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Say Brother; Slices of Black Theatre; Cast members discuss the The Wiz, based on L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz
Part of Say Brother.
10/20/1978
In this clip host Barbara Barrow-Murray speaks with members of Wiz cast Ken Prymus (the Lion), Peggy Blue (Aunty Em), and Kamal (a former member of the National Center of Afro-American Artists who plays the "Wiz"). Prymus talks about Judy Garland's Wizard of Oz being one adaptation of the original L. Frank Baum text, and The Wiz being another, more colorful version. Overall this program focuses on African American theater, with an emphasis on the national tour of the Broadway musical The Wiz. Host Barbara Barrow-Murray speaks with members of Wiz cast Ken Prymus (the Lion), Peggy Blue (Aunty Em), and Kamal (a former member of the National Center of Afro-American Artists who plays the "Wiz") about their professional careers prior to their engagement with the touring company, their professional goals, whether or not The Wiz is a new adaptation of Baum's text, and what they have enjoyed about working on The Wiz. Program includes musical performances by "Wiz" guests and previously aired studio performances by Chip Garnett (Duke Ellington's song "Sophisticated Lady," which he performed in the Broadway production of "Bubbling Brown Sugar"), and Barbara Alston and Paula Larke (who both performed in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf by Ntozake Shange). Produced by Barbara Barrow-Murray.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Slices of Black Theatre
- Program Number
901
- Title
Cast members discuss the The Wiz, based on L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
Program focusses on African American theater, with an emphasis on the national tour of the Broadway musical The Wiz. Host Barbara Barrow-Murray speaks with members of Wiz cast Ken Prymus (the Lion), Peggy Blue (Aunty Em), and Kamal (a former member of the National Center of Afro-American Artists who plays the "Wiz") about their professional careers prior to their engagement with the touring company, their professional goals, whether or not The Wiz is a new adaptation of Baum's text, and what they have enjoyed about working on The Wiz. Program includes musical performances by "Wiz" guests and previously aired studio performances by Chip Garnett (Duke Ellington's song "Sophisticated Lady," which he performed in the Broadway production of "Bubbling Brown Sugar"), and Barbara Alston and Paula Larke (who both performed in For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf by Ntozake Shange).
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Larke, Paula
- Kamal
- Prymus, Ken
- For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Not Enuf (Theatrical production)
- Blue, Peggy
- Raisin in the Sun, A (Theatrical production of)
- African American theater
- Alston, Barbara
- Garnett, Chip
- Wiz, The (Theatrical production)
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Moore, Melvin (Associate Producer)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Producer)
- Contributors
- Smith, Kathy (Switcher)
- Holden, Dick (Camera)
- Heller, Dick (Director Program Segment)
- Merhar, Milan (Videotape Recordist)
- Coleman, Vern (Audio)
- Norton, Chas (Lighting Director)
- Fairweather, Bill (Video)
- Correia, Dennis (Video)
- Mahard, Fran (Scenic Design)
- Wilson, Bob (Camera)
- Hutton, David (Videotape Recordist)
- Yang, Eileen (Researcher)
- DeVitt, Doug (Videotape Recordist)
- Koppel, Tiit (Camera)
- Smith, Lee (Camera)
- Clarke, Brian (Assistant Director)
- McKenna, Jim (Stage Manager)
- Mackles, Gene (Graphic Designer)
- MacKnight, John (Videotape Recordist)
- Crane, David (Videotape Recordist)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Host)
- Wareham, Skip (Camera)
- Bundy, Kissette (Assistant Cameraman)
- Waters, Mitch (Lighting Assistant)
- O'Brien, Lindsey (Assistant Cameraman)
- Himes, Eric (Director Program Segment)
- Shah, Bruce (Director Program Segment)
- Lewis, Webster (Theme Music)
- Tomaselli, Robert (Camera)
- Balhatchet, Tom (Audio)
- Lane, Frank (Camera)
- White, Conrad (Director Program Segment)
- LeCain, Larry (Camera)
- Kane, Pat (Videotape Recordist)
- Johnson, Nat (Audio)
- Buccheri, Ron (Switcher)
- St. Onge, David (Videotape Recordist)
- Rivera, George (Production Assistant)
- Simons, Fred (Videotape Recordist)
- MacDonald, Greg (Camera)
- Demers, Leo (Videotape Recordist)
- Stewart, Aubrey (Video)
- Lou Cronin, Mary (Audio)
- Chigas, Basil (Assistant Cameraman)
- Sullivan, John L. (Lighting Director)
- Hill, Rebecca (Fashion Consultant)
- Gray, Randolph (Assistant Cameraman)
- Handyside, Keith (Video)
- McGonagle, Richard (Assistant Cameraman)
- Carey, Nancy (Intern)
- Morton, Wil (Audio)
- Bordett, Bruce (Stage Manager)
- Plausse, John (Lighting Director)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Slices of Black Theatre; Cast members discuss the The Wiz, based on L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz,” 10/20/1978, GBH Archives, accessed April 20, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2696D9A4E7B44957AB277FBFD91089C2.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Slices of Black Theatre; Cast members discuss the The Wiz, based on L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz.” 10/20/1978. GBH Archives. Web. April 20, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2696D9A4E7B44957AB277FBFD91089C2>.
- APA: Say Brother; Slices of Black Theatre; Cast members discuss the The Wiz, based on L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_2696D9A4E7B44957AB277FBFD91089C2