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Who Played Dorothy in The Wiz

Dorothy is a role in The Wiz, a musical that opened Broadway in 1984.

based on the novel <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz</i> by L. Frank Baum<p> It’s got rock. It’s got gospel. It’s got soul. And oh my, the dancing! In a dream collaboration, Dallas Theater Center and Dallas Black Dance Theatre, the city’s oldest continuously operating dance company, fill the Wyly Theatre with dancing, singing and laughter for the dazzling musical that won seven Tony Awards when it opened on Broadway in 1975. Featuring Brierley Resident Acting Company members Liz Mikel and Hassan El-Amin, this eye-popping, high-energy family hit starts with a tornado and keeps lifting from there, as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion “Ease on Down the Road” and ultimately learn there’s no place like home.

18 actors have played Dorothy in The Wiz.

View full cast of The Wiz

Performer Production Opened
Arnetia Walker Broadway The Wiz 1975
Gayle Turner Broadway The Wiz 1975
Pat Estwick Broadway The Wiz 1975
Stephanie Mills Broadway The Wiz 1975
US Tour The Wiz 1976
Renee Harris US Tour The Wiz 1976
Sylvia Striplin US Tour The Wiz 1976
Deborah Malone US Tour The Wiz 1978
Lillias D. White US Tour The Wiz 1978
Ada Dyer Broadway The Wiz 1984
Stephanie Mills Broadway The Wiz 1984
Inaya Jafan Davis Off-Broadway The Wiz 1993
Stephanie Mills Off-Broadway The Wiz 1993
Tasha Scott US Tour The Wiz 1997
Nikki M. James San Diego, CA (Regional) The Wiz 2006
Shanice Williams New York The Wiz Live! 2015
Danyel Fulton St. Louis, MO (Regional) The Wiz 2018
Mariah Lyttle US Tour The Wiz 2023
Nichelle Lewis US Tour The Wiz 2023
Nichelle Lewis Broadway The Wiz 2024
Dana Cimone US Tour The Wiz 2025

Other Roles in The Wiz

Role Production Opened
Addaperle Broadway The Wiz 1984
Aunt Em Broadway The Wiz 1984
Chief of the Field Mice Broadway The Wiz 1984
Crow Broadway The Wiz 1984
Dorothy Broadway The Wiz 1984
Emerald City Citizen Broadway The Wiz 1984
Evillene Broadway The Wiz 1984
Field Mouse Broadway The Wiz 1984
Glinda Broadway The Wiz 1984
Head of the Society of Emerald City Broadway The Wiz 1984
Kalidah Broadway The Wiz 1984
Lion Broadway The Wiz 1984
Lord High Underling Broadway The Wiz 1984
Munchkin Broadway The Wiz 1984
Performer Broadway The Wiz 1984
Poppy Broadway The Wiz 1984
Royal Gatekeeper Broadway The Wiz 1984
Scarecrow Broadway The Wiz 1984
Soldier Messenger Broadway The Wiz 1984
Stranger Broadway The Wiz 1984
Sunflower Broadway The Wiz 1984
The Wiz Broadway The Wiz 1984
Tinman Broadway The Wiz 1984
Tornado Broadway The Wiz 1984
Toto Broadway The Wiz 1984
Uncle Henry Broadway The Wiz 1984
Winged Monkey Broadway The Wiz 1984
Yellow Brick Road Broadway The Wiz 1984

“Dorothy” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Summer of '42 2003
See-Saw Broadway 1919

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