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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- L. Frank Baum
- novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"
- William F. Brown
- book of the musical "The Wiz"
- Joel Schumacher
- screenplay
Cast
- 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)
- Stanley Greene
- Uncle Henry
- Clyde J. Barrett
- Subway Peddler
- Derrick Bell
- The Four Crows
- Roderick-Spencer Sibert
- The Four Crows
- Kashka Banjoko
- The Four Crows
- Ronald 'Smokey' Stevens
- The Four Crows
- Toney Brealond
- Gold Footman
- Joe Lynn
- Gold Footman
- Clinton Jackson
- Green Footman
- Charles Rodriguez
- Green Footman
- Carlton Johnson
- Head Winkie
- Ted Williams
- Munchkin #1
- Mabel Robinson
- Munchkin #2 / The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Damon Pearce
- Munchkin #3
- Donna Patrice Ingram
- Munchkin #4
- Harry Madsen
- Cheetah, Head of the Flying Monkeys
- Glory Van Scott
- Rolls Royce Lady
- Vicki Baltimore
- Green Lady
- Carlos Cleveland
- Aunt Em's Party
- Mariann Aalda
- Aunt Em's Party
- Aaron Boddie
- Aunt Em's Party
- Gay Faulkner
- Guest at Aunt Emma's Party
- Ted Butler
- Aunt Em's Party
- T.B. Skinner
- Aunt Em's Party
- Jamie Perry
- Aunt Em's Party
- Daphne McWilliams
- Aunt Em's Party
- H. Douglas Berring
- Aunt Em's Party
- James Shaw
- Aunt Em's Party
- Johnny Brown
- Aunt Em's Party
- Gyle Waddy
- Aunt Em's Party
- Dorothi Fox
- Aunt Em's Party
- Frances Salisbury
- Aunt Em's Party
- Beatrice Dunmore
- Aunt Em's Party
- Traci Core
- Aunt Em's Party
- Donald King
- Aunt Em's Party
- Claude Brooks
- Aunt Em's Party
- Billie Allen
- Aunt Em's Party
- Willie C. Carpenter
- Aunt Em's Party
- Denice De Jon Nortez
- Aunt Em's Party
- Kevin Stockton
- Aunt Em's Party
- Alvin Alexis
- Aunt Em's Party
- Adrienne Albert
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Alfa K. Anderson
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Joshie Armstead
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Patti Austin
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir / The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Adrian Bailey
- Winkie
- Clare Janice Bathe
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Claude Brooke
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Eric Butler
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Tom Bähler
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Vivian Cherry
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir / The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Kacey Cisyk
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Steve Clayton
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Pat Cleveland
- Emerald City Citizen
- Kay Coleman
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Charles Collins
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Jenny Cooke
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- T.J. Cooke
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Ron Dante
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Billy Davis
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Darrell Davis
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Jules S. Davis
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Sharon Davis
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Christopher Dean
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- William Eaton
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Melvin W. Edmondson
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Camille Farrell
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Mike Farrell
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Steve Feldman
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Roberta Flack
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Bobby Floyd
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir / The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Frank Floyd
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir / The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Antonia French
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Arthur French
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Lynda Furlow
- Emerald City Citizen
- Nancy Gilliam
- Vocalist
- Robin Givens
- Guest at Aunt Emma's Party
- Bryon Gray
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Diva Gray
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Mike Gray
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Milt Grayson
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Gordon Grody
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Lani Groves
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Gwen Guthrie
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir / The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Susan Hamilton
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Mike Hayes
- Citizen of Oz
- Julio Herrara
- The Wiz Singers Children's Choir
- Jake Holmes
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Cissy Houston
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Rhetta Hughes
- The Wiz Singers Adult Choir
- Iman
- Emerald City Citizen
Produced By
- Rob Cohen
- producer
- Berry Gordy
- executive producer
- Kenneth Harper
- executive producer
- Burtt Harris
- associate producer
Music
- Charlie Smalls
- Composer
Cinematography
- Oswald Morris
- director of photography
Sound
- Stan Bochner
- sound editor
- Guy Costa
- special sound consultant
- Jack Fitzstephens
- supervising sound editor
- Marc Laub
- sound editor
- Hal Levinsohn
- sound editor
- Al Nahmias
- sound editor
- Ronald Roose
- sound editor
- James Sabat
- sound mixer
- Dick Vorisek
- sound re-recording supervisor
- Louis Cerborino
- sound editor
- Ollie Cotton
- assistant sound engineer
- Kevin Lee
- assistant sound editor
- Dennis C. Salcedo
- optical sound recordist
- Skip Saylor
- recording engineer: horns on "Ease on Down the Road" #1
- William S. Scharf
- assistant sound editor
Editing
- Dede Allen
- film editor
Production Design
- Tony Walton
- Production Designer
Art Direction
Set Design
- Justin Scoppa Jr.
- Set Decorator
Costumes
- Tony Walton
- Costume Designer
Makeup
- Enrico A. Cortese
- additional make-up artist
- Scott Cunningham
- makeup artist
- William A. Farley
- hair stylist
- Carl Fullerton
- makeup artist
- Robert Laden
- makeup supervisor
- Ted Long
- hair stylist
- Marilyn Parver
- makeup artist
- Michael R. Thomas
- makeup artist
- Allen Weisinger
- makeup artist
- Stan Winston
- special makeup designer
Special Effects
- Al Griswold
- special effects
Visual Effects
- Dennis Glouner
- matte photographer
- Bill Taylor
- matte photographer
- Albert Whitlock
- special visual effects
- Syd Dutton
- assistant matte painter
- Henry Schoessler
- matte crew
- Mark Whitlock
- matte camera loader
Assistant Director
- Burtt Harris
- first assistant director
- Alan Hopkins
- second assistant director
- Lewis Gould
- dga trainee
Production Management
- Kenneth Utt
- production manager
Art Department
- Shelley Bartolini
- scenic artist
- Connie Brink
- property master
- Glen Engels
- construction grip
- Edward Garzero
- chief scenic artist
- John Jay Moore
- assistant art director
- Eugene Powell
- chief scenic artist
- Carlos Quiles
- carpenter
- Robert Shepherd
- sets and props
- Eoin Sprott
- fantasy props
- Richard Tautkus
- fantasy props
- Walter Way
- construction chief
- John Alvin
- poster artist
- Jacques Godbout
- carpenter
- Bill Gold
- poster designer
- Robert Hart
- construction coordinator
- John Kasarda
- assistant art director
- John Thomas Kennedy
- construction grip
- Lawrence Miller
- assistant art director
- Dave Weinman
- lead man
Stunts
- Everett Creach
- stunt coordinator
- O.D. Wells
- stunt performer
- Steve James
- stunts
Editorial
- Angelo Corrao
- assistant film editor
- Marlayna Franklin
- assistant film editor
- Hal Levinsohn
- assistant editor
Other
- Grace Blake
- production office coordinator
- Robert F. Colesberry
- assistant production coordinator
- Peter Foy
- flying rigs
- Sam Goldrich
- auditor
- Kenneth Harper
- stage producer: New York
- Carlton Johnson
- assistant choreographer
- Louis Johnson
- choreographer
- Mabel Robinson
- assistant choreographer
- Aaron J. Baron
- technical coordinator
- Saul Cooper
- unit publicist
- P. Larry Dahlstrom
- technical engineer
- Eddie Egan
- product assistant
- Bernie Grundman
- original mastering
- Peter Maiorino
- technician
- Gayle McKinney
- choreography
- Bob Peak
- movie poster illustration
- Mitchell Plotkin
- technician
- Lynda Van Damm
- assistant production accountant
- George Walker
- technician
Music Department
- Mendel Balitz
- orchestrator
- Chris Boardman
- orchestrator
- Michael Boddicker
- musician: synthesizer
- Tom Bähler
- choir arranger
- Ralph Ferraro
- orchestrator
- Jack Fitzstephens
- supervising music editor
- Bob Florence
- orchestrator
- Bob Freedman
- orchestrator
- Richard Hazard
- orchestrator
- Craig Huxley
- Blaster Beam
- Quincy Jones
- associate conductor / music arranger / music supervisor / orchestrator
- Greig McRitchie
- orchestrator
- Peter T. Myers
- orchestrator
- Frank Owens
- associate conductor / music arranger: dance arrangements
- Wayne Robinson
- orchestrator
- Charlie Smalls
- music and lyrics by
- Bruce Swedien
- music recording engineer
- Robert N. Tucker Jr.
- conductor
- Patti Austin
- choral coordinator
- John Beal
- musician: bass
- David Foster
- musician: keyboards
- Steve Gadd
- musician: drums
- Dave Grusin
- pre-record musician: keyboards
- Jerry Hey
- orchestrator
- Dick Hyman
- musician: keyboards
- Anthony Jackson
- musician: bass
- George Maniere
- musician: trumpet soloist
- Grady Tate
- musician: drums
- Toots Thielemans
- musician: harmonica
- Jeffrey Wolf
- assistant music editor
Costume Department
- Dona Granata
- assistant costume designer
- Gloria Gresham
- costume coordinator
- Anna Hill Johnstone
- costume coordinator
- Barbara Matera
- principal costume execution
- George Newman
- wardrober
- Marilyn Putnam
- wardrober
Camera Department
- James A. Contner
- camera operator
- Kenneth Goss
- key grip
- Norman Leigh
- gaffer
- Hank Muller
- first assistant camera
- Tom Prate
- bestboy grip
- Jack Priestley
- photographer: second unit
- Michael Fidanza
- electrician
- James Halligan
- grip
- Gary Muller
- co-first assistant camera
- Frank Schulz
- rigging gaffer
- Lance Shepherd
- electrician
- Tom Volpe
- grip
Location Management
- Tom Razzano
- location manager
Script Department
- Lynne Twentyman
- script supervisor
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