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Title:

The Wiz [videorecording (DVD)] / a Motown Production ; produced by Rob Cohen ; screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; directed by Sidney Lumet.

Format:

[videorecording (DVD)] /

Edition:

[30th anniversary ed.].

Publisher:

Universal Studios Home Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

1 videodisc (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character)--Drama.
Kindergarten teachers--New York--New York--Drama.
Blizzards--New York--New York--Drama.
New York (N.Y.)--Drama.

Other Authors:

Cohen, Rob, 1949-
Schumacher, Joel, 1939-
Lumet, Sidney, 1924-
Ross, Diana, 1944-
Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009.
Russell, Nipsey, 1924-2005.
Ross, Ted (Theodore)
King, Mabel, 1932-1999.
Merritt, Theresa.
Carpenter, Thelma, vocalist.
Horne, Lena.
Pryor, Richard.
Brown, William F.
Harper, Ken.
Smalls, Charlie.
Motown Productions.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)

Notes:

Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor. Based on the 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.

Contents:

CD: He's the Wizard (Thelma Carpenter) -- You can't win (Michael Jackson) -- Ease on down the road (Diana Ross & Michael Jackson) -- Slide some oil to me (Nipsey Russell) -- (I'm a) mean ole lion (Ted Ross) -- Emerald City sequence (Richard Pryor and choir) -- A brand new day (entire cast) -- Home (Diana Ross).

Summary:

Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)185036886

Locations:

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)