Also, The Wiz isn’t the only film version of The Wizard of Oz to feature an African American portrayal of Dorothy. The Muppet Wizard of Oz, also produced by Disney, also features an African American Dorothy, played by Ashanti.
Interesting, because I’ll bet when Kitswitz were coming up with their own Oz ideas, they checked out what other people have done before, and with that having been a Disney production, perhaps they might have decided to borrow the idea. Hmmmm.
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