What's the Difference between The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the Book and The Wiz the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Dorothy
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Dorothy
Portrayed by: Diana Ross
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This Character does not appear.
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Scarecrow
Portrayed by: Michael Jackson
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Scarecrow
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Scarecrow
Portrayed by: Michael Jackson
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Tin Man
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Tin Man
Portrayed by: Nipsey Russell
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Lion
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Lion
Portrayed by: Ted Ross
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The Wicked Witch of the West
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Evillene the Wicked Witch of the West
Portrayed by: Mabel King
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The Good Witch of the North
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Addaperle/Miss One
Portrayed by: Thelma Carpenter
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Glinda the Good Witch of the South
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Glinda the Good Witch of the South
Portrayed by: Lena Horne
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Oscar Diggs the Wizard of Oz
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Herman Smith the Wiz
Portrayed by: Richard Pryor
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| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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The book begins in Kansas |
the story begins in Harlem, New York |
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Oz is a beautiful land |
Oz resembles New York in every way
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The Good Witch sends Dorothy down the Yellow Brick Road to find the Wiz |
Dorothy has to FIND the Yellow Brick Road after Miss One and the Munchkins send her on the way to find the Wiz |
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The Scarecrow is simply hanging from his pole in the cornfield |
he is hanging from a laundry pole
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The Tin Man is found rusted solid |
He is an abandoned part of Coney Island, being crushed by a giant statue |