Silver Slippers, Disco Dandies, Oh My! Costuming 1975’s “The Wiz”

In this episode, we go "behind the seams" of Geoffrey Holder's whimsical costume designs for the seven-time, Tony Award winning smash hit The Wiz, which opened on Broadway in 1975 and ran for 1672 performances before closing in 1979.

Recommended Reading:

• The Wiz costumes in the collection of the NMAAHC
• André de Shield's article
• Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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