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| − | ''[[The Wiz]]'' is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Charles Smalls, book by William F. Brown.
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | Based on the story ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' (1900) by L. Frank Baum, ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''it is a retelling of Baum's children's novel in the context of contemporary African-American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974, at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, and moved to Broadway's Majestic Theatre[2] with a new cast on January 5, 1975.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | Adapted as a film and released in 1978. A live television production of the stage version, called ''[[The Wiz Live!]]'', was broadcast on NBC on December 3, 2015.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1995: ''[[The Wiz]]'' first performed at the [[Natal Playhouse]], Durban, on 15 December. Presented by the [[Playhouse Company]] by special arrangement with [[DALRO]]. Directed by [[David Matheson]], choreographer [[Alfred Hinkel]], musical director [[Lykele Temmingh]], lighting design [[Joe Freedman]], set and costume design [[Penny Simpson]]. [[Sam Marais]] appeared as "The Wiz".
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiz
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