Analysis Of The Wiz

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THE WIZ

The Wiz the musical came out in 1979 and has been one of the most popular musicals since. The wiz was written by William F. Brown and the music was written by Charlie Smalls and Zachary Walzer. The wiz was played on a proscenium at Eastmoor Academy on march 6, 2016. The director of the play was Seth Harms. The time setting of the play was

The first thing I noticed about the set design was in the beginning of act one was there was a white house with blue strips on the right side of the stage. The next thing I noticed was after the tornado dance there was a colorful backdrop and there was the letter “Z” in the middle of the board. The “Z” was a bright yellow with circle around it. The circle was yellow as well. The backdrop was suppose to represent munchkin which is where Dorothy landed after the tornado dance. During the tornado dance the color of the lights changed to a blueish green color. Throughout the play there was lot of changing of the setting to make the setting go with what was going on during the play. …show more content…

As Dorothy is in the land of OZ she accidently kills the wicked witch of the east. This causes the munchkins to spread word to the good witch of the North. When Dorothy ask how she can get to Kansas she is told to visit OZ a great wizard. As she’s on her way down the yellow brick road which are a group of four men she first meets the scarecrow then as she goes along she meets a tinman and a lion. They all have their personal problems as well and they are also looking for the OZ to help them with their

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