The Wiz (Broadway)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Wiz_(Broadway)
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musical
gptkbp:adaptedInto gptkb:The_Wiz_Live!_(NBC_TV_special)
gptkb:The_Wiz_(film)
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Direction_of_a_Musical
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actor_in_a_Musical
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Original_Score
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz
gptkbp:book gptkb:William_F._Brown
gptkbp:choreographer gptkb:George_Faison
gptkbp:closed 1980-01-28
gptkbp:costume gptkb:Geoffrey_Holder
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Tom_H._John
gptkbp:directed gptkb:Geoffrey_Holder
gptkbp:genre R&B
musical theatre
soul
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Wiz (Broadway)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:length 1672 performances
gptkbp:lightingDesigner gptkb:Tharon_Musser
gptkbp:lyricsBy gptkb:Charlie_Smalls
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Broadway_Theatre
gptkb:Lunt-Fontanne_Theatre
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Charlie_Smalls
gptkbp:notableFor all-Black cast
gptkbp:notableSong gptkb:Home
gptkb:Brand_New_Day
gptkb:Ease_on_Down_the_Road
Be a Lion
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Majestic_Theatre
gptkbp:orchestration gptkb:Harold_Wheeler
gptkbp:originalCastMember gptkb:André_De_Shields
gptkb:Hinton_Battle
gptkb:Mabel_King
gptkb:Stephanie_Mills
gptkb:Ted_Ross
gptkb:Dee_Dee_Bridgewater
gptkbp:originalLanguage English
gptkbp:premiereDate 1975-01-05
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Majestic_Theatre,_New_York_City
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Ken_Harper
gptkbp:revival 1984
2024
gptkbp:subject gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Geoffrey_Holder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6