This week in 1978 the movie version of The Wiz, which debuted as a Broadway stage production in 1975, hit theaters. The re-imagining of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz featured an all-black cast including Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow. The movie marked Michael Jackson’s acting debut. A special single edit of A Brand new day (Everybody Rejoice), one of the songs from The Wiz, peaked at number one on the charts in Belgium and The Netherlands.
A very special musical…. I like it a lot