Playbill for The Wiz: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for The Wiz. White background with yellow box at top; white background with graphic of a woman's silhouette running to the left with curved lines forming behind her. [PLAYBILL/MAJESTIC THEATRE/THE WIZ] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1975

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1975
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Majestic Theatre, American, founded 1927
• Subject of: Tiger Haynes, American, 1914 - 1994
• Subject of: Ted Ross, American, 1934 - 2002
• Subject of: Hinton Battle, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
• Subject of: Mabel King, American, 1932 - 1999
• Subject of: André De Shields, American, born 1946
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (22.5 x 14.3 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.98
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.