THE WIZ adaptation (2010s decade)
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1. I'm not going to cast ALL of the characters from the original stage musical of the same name; so if I happen to forget some, comment below and cast the person you think would be perfect for whichever role I didn't cast.
2. This is all opinion based; so if you disagree with some of my choices, like I said, comment below and cast the actors/actresses you think would be perfect to play these parts.
1. I'm not going to cast ALL of the characters from the original stage musical of the same name; so if I happen to forget some, comment below and cast the person you think would be perfect for whichever role I didn't cast.
2. This is all opinion based; so if you disagree with some of my choices, like I said, comment below and cast the actors/actresses you think would be perfect to play these parts.
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Shanice Shantay was born on 9 July 1996 in Rahway, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for The Wiz Live! (2015), Perfect Harmony (2019) and Six Triple Eight (2024).Dorothy Gale- Actor
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Elijah Kelley was born on 1 August 1986 in LaGrange, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Hairspray (2007), Strange Magic (2015) and The Butler (2013).The Scarecrow- Music Artist
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Ne-Yo was born on 18 October 1982 in Camden, Arkansas, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Battle Los Angeles (2011), Red Tails (2012) and The Princess and the Frog (2009). He has been married to Crystal Smith since 20 February 2016. They have three children.The Tin Man- Actor
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David Alan Grier was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Aretas Ruth (Dudley), a schoolteacher, and William Henry Grier, a psychiatrist and writer. He trained in Shakespeare at Yale University, where he received an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
Grier began his professional career on Broadway as Jackie Robinson in "The First", for which he earned a Tony nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical and won the Theatre World Award (1981). He then joined the Broadway cast of "Dreamgirls", before going on to star opposite Denzel Washington in "A Soldier's Play", for which both actors reprised their roles in the film adaptation titled A Soldier's Story (1984). He appeared in Robert Altman's Streamers (1983) as "Roger", a role for which he won the Golden Lion for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival (1983).
His television work is highlighted by a turn as a principal cast member on the Emmy Award-winning In Living Color (1990) (1990-1994), where he helped to create some of the show's most memorable characters, "DAG" (2000-2001) and "Life with Bonnie" (2002-2004), for which he earned Image and Golden Satellite nominations. David also created, wrote and executive-produced a show for Comedy Central called Chocolate News (2008). Grier also won America's votes as a smooth, debonair, and outrageously irreverent contestant on ABC's smash hit, Dancing with the Stars (2005), in 2009. But Grier didn't hang up his dance shoes just then - he later appeared in the Wayans Brothers' spoof movie, Dance Flick (2009), which hit theaters in May 2009.
In Grier's first book, "Barack Like Me: The Chocolate Covered Truth" (Touchstone / Simon & Schuster; October 6, 2009), the acclaimed comedian expounds on politics, culture and race while recounting his own life story in this edgy, timely, timeless, and hilarious memoir and look at all things Barack Obama.
Grier returned to his theatrical roots 2009/2010; he starred in David Mamet's acclaimed play, "Race", opposite James Spader and Kerry Washington, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Broadway for which he received a Tony Award nomination.
He has been named one of Comedy Central's "100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time".The Lion- Actor
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Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer and comedian. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his work in the biographical film Ray (2004). The same year, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the action film Collateral (2004). Other prominent acting roles include the title role in the film Django Unchained (2012), the supervillain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), and William Stacks in the modern version of Annie (2014).
Jamie Foxx was born Eric Marlon Bishop in Terrell, Texas, to Louise Annette Talley and Darrell Bishop, who worked as a stockbroker and had later changed his name to Shahid Abdula. His mother was an adopted child. When her marriage to his father failed, his maternal grandparents, Mark and Estelle Talley, stepped in and, at age seven months, adopted Jamie too. He has said that he had a very rigid upbringing that placed him in the Boy Scouts and the church choir. During high school, he played quarterback for his high school team and was good enough that he got press in Dallas newspapers. He studied music in college. He released a music album, "Peep This" (1994), and sings the theme song for his movie, Any Given Sunday (1999). However, in 1989, his life changed when a girlfriend challenged him to get up onstage at the Comedy Club. In fact, he says he took his androgynous stage name because he learned that women got preference for mike time on open stage nights. That led to his being cast on Roc (1991) and In Living Color (1990).
Foxx had his own WB television show from 1996 to 2001, the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show (1996), in which he played Jamie King Jr. Foxx is also a Grammy Award-winning musician, producing four albums which have charted highly on the US Billboard 200: "Unpredictable" (2005), which topped the chart, "Intuition" (2008), "Best Night of My Life" (2010), and "Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses" (2015). In 2012, Foxx starred in the title role of the Quentin Tarantino written and directed Django Unchained (2012). Foxx starred alongside his Ray co-star Kerry Washington, as well as Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson. In 2013, Foxx was cast as President James Sawyer in White House Down (2013) alongside Channing Tatum. The following year, Foxx appeared as the villain Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), and co-starred with Quvenzhané Wallis in Annie (2014), Sony's Will Smith and Jay-Z produced update of the comic strip-turned-musical.
He has two children, including Corinne Foxx, (born 1994), who resides with her mother.The Wizard of Oz- Actress
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Aduba began earning recognition for her work in 2003, with a performance in "Translations of Xhosa" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts that won her a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Play. Her Broadway debut was in 2007 as Toby in "Coram Boy". She was a member of the Original Revival Cast of "Godspell" at the Circle in the Square Theatre from 2011 through 2012. She also played the mother of the title character of "Venice" at The Public Theater in New York.
Her first television appearance was on the TV Series "Blue Bloods" in 2012. In 2013 she began to receive wider recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Suzanne Warren, also known as "Crazy Eyes", in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black (2013).Glinda- Music Artist
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Mary J. Blige was born on 11 January 1971 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is a music artist and actress, known for Mudbound (2017), Rock of Ages (2012) and The Help (2011). She was previously married to Kendu Isaacs.Evillene- Music Artist
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Estelle was born on 18 January 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is a music artist and actress, known for Steven Universe (2013), Obsessed (2009) and Ride Along (2014).Addaperle- Actress
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Stephanie Mills was born on 22 March 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Cop Out (2010), Fletch (1985) and The Wiz Live! (2015). She was previously married to Micheal Saunders, Dino Meminger and Jeffrey Daniel.Auntie Em- Costume Designer
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Sharen Davis is a costume designer and producer, known for Dreamgirls (2006), The Help (2011) and Django Unchained (2012).costume designer- Producer
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ROB EDWARDS has written two classic animated films for WALT DISNEY FEATURE ANIMATION, the Academy Award nominated Treasure Planet and the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated The Princess and the Frog. He also consulted on Tangled, Wreck-it Ralph and Frozen. He penned AMULET for Warner Brother's and ANIMATED AMERICAN for Disney. Rob is currently writing projects for SHOWTIME, SONY, PARAMOUNT, and Chris Rock. Rob is also known for his work on the television shows "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", "Full House", "A Different World", "Roc", "In Living Color" and as the creator of "Out All Night." In 2012, Rob launched robedwards.net where he shares the tools he has developed over 30 years of writing professionally. He has taught and/or lectured for UCLA, Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, Syracuse University, Boston University, Howard University, The Organization of Black Screenwriters, CTN Expo, LMU, Digital Hollywood, The Scriptwriters Network, The Writers Store, University of California Riverside, Le Moyne College and others.writer- Director
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With a Daytime Emmy Nomination and three NAACP Image Award Wins, Eric Dean Seaton has become a unique director who not only crosses genres, but also styles. Using his cinematic eye, strong sense of story and passionate energy that's infectious, Seaton bounces from drama to comedy, as well as single camera to multi-cam. In the dramatic world, Seaton has directed Average Joe and Early Edition pilots, episodes of Will Trent, The Cleaning Lady, Superman and Lois, Gotham Knights, Batwoman, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Legacies, and Greenleaf. His single camera comedies include Modern Family, Blackish, The Goldbergs, American Housewife, Life in Pieces, Grownish, and The Mick. In the multi-camera world Seaton has tackled the Netflix pilots Family Reunion and The Prince of Peoria, and Disney Channel's pilots Raven's Home, Mighty Med and Kickin-it. His multi-camera episodic work includes Spectrum's Mad About You, NBC's Indebted and Marlon. In variety, Nickelodeon's sketch show All That and Disney's So Random, makes him one of the very few directors who have successfully worked in every style of narrative television. Seaton is also the creator, writer and publisher of the critically acclaimed Legend of the Mantamaji, and Legend of the Mantamaji: Bloodlines graphic novel series, and director of the multiple award-winning Legend of the Mantamaji: Live Action Short.director