The Wiz
Attend:
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
(USA/1978 — dir. by Sidney Lumet)
Adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same name, The Wiz reimagines L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with an all-Black cast. Diana Ross plays Dorothy, a Harlem schoolteacher who finds herself magically transported to the urban fantasy Land of Oz. As she travels to find the mysterious Wiz, Dorothy befriends a Scarecrow (Michael Jackson), the Tin Man (Nipsey Russell), and the Cowardly Lion (Ted Ross).
This Motown Productions film has become a cult favorite, with many innovations that impacted popular Black cinema from the 1970s. While at the museum, be sure to check out the DIA's special exhibition Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898 – 1971 on view through June 23, 2024.
(USA/1978 — dir. by Sidney Lumet)
Adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same name, The Wiz reimagines L. Frank Baum's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with an all-Black cast. Diana Ross plays Dorothy, a Harlem schoolteacher who finds herself magically transported to the urban fantasy Land of Oz. As she travels to find the mysterious Wiz, Dorothy befriends a Scarecrow (Michael Jackson), the Tin Man (Nipsey Russell), and the Cowardly Lion (Ted Ross).
This Motown Productions film has become a cult favorite, with many innovations that impacted popular Black cinema from the 1970s. While at the museum, be sure to check out the DIA's special exhibition Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898 – 1971 on view through June 23, 2024.