The Wiz The wiz! The stars! The music! Wow! Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home. Details Casts Title The Wiz Release Date 1978-10-24 Runtime 02 Hours 14 Minutes Genres Music Fantasy Adventure Production Companies Motown Productions Production Countries United States of America Diana Ross Dorothy Michael Jackson Scarecrow Nipsey Russell Tinman Ted Ross Lion Mabel King Evillene Theresa Merritt Aunt Em Thelma Carpenter Miss One Lena Horne Glinda the Good Richard Pryor The Wiz Stanley Greene Uncle Henry Clyde J. Barrett Subway Peddler Derrick Bell Crow Roderick-Spencer Sibert Crow Kashka Banjoko Crow Ronald "Smokey" Stevens Crow 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 Damon Pearce Munchkin #3 Donna Patrice Ingram Munchkin #4 Harry Madsen Cheetah Glory Van Scott Rolls Royce Lady Vicki Baltimore Green Lady Carles Cleveland Aunt Em's Party Mariann Aalda Aunt Em's Party Aaron Boddie Aunt Em's Party Gay Faulkner Aunt Em'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 Iman Emerald City Citizen (un? Quincy Jones Emerald City Gold Pianis? Duke Thorbs The Wiz Singers Children?