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The wiz (Videotape)

Title
The wiz (Videotape)
Publication
[United States], 1978.

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Additional Authors
  • Ross, Diana, 1944-
  • Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009
  • Russell, Nipsey, 1924-2005
  • Ross, Ted (Theodore)
  • Horne, Lena
  • Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005
  • Johnson, Louis, 1930-
  • Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011
  • Louis Johnson and Company.
Description
1 cassette. 135 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Note
  • Motion picture originally released in 1978 by Universal City Studios; rereleased as a videotape in 1989 by MCA Home Video, Universal City, California. A Motown Production. Producer: Rob Cohen. Director: Sidney Lumet.
  • Choreography: Louis Johnson. Music/lyrics: Charlie Smalls, Quincy Jones, and Luther Vandross. Screenplay: Joel Schumacher, based on the play The Wiz (book by William F. Brown). Production design and costumes: Tony Walton.
Performer (note)
  • Diana Ross (Dorothy), Michael Jackson (Scarecrow), Nipsey Russell (Tin Man), Ted Ross (Lion), Mabel King (Evillene), Theresa Merritt (Aunt Em), Thelma Carpenter (Miss One), Lena Horne (Glinda the good witch), Richard Pryor (The Wiz), and others. Dancers from the Louis Johnson Dance Theatre.
Contents
"He's the Wiz," sung by Carpenter, danced by the ensemble. -- "You can't win," sung by Jackson, danced by Derrick Bell, Roderick Spencer Sibert, Kashka Banjoko, and Ronald (Smokey) Stevens. -- "Ease on down the road," sung and danced by Diana Ross and Jackson.-- "Slide some oil to me," sung by Russell, danced by Russell, Diana Ross, and Jackson. -- Poppy dance, danced by female dancers. -- Emerald City ballet, sung and danced by the ensemble. -- "No bad news," sung by King, danced by the ensemble. -- "Everybody rejoice," sung and danced by Diana Ross, Jackson, Russell, Ted Ross, and the ensemble.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-963
OCLC
NYPY906015462-F
Title
The wiz (Videotape)
Imprint
[United States], 1978.
Cast
Diana Ross (Dorothy), Michael Jackson (Scarecrow), Nipsey Russell (Tin Man), Ted Ross (Lion), Mabel King (Evillene), Theresa Merritt (Aunt Em), Thelma Carpenter (Miss One), Lena Horne (Glinda the good witch), Richard Pryor (The Wiz), and others. Dancers from the Louis Johnson Dance Theatre.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. The wiz.
Added Author
Ross, Diana, 1944- performer.
Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009, performer.
Russell, Nipsey, 1924-2005, performer.
Ross, Ted (Theodore), performer.
Horne, Lena, performer.
Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005, performer.
Johnson, Louis, 1930- choreographer.
Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011, film director.
Louis Johnson and Company.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-963
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