milkandheavysugar: Stephanie Mills featured with the cast of the Broadway musical ‘The Wi
milkandheavysugar: Stephanie Mills featured with the cast of the Broadway musical ‘The Wiz’ ca. 1970sThe show went on to win seven of its eight Tony nominations, including awards for featured performers Ted Ross and Dee Dee Bridgewater and Best Musical of 1975. The production continued its run through 1979, playing 1,672 performances.The original cast was led by 15-year-old Stephanie Mills as Dorothy and 18-year-old Hinton Battle, who made his Broadway debut as the Scarecrow. Phylicia Rashad (billed here as Phylicia Ayers-Allen) appeared in the ensemble.[X] -- source link