Characters
Songs
Vocabulary
'The Wiz' Facts
Miscellaneous
100
She is an orphaned teenager from Omaha, Nebraska
Who is Dorothy?
100
The company sings this song several times while traveling to the Emerald City
What is "Ease on Down the Road"?
100
The ensemble actor/singer/dancers in a musical. They can play several roles in one show.
What is the Company?
100
"The Wiz" is an urbanized retelling of this classic 1900 children's novel.
What is "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"? Will also accept "The Wizard of Oz"
100
The last song in a musical.
What is the Finale?
200
Made of straw and asks the Wiz for a brain
Who is Scarecrow?
200
Scarecrow sings this song while being taunted by crows.
What is "You Can't Win"?
200
Person who writes music.
What is a composer?
200

The city that "The Wiz" the musical first opened in.

What is Baltimore?

200
The highest male voice type.
What is a Tenor?
300
Cowardly and lives in the forest. Wants to ask the Wiz for some courage!
Who is Lion?
300
Evillene sings this song in her factory.
What is "Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News"?
300
The highest female voice type.
What is a soprano?
300
The number of Tony Awards "The Wiz" won in 1975.
What is Seven?
300

What element melts Evillene?

What is Water

400
The wicked witch of the West.
Who is Evillene?
400
Aunt Em sings this song at the beginning, telling Dorothy that she loves her.
What is "The Feeling We Once Had"?
400
Person who creates dances.
What is a choreographer?
400
The movie "The Wiz" made it's debut in 1978 with these two famous popular singers.
Who are Michael Jackson and Diana Ross?
400
Tin Man sings this song to plead with the Wiz to give him a heart.
What is "What Would I Do If I Could Feel"?
500
The good witch of the South
Who is Glinda?
500
Glinda sings this song to encourage Dorothy and help her get home.
What is "Believe in Yourself"?
500
A song that is a repetition of a previous song, changed slightly.
What is a Reprise?
500
He wrote the music and lyrics for "The Wiz".
Who is Charlie Smalls?
500
These three styles or genres of music are most prevalent in "The Wiz". All three styles were invented by African-American musicians.
What is Jazz, Gospel and Hip-Hop?
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