Cast & Crew

Directed by

Matthew Diamond
Kenny Leon

Writing Credits

William F. Brown
(book)
Harvey Fierstein
Tina Tippit
(additional material for the musical "The Wiz")

Cast

Common
The Bouncer
Amber Riley
Addapearle
Uzo Aduba
Glinda the Good Witch of the South
Stephanie Mills
Auntie Em
Elijah Kelley
Scarecrow
Ne-Yo
Tin-Man
David Alan Grier
The Cowardly Lion
Mary J. Blige
Evillene
Shanice Shantay
Dorothy Gale
Queen Latifah
The Wiz
Chris Borrero
Ensemble / Cirque
Olutayo Bosede
Ensemble
James Brown III
Crow
Ilia Jessica Castro
Ensemble
Kacie Noel Garland
Ensemble
Asmeret Ghebremichael
Munchkin
Frankie Gordils
Ensemble
Khadija Griffith
Ensemble
Walter Holloway III
Ensemble
Carlos Irizarry
Ensemble
Marcus Paul James
Winkie, Messenger
Frederic Jean
Ensemble / Acrobat
Capathia Jenkins
Dorothy's mother
Charm La'Donna
Ensemble
Mykal Kilgore
Ensemble
Tamika Lawrence
Deputy Munchkin
India McGee
Ensemble
Maurice Murphy
Ensemble
Antonio Moore
Acrobat / dancer
Danielle Polanco
Ensemble
Malaiyka Reid
Ensemble
Eric Sanchez
Ensemble
Chris Silcox
Ensemble / Cirque
Sherisse Springer
Ensemble
Raphael Thomas
Ensemble
Ahmahd Thomas
Ensemble
Elon Van Buckley
Ensemble
Aleksandr Wade
Ensemble
Donald Webber Jr.
Lord High Underling
Dashaun Wesley
Ensemble
Xavier Joe Wilcher
Ensemble
Natasha Yvette Williams
U / S Wiz / U / S Glinda
Hayhay
Lion
Paul McGinnis
Puppeteer

Produced by

Barclay DeVeau
associate producer
Greg Lettieri
producer
Neil Meron
executive producer
Donna Smeland
producer (as Donna Suchan) (produced by)
Javier Winnik
supervising producer
Craig Zadan
executive producer

Editing by

Bill DeRonde
Michael Polito
Alix Saline
junior editor

Casting By

Abbie Brady-Dalton
Bernard Telsey

Production Design by

Derek McLane

Art Direction by

Antje Ellermann
asst art director
Erica Hemminger
Brian Ireland
asst art director

Set Decoration by

Michael Pilipski

Costume Design by

Paul Tazewell

Makeup Department

Matiki Anoff
department head makeup artist / makeup department head
Matthew 'Matty' B Wilson
Additional hairstylist
Tamara Delbridge
makeup artist
Christine Domaniecki
makeup artist
Christen Edwards
hair stylist
Dave Elsey
special makeup effects designer
Lou Elsey
special makeup effects designer
Amanda Duffy Evans
key hair stylist (as Amanda Duffy)
Rob Harmon
hair stylist
Tim Harvey
hair stylist: Personal hairstylist to Amber Riley
Cookie Jordan
department head makeup artist
Steve Koch
prosthetics sculptor: Ne-Yo and David Alan Grier, Igor Studios
Rich Krusell
special makeup effects artist
Charles G. LaPointe
department head hairstylist
Angela Maldone
makeup artist
Kevin Maybee
hair department head
Stephanie Glover McGee
makeup artist / makeup artist: Addaperle
Jill Oshry
makeup artist
Amy Porter
makeup artist
Liz Printz
hair stylist (as Elizabeth Printz)
Björn Rehbein
makeup artist / makeup artist: Queen Latifah
Vincent Schicchi
special makeup effects artist
Jeremy Selenfriend
special makeup effects artist
Andrew Sotomayor
makeup artist
Danny Wagner
special makeup effects artist
Elizabeth Yoon
makeup artist
Debi Young
makeup artist / makeup artist: Mary J. Blige

Production Management

Rebecca Ikler
Sr. Production Manager
Steven H. Kaplan
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Robin Abraham
associate director
Rae Kraus
associate director
Adam Mishler
associate director

Art Department

Claire Bretschneider
charge artist
G. Garrett Ellison
Art Department Assistant
Jeremy W. Foil
assistant art director
Joe Forbes
scenic artist
Jeff Hinchee
assistant art director
Alyssa Motschwiller
art department coordinator
Diane Rich
scenic artist
Elise M. VanderKley
dresser
Monica Wille
scenic artist

Sound Department

Heather Beson
a2
Tom Davis
production mixer/sound design
Daniel Lewis Garcia
assistant engineer
Hardi Kamsani
audio maintenance: All Mobile Video
Matthew Kraus
sound (as Matt Kraus)
Reece Nunez
a2
Dan Smith
additional sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

Bohdan Bushell
pyrotechnician
Jeremy Chernick
special effects supervisor
George Fernandez
special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Rachel Gerbehy
shot supervisor
Dorothy Yang
shot supervisor

Stunts

Chris Silcox
stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Miguel Armstrong
camera operator
Rob Balton
techno jib operator
Ryan Balton
utility
Allen Branton
lighting designer
JC Castro
video control
Darryl Coleman
engineer-in-charge: All Mobile Video
Dan Denitto
techno jib assistant
Manny Gutierrez
camera operator
Shaun Harkins
camera operator
Collin Hermes
camera technician
Darren Langer
lighting director
Jeff Latonero
steadicam operator
Kevin Lawson
lighting director
Eric Marchwinski
lighting programmer
Jay Millard
camera operator
Kirk J. Miller
lighting programmer (as Kirk Miller)
Johnathan Mont
electrician
Jimmy O'Donnell
camera operator
Jimmy O'Donnell
camera operator
Felix Peralta
lighting director
David Smith
camera operator
Billy Steinberg
video control
Claus Stuhlweissenburg
steadicam operator
Jim Tomlinson
utility camera
Roger Ulbrich
rf camera technician
Jim Washburn
head utility
Ron Washburn
camera operator (as Ronnie Washburn)
Dylan Whitman
assistant camera
Mark Whitman
camera operator

Animation Department

J.T. Rooney
Technical Integrator
Ash Wagers
animator

Casting Department

Jessica Abarca
casting production assistant
Scott Galina
casting assistant
Pat Goodwin
casting associate
Kristi Oken Hoxie
casting coordinator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Courtney R. Alfrey
costumer
Rachel Attridge
assistant costume designer
Audrey Bartow
wardrobe
Dana Burkart
assistant costume designer
Brandon Michael Currie
costumer
Vangeli Kaseluris
set costumer
Annette Lovece
assistant wardrobe supervisor
Rory Powers
wardrobe supervisor
Elise M. VanderKley
tailor

Editorial Department

Josh Cregg
assistant editor
Hannah Ford
post-production coordinator
Anthony Granata
post-production engineer

Music Department

Jonathan Dinklage
musician
Harvey Mason Jr.
music producer & co-orchestrator
Stephen Oremus
music director: Music Co-Producer & Co-Orchestrator
Peter Rotter
Los Angeles Music Contractor

Script and Continuity Department

Sabrina Rufo Mishler
script supervisor (as Sabrina Rufo)

Transportation Department

Scott Roth
transportation co-captain

Additional Crew

William Berloni
head animal trainer
Jenna Boswell
assistant production office coordinator
Paul Brinkman
video maintenance: All Mobile Video
Roger Desmond
Staging Supervisor
Tanya DiFrancesco
set physician
Joaquin Giraud
b-unit supervisor: All Mobile Video
Andrew Gottlieb
stage manager
Sean Harkins
jib operator
Carla Hoade
production safety manager
Brian Michael Hoffman
Assistant Animal Trainer
Tre Holloway
assistant choreographer
Charm La'Donna
associate choreographer (as Charmaine Jordan)
Noah Levine
technical consultant: magic
Ian Liuzzi-Fedun
video maintenance: All Mobile Video
Lee Lodge
lead screen producer
Emmett Loughran
technical director
Jeffrey M. Markowitz
stage manager
Bob Muller
technical director
Ryan Needham
assistant: Neil Meron & Craig Zadan
Grant Okita
marketing and promotions / title designer
Cyndi Owgang
stage manager
Annette Powlis
stage manager
Cody Renard Richard
stage manager
Emily Riedy
second assistant accountant
Fatima Robinson
choreographer
Paul Sambrowski
video maintenance: All Mobile Video
Eric Sanchez
assistant choreographer
Chase Simonds
screen producer
Jeffrey Small
site coordinator
Jason Stant
production accountant
Sarah Testerman
stage manager
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