He based the script on L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel for children, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Langley ... At a conference, I once chatted on stage with Sir Salman Rushdie. We discovered that ...

"The Wiz" takes a twist on "The Wizard of Oz." The musical has a score packed ... "While in the beginning I didn't like that they changed the script, not that the script isn't good.