Stage production

The Wiz

Opening date: October 21, 1974
Cast album: The Wiz - The Super Soul Musical
Comments: World premiere at the Morris A. Mechanic Theater in Baltimore. Following engagements in Detroit and Philadelphia, it opened in New York at the Majestic Theater, on January 5, 1975 with a new cast.

The original Baltimore cast included Renée Harris as Dorothy, Charles Valentino as the Scarecrow, Ben Harney as the Tin Man, Ken Prymus as the Cowardly Lion, and Butterfly McQueen as the Queen of the Field Mice.

Title	Performer	Written by	Info
Be a Lion PRF	Stephanie Mills & Ted Ross	Charlie Smalls	Covered by (3 artists) Originally by Stephanie Mills & Ted Ross REL
Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News PRF	Mabel King	Charlie Smalls	Covered by (5 artists) Originally by Mabel King REL
Ease On down the Road PRF	Renée Harris, Charles Valentino, Ben Harney & Ken Prymus	Charlie Smalls	Covered by (25 artists) Originally by The Hues Corporation REL
Everybody Rejoice PRF	Renée Harris, Charles Valentino, Ben Harney & Ken Prymus	Luther Vandross	Covered by (10 artists) Originally by Stephanie Mills, Hinton Battle, Tiger Haynes & Ted Ross REL
Home PRF	Renée Harris	Charlie Smalls	Covered by (35 artists) Originally by Stephanie Mills REL
If You Believe PRF	Butterfly McQueen	Charlie Smalls	Covered by (9 artists) Originally by Dee Dee Bridgewater REL
What Would I Do if I Could Feel? PRF	Ben Harney [US1]	Charlie Smalls	Covered by (2 artists) Originally by Tiger Haynes REL