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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
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Revision as of 05:46, 4 December 2023

The Wiz is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Charles Smalls, book by William F. Brown.

The original text

Based on the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, it was first performed at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore on 21 October 1974.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

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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