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Lobby card for the 1978 film The Wiz showing Michael Jackson as Scarecrow, Diana Ross as Dorothy, Ted Ross as Lion, and Nipsey Russell as Tinman posing in costume against a stylized city skyline.
Collage of Oz: Emerald City backdrop, illustrated Dorothy, woman with dog, Dorothy holding Toto, and a hand holding the book Wicked.
Diana Ross as Dorothy, Michael Jackson as Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as Tinman, and Ted Ross as Lion stand together in costume on a yellow-tiled set for The Wiz. Quincy Jones as the Emerald City Gold Pianist in The Wiz, surrounded by dancers in gold costumes on a large gold piano in a brightly lit urban setting. Dancers in green costumes perform in front of a large gold OZ sculpture during the Emerald City dance sequence from the 1978 film The Wiz. Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow in The Wiz, wearing a patchwork costume with striped sleeves and straw details, arms outstretched as if hanging from a post.
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Lobby card for The Wiz
(From left) Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow, Diana Ross as Dorothy, Ted Ross as...
© 1978 Universal Pictures/Motown Productions
Main cast of The Wiz
(From left) Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as the Tinman, Diana...
© 1978 Universal Pictures/Motown Productions
Emerald City's gold pianist
Quincy Jones as the Emerald City gold pianist in a publicity still from the 1978...
© 1978 Universal Pictures/Motown Productions
Emerald City dance sequence
The “Emerald City Ballet” scene, one of the most visually extravagant and memorable...
© 1978 Universal Pictures/Motown Productions
Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow
The Wiz featured Michael Jackson in his first film role, as the Scarecrow....
© 1978 Universal Pictures/Motown Productions
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