Connect this module's content to the live theatre production you're seeing for the course, "The Wiz! Live" (listed in ASUlearn module 5). You haven't seen the production at this point, but you can still research the content. Since this is a rewrite/adaptation, this answer should be on when "The Wiz" was written-- 1974.

The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (from 1900) in the context of contemporary African-American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 in Baltimore, and moved to Broadway's Majestic Theatre with a new cast on January 5, 1975.

COPY AND PASTE THESE EXACT QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM: 1. Briefly describe THREE cultural, social, and/or historical events that were going on in the world WHEN THE PLAY WAS WRITTEN (not when it opened). Remember that the playwright adapted this story so the plot line was already in existence. Find information from three DIFFERENT sources, no Wikipedia please. Name of the play: (type here)

1. Type your response here. (Include your source here). 2. Type your response here. (Include your source here). 3. Type your response here. (Include your source here). 2. How were these three events (above) reflected in, or incorporated into the play? You can be a little creative here, as one never knows what really impacts the playwrightthink outside the box! The deeper root question may be why he wrote an all-black version of a traditionally all-white production since "Oz" was already a known plot line. 1. Type your response here. 2. Type your response here. 3. Type your response here. 3. Anything else you'd like to share? Type your response here.