The Wiz
Show Details
- Music
- Charlie Smalls (12)
- Lyrics
- Charlie Smalls (12)
- Book
- William F. Brown (6)
- Additional Music
- George Faison (6), Timothy Graphenreed (4), Anthony Jackson (4), Quincy Jones (65), Elijah Kelley (7), Harvey Mason Jr. (7), Ne-Yo (6), Stephen Oremus (34), Luther Vandross (4), Harold Wheeler (43)
- Additional Lyrics
- Nickolas Ashford (3), George Faison (6), Elijah Kelley (7), Harvey Mason Jr. (7), Ne-Yo (6), Stephen Oremus (34), Valerie Simpson (3), Luther Vandross (4)
- Type
- Musical
- Premiere
- January 5, 1975
Recordings
Audio Recordings
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The Wiz - 1978 Film Soundtrack |
Video Recordings
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The Wiz - 1978 Film |
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Songs also appear on these recordings (22)
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Songs
- Be a Lion (7)
- Believe in Yourself (2)
- Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News (6)
- Ease on Down the Road (9)
- Everybody Rejoice (5)
- Music: Luther Vandross (4)
Lyrics: Luther Vandross (4)
- Music: Luther Vandross (4)
- The Feeling We Once Had (4)
- He's the Wizard (7)
- Home (18)
- I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday (3)
- I'm a Mean Ole Lion (5)
- If You Believe (7)
- Prologue (2)
- Slide Some Oil to Me (6)
- So You Wanted to See the Wizard (6)
- Soon As I Get Home (5)
- Tornado (3)
- Music: Harold Wheeler (43), Timothy Graphenreed (4)
- What Would I Do If I Could Feel (5)
- Y'all Got It! (4)
- Emerald City Ballet (Psst)
- Music: George Faison (6), Timothy Graphenreed (4)
Lyrics: George Faison (6)
- Music: George Faison (6), Timothy Graphenreed (4)
- Funky Monkeys
- Kalidah Battle
- Lion's Dream
- A Rested Body Is a Rested Mind
- Who Do You Think You Are?
Added Later
- Can I Go On?
- Music: Quincy Jones (65)
Lyrics: Nickolas Ashford (3), Valerie Simpson (3) - Written for the film.
- Music: Quincy Jones (65)
- Don't Cry Girl
- Added for the 1984 Broadway revival.
- Emerald City Sequence
- Music: Quincy Jones (65)
- Written for the film.
- The Good Witch Glinda
- Written for the film.
- Is This What Feeling Gets? (2)
- Music: Quincy Jones (65)
Lyrics: Nickolas Ashford (3), Valerie Simpson (3) - Written for the film.
- Music: Quincy Jones (65)
- Poppy Girls
- Music: Anthony Jackson (4)
- Written for the film.
- We Got It
- Music: Elijah Kelley (7), Harvey Mason Jr. (7), Ne-Yo (6), Stephen Oremus (34)
Lyrics: Elijah Kelley (7), Harvey Mason Jr. (7), Ne-Yo (6), Stephen Oremus (34) - Written for The Wiz Live!
- Music: Elijah Kelley (7), Harvey Mason Jr. (7), Ne-Yo (6), Stephen Oremus (34)
Cut Song
- Which Where, Which What, Witch Why?
- Cut during Philadelphia tryout.
- Wonder, Wonder Why
- Cut before Broadway opening. Re-added for 1984 and 2023 revivals.
- You Can't Win (5)
- Cut prior to Broadway. Used in 1978 film, 2015 TV production, and 2023 revival in place of "I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday."
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