1978 - Jun 11, 1978
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Miami, FL
Apr 04, 1978 - May 14, 1978
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Detroit, MI
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Hanna Theatre
Cleveland, OH
Jan 31, 1978 - Mar 12, 1978
Royal Alexandra Theatre
Toronto, ON
Jan 10, 1978 - Jan 28, 1978
Stifel Theatre
St. Louis, MO
Dec 20, 1977 - Jan 08, 1978
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Denver, CO
Nov 29, 1977 - Dec 18, 1977
Copley
San Diego, CA
Sep 13, 1977 - Nov 27, 1977
Curran Theater
San Francisco, CA
Jun 17, 1977 - Sep 10, 1977
Ahmanson Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 02, 1976 - Jun 11, 1977
CIBC Theatre
Chicago, IL
Sep 14, 1976 - Oct 31, 1976
Curran Theater
San Francisco, CA
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 11, 1976
Ahmanson Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
People
Tour Stops
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
Ken Harper
and
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Book by
William F. Brown
; Music by
Charlie Smalls
; Lyrics by
Charlie Smalls
; Music orchestrated by
Harold Wheeler
; Vocal arrangements by
Charles H. Coleman
; Dance arrangements by
Timothy Graphenreed
; Musical Director:
Charles H. Coleman
Directed by
Geoffrey Holder
; Choreography and Musical Numbers Staged by
George Faison
Scenic Design by
Tom H. John
; Costume Design by
Geoffrey Holder
; Lighting Design by
Tharon Musser
; Sound Design by
Richard J.C. Miller
Dance Captain:
Joni Palmer
Ben Harney
Tinman
Ted Ross
Lion
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 1976
Valentino
Scarecrow
Ren Woods
Dorothy
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 22, 1976
Vivian Bonnell
Addaperle
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Aunt Em
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 1976
Glinda
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 1976
André De Shields
The Wiz
Jun 15, 1976 - Jan 09, 1977
Ella Mitchell
Evillene
Ruth Ashton
Emerald City Citizen
Poppy
George Bell
Emerald City Citizen
Royal Gatekeeper
Regina Bell
Emerald City Citizen
Poppy
Linda Booth
Munchkin
Field Mouse
Xavier Chatman
Yellow Brick Road
Caroline Dennis
Emerald City Citizen
Paul Hoskins
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Winged Monkey
Leon Jackson
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Christina Kimball
Tornado
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Kutee
Munchkin
Edward Love
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Cheryl Lynn
Singer
Eleanor McCoy
Crow
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Charlotte Neveu
Crow
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Joni Palmer
Munchkin
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Ken Prymus
Uncle Henry
Royal Gatekeeper
Lord High Underling
Roumel Reaux
Crow
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Keith Simmons
Munchkin
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Marcy Thomas
Emerald City Citizen
Singer
John Valentine
Emerald City Citizen
Field Mouse
Singer
William Valentine
Emerald City Citizen
Singer
Tony Walker
Munchkin
Field Mouse
Soldier Messenger
Lewis Whitlock
Emerald City Citizen
Kalidah
Swings:
Stanley Dalton
and
Jamilah Hunter
Understudies:
Regina Bell
(Tornado),
Linda Booth
(Evillene),
Xavier Chatman
(The Wiz),
Kutee
(Dorothy),
Edward Love
(Tinman),
Charlotte Neveu
(Addaperle),
Ken Prymus
(Lion),
Marcy Thomas
(Aunt Em, Glinda) and
Tony Walker
(Scarecrow)
Musical Director:
Larry Ball
Dance Captain:
Jamilah Hunter
,
Leon Jackson
and
Bruce Taylor
Cast
Clyde-Jacques Barrett
Tinman
Renée Harris
Dorothy
Sep 23, 1976 - ?
Ken Prymus
Lion
Sep 1976 - ?
Gayle Lorene Taylor
Dorothy
Ron Taylor
Lion
Charles Valentino
Scarecrow
Peggie Blue
Aunt Em
Aug 1978 - ?
Glinda
Aug 1978 - ?
Roz Clark
Aunt Em
Sep 1976 - Aug 1978
Glinda
Sep 1976 - Aug 1978
Kamal
The Wiz
Jan 11, 1977 - ?
Carolyn Miller
Evillene
Robert Monroe
The Wiz
Queen Yahna
Evillene
Feb 01, 1977 - ?
Windy Barnes
Singer
George Bell
Uncle Henry
Lord High Underling
Carmen Benitez
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Peggie Blue
Singer
? - Aug 1978
Phillip Bond
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Clent Bowers
Royal Gatekeeper
Lord High Underling
Munchkin
Emerald City Citizen
Sharon Brown
Munchkin
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Le-Von Campbell
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Dolores Davis
Singer
Tenaj Davis
Tornado
Kalidah
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Barbara Farnandis
Singer
Jamilah Hunter
Emerald City Citizen
Leon Jackson
Winged Monkey
Eddie Jordan
Yellow Brick Road
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Eunice Lewis
Singer
Ilene Lewis
Munchkin
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Karen E. McDonald
Tornado
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Alvin McDuffie
Kalidah
Field Mouse
Emerald City Citizen
Soldier Messenger
Cindy McGee
Crow
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Clayton Palmer
Crow
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Myles Gregory Savage
Emerald City Citizen
Deborah Lynn Sharpe
Munchkin
Kalidah
Field Mouse
Henry Shaw
Crow
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Graciela Simpson
Crow
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Siri Sat Nam SIngh
Kalidah
Emerald City Citizen
Katherine Singleton
Poppy
Emerald City Citizen
Eran Smith
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Dan Strayhorn
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Bruce Taylor
Yellow Brick Road
Ron Taylor
Uncle Henry
Lord High Underling
Royal Gatekeeper
Evelyn Thomas
Tornado
Patience Valentine
Munchkin
Kalidah
Field Mouse
William Valentine
Field Mouse
Sean Walker
Yellow Brick Road
Emerald City Citizen
Tony Walker
Kalidah
Lewis Whitlock
Yellow Brick Road
Winged Monkey
Swings:
Carl Bailey
,
Jackie DeRouen
,
Daryl Richardson
,
Siri Sat Nam SIngh
and
Bruce Taylor
Understudies:
Windy Barnes
(Aunt Em, Glinda),
George Bell
(Lion),
Peggie Blue
(Aunt Em, Glinda),
Clent Bowers
(Uncle Henry, Lion),
Sharon Brown
(Dorothy),
Sulanya Conway
(Evillene),
Leon Jackson
(The Wiz),
Ilene Lewis
(Dorothy),
Alvin McDuffie
(Scarecrow),
Cindy McGee
(Dorothy),
Daryl Richardson
(Tornado),
Myles Gregory Savage
(The Wiz, Tinman),
Deborah Lynn Sharpe
(Dorothy),
Henry Shaw
(Soldier Messenger, Winged Monkey),
Siri Sat Nam SIngh
(Tinman),
Dan Strayhorn
(Tinman),
Ron Taylor
(Lion),
John Valentine
(Tinman) and
Sean Walker
(Scarecrow)
Past
Filter by:
City
Engagement Dates
Theatre
City and State
Jun 26, 1979 - Jul 07, 1979
Copley
San Diego, CA
May 29, 1979 - Jun 16, 1979
New Orleans Theatre Of The Perf. Arts
New Orleans, LA
Mar 20, 1979 - May 26, 1979
National Theatre
Washington, DC
Feb 27, 1979 - Mar 17, 1979
Clowes Memorial Hall
Indianapolis, IN
Jan 31, 1979 - Feb 25, 1979
Civic Opera House
Chicago, IL
Jan 09, 1979 - Jan 27, 1979
Music Hall
Houston, TX
Dec 19, 1978 - Jan 07, 1979
Stifel Theatre
St. Louis, MO
Nov 28, 1978 - Dec 16, 1978
Fox Theatre
Atlanta, GA
Nov 07, 1978 - Nov 26, 1978
Morris A. Mechanic Theatre
Baltimore, MD
Sep 19, 1978 - Nov 05, 1978
Forrest Theatre
Philadelphia, PA
Aug 01, 1978 - Sep 17, 1978
Shubert Theatre at the Boch Center
Boston, MA
Jun 15, 1978 - Jul 30, 1978
Opera House
Washington, DC
May 16, 1978 - Jun 11, 1978
Jackie Gleason Theater Of Perf. Arts
Miami, FL
Apr 04, 1978 - May 14, 1978
Fisher Theatre
Detroit, MI
Mar 14, 1978 - Apr 01, 1978
Hanna Theatre
Cleveland, OH
Jan 31, 1978 - Mar 12, 1978
Royal Alexandra Theatre
Toronto, ON
Jan 10, 1978 - Jan 28, 1978
Stifel Theatre
St. Louis, MO
Dec 20, 1977 - Jan 08, 1978
Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Denver, CO
Nov 29, 1977 - Dec 18, 1977
Copley
San Diego, CA
Sep 13, 1977 - Nov 27, 1977
Curran Theater
San Francisco, CA
Jun 17, 1977 - Sep 10, 1977
Ahmanson Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
Nov 02, 1976 - Jun 11, 1977
CIBC Theatre
Chicago, IL
Sep 14, 1976 - Oct 31, 1976
Curran Theater
San Francisco, CA
Jun 15, 1976 - Sep 11, 1976
Ahmanson Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
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