The Wiz opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles on June 16, 2023 and toured the country.
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Production Staff
Director ...
- Geoffrey Holder
Choreography ...
- George Faison
Scenery ...
- Tom H. John
Costumes ...
- Geoffrey Holder
Lighting ...
- Tharon Musser
Musical Director/Vocal Arrangements ...
- Charles H. Coleman
Press ...
- Merlin Group
- Sandra Manley
Stage Manager ...
- Kathleen A. Sullivan
Stage Manager ...
- Fred Seagraves
Stage Manager ...
- Jeanne Fornadel
Original Cast
Aunt Em/Glinda ...
- Dee Dee Bridgewater
Toto ...
- Nancy
Dorothy ...
- Ren Woods
Uncle Henry ...
- Ken Prymus
Tornado ...
- Christina Kimball
Munchkins ...
- Linda Booth
- Kutée
- Joni Palmer
- Keith Simmons
- Tony Walker
Addaperle ...
- Vivian Bonnell
- Xavier Chatman
- Paul Hoskins
- Leon Jackson
- Edward Love
Scarecrow ...
- Charles Valentino
Crows ...
- Eleanor McCoy
- Charlotte Neveu
- Roumel Reaux
Tinman ...
- Ben Harney
Lion ...
- Ted Ross
Kalidahs ...
- Christina Kimball
- Roumel Reaux
- Keith Simmons
- Lewis Whitlock
Poppy ...
- Ruth Ashton
- Regina Bell
- Eleanor McCoy
- Charlotte Neveu
- Joni Palmer
Field Mice ...
- Linda Booth
- John Valentine
- William Valentine
- Tony Walker
Gatekeeper ...
- George Bell
Emerald City Citizens ...
- Ruth Ashton
- Regina Bell
- Paul Hoskins
- Leon Jackson
- Christina Kimball
- Edward Love
- Eleanor McCoy
- Charlotte Neveu
- Joni Palmer
- Roumel Reaux
- Keith Simmons
- Lewis Whitlock
The Wiz ...
- André De Shields
Evillene ...
- Ella Mitchell
- Ken Prymus
- Tony Walker
Winged Monkey ...
- Paul Hoskins
Pit Singers ...
- Marcy Thomas
- Carolyn Dennis
- John Valentine
- William Valentine
Understudies
Dorothy ...
- Kutée
Lion ...
- Ken Prymus
Scarecrow ...
- Tony Walker
Tinman ...
- Edward Love
Addaperle ...
- Carolyn Dennis
Evillene ...
- Linda Booth
Wiz ...
- Xavier Chatman
Glinda/Aunt Em ...
- Marcy Thomas
Tornado ...
- Regina Bell
Swing Dancer ...
- Jamilah Hunter