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"The Wiz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in the context of modern African-American culture. It was performed at The Bushnell in 1984. Pictured are Garry Q. Lewis, Bobby Hill, Deborah Malone, and Jai Oscar St. John.
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The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

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Connecticut Digital Archive

Keywords

  1. Musical Theater
  2. Production And Direction

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