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Who Played Evillene in The Wiz

Evillene 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.

14 actors have played Evillene in The Wiz.

View full cast of The Wiz

Performer Production Opened
Edye Byrde Broadway The Wiz 1975
Ella Mitchell Broadway The Wiz 1975
Irene Reid Broadway The Wiz 1975
Mabel King Broadway The Wiz 1975
Ruth Brisbane Broadway The Wiz 1975
Tasha Thomas Broadway The Wiz 1975
Theresa Merritt Broadway The Wiz 1975
Theresa Merritt Broadway The Wiz 1975
Carolyn Miller US Tour The Wiz 1976
Sulanya Conway US Tour The Wiz 1976
Gwendolyn J. Shepherd US Tour The Wiz 1978
Ella Mitchell Broadway The Wiz 1984
Juanita Fleming Broadway The Wiz 1984
Ella Mitchell Off-Broadway The Wiz 1993
E Faye Butler San Diego, CA (Regional) The Wiz 2006
Mary J. Blige New York The Wiz Live! 2015
E Faye Butler St. Louis, MO (Regional) The Wiz 2018
Melody A. Betts US Tour The Wiz 2023
Melody A. Betts Broadway The Wiz 2024

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

Photos from The Wiz

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