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New Short FilmĀ Celebrates 50 Years of THE WIZ with Original Stars Dee Dee Bridgewater and Joni Palmer

Fifty years after The Wiz premiered on Broadway, a new short film is revisiting the landmark musical through the voices of two of its original cast members. Director Samira Fuller-Farquhar's If You Believe brings together Dee Dee Bridgewater, who originated the role of Glinda the Good Witch, and Joni Palmer, an ensemble dancer in the 1975 production, for an on-camera conversation about the show's creation and legacy.…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:16PM on November 5, 2025

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