The Wiz
Call Number
- DVD MUSICAL (OSH)
Languages
In English or French, with optional French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsy Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor.
Publication Information
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: G.
Uniform Title
Summary
Dorothy is whisked away to the enchanting wonderland of Oz, where she encounters the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Lion.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the play The Wiz, book by William F. Brown, music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, produced on the New York stage by Ken Harper.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Special features: Wiz on down the road featurette ; theatrical trailer.
Subjects
- Oz (Imaginary place) > Drama.
- Imaginary places > Drama.
- Kindergarten teachers > Drama.
- Blizzards > Drama.
- New York (N.Y.) > Drama.
- Wizard, of Oz (Fictitious character) > Drama.
- Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character) > Drama.
- Scarecrow (Fictitious character from Baum) > Drama.
- Tin Woodman (Fictitious character) > Drama.
- Cowardly Lion (Fictitious character) > Drama.
- Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 > Film adaptations.