The Wiz
An updated, urban, African-Americanized version of The Wizard of Oz. Dorthy gets whisked from her inner-city neighborhood to the mystical land of Oz. All the characters from The Wizard of Oz are in this movie, but with an urban flavor.
Main cast
| Actor/Actress: | Part: |
| Diana Ross | Dorothy |
| Michael Jackson | Scarecrow |
| Nipsey Russell | Tinman |
| Ted Ross | Lion / Fleetwood Coupe de Ville |
| Mabel King | Evillene |
| Theresa Merritt | Aunt Em |
| Thelma Carpenter | Miss One |
| Lena Horne | Glinda the Good |
| Richard Pryor | The Wiz (Herman Smith) |
Soundtrack lyrics
- The Feeling That We Have
- Can I Go On?
- He's The Wizard
- Soon As I Get Home / Home
- You Can't Win
- What Would I Do If I Could Feel
- Slide Some Oil To Me
- (I'm A) Mean Ole Lion
- Be A Lion
- Emerald City Sequence
- So You Wanted To See The Wizard
- Is This What Feeling Gets?
- Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News
- A Brand New Day
- Believe In Yourself
- Believe In Yourself (Reprise)
- Home