Stephanie mills, who originated the role of dorothy on broadway and portraying aunt em in the telecast, is overjoyed about being a part of the revitalization of the wiz long considered. The song home from the show later became a number 1 u. Stephanie mills bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Stephanie mills, the original dorothy of the wiz, will star in the upcoming live television broadcast of the musical on december 3. I had the privelege of seeing stephanie mills perform with the manhattans at the mill run, a now defunct theatre. Download wiz khalifa 28 grams hosted by dj drama mixtape. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from stephanie mills at the discogs marketplace. Stephanie mills celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. Stephanie mills stephanie lyrics and tracklist genius. The opening night of the wiz on january 5, 1975 at the majestic theatre, with stephanie mills as dorothy, hinton battle as the scarecrow, tiger haynes as th. Years later, after going through a musical journey with her, i decided it was time to get a collection of her best stuff. In 1975, mills career took a rise when she portrayed dorothy in an africanamerican adaptation of the wonderful wizard of oz entitled the wiz, where she began dating michael jackson.
Stephanie mills stephanie mills to portray auntie em in. I might have said it was original star stephanie mills stepping in here as aunt em, until amber riley stepped up as addaperle, followed by equally strong showstoppers from a. Stephanie mills bio, age, height, son, albums,songs and. Get all the lyrics to songs on stephanie and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Even hating it as i did, i found stephanie mills the only reason for it to exist. The wiz original broadway cast by various artists album. Stephanie mills mca 5669, 1985 a 1 stand back 2 automatic passion 3 rising desire 4 time of your life b 1 hold on to midnight 2 just you 3 i have learned to respect the power of love 4 under pressure if i were your woman mca 5996, 1987 available from our cd shop. Stephanie mills, who originated the role of dorothy in the wiz, will return to oz this year. Music video by stephanie mills, original television cast of the wiz live.
A young stephanie mills spoke to todays gene shalit back in 1977 about playing dorothy in the broadway musical the wiz. The wiz original cast recording by hinton battle, mabel king. The wiz 00h 02min minutes movie 1978 dorothy, a twentyfouryearold kindergarten teacher, born. Stephanie mills theatre credits, news, bio and photos. Studio album 12 what cha gonna do with my lovin 1979. Stephanie mills to return to the wiz for tv broadcast. When i think of home, i think of a place where theres love overflowing i wish i was home, i wish i was back there with the things ive been. Stephanie mills bio, photos, theatre credits, stage history.
With common, amber riley, uzo aduba, stephanie mills. Stephanie mills pictured in 2017 played dorothy in the original 1975 broadway musical the wiz. Stephanie mills during stephanie mills backstage from the wiz on. Stephanie mills biography, albums, streaming links. Stephanie mills is a famous american actress and singer, who was born on march 22, 1957. Stephanie mills first came to fame as the little girl with the big voice as the star of the hit broadway play, the wiz, an adaptation of l. At the age of 9, stephanie started his stage career when she appeared on her first play. Stephanie mills opens up about who shes related to your. Mills began her career appearing in her first play at the age of 9. Mills rose to stardom as dorothy in the original broadway run of the musical the wiz from 1975 to 1977. The wiz original broadway cast, a various artists album. The best of stephanie mills 1995, casablanca greatest hits 19851993 1996, mca the best of stephanie mills 1997, polygram the ultimate collection 1999, hipo the collection 1999, spectrum the power of love. Ibdb internet broadway database archive is the official database for broadway theatre information.
Download stephanie mills mp3 songs and albums music. The cast included shanice williams as dorothy, stephanie mills the wizs original dorothy as auntie em, queen latifah as the wiz, mary j. The reason stephanie mills should have been in the wiz. She rose to stardom as dorothy in the original broadway run of the musical the wiz from 1975 to 1977. A live production of the 1975 broadway musical, the wiz. At the time i saw the original production of the wiz, it was the worst musical i had ever seen. Stephanie mills will ease on down to nbcs upcoming musical adaptation of the wiz, itself an african american musical adaptation of the wonderful wizard of oz. Stephanie mills shares her excitement of the upcoming wiz broadcast, why she never auditions and hints at a broadway return. Original the wiz star stephanie mills to lead cast of nbcs live. Find stephanie mills discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Lyrics for the feeling we once had by stephanie mills feat. Filter by this title filter by this artistshow filter by this scoring. Stephanie dorthea mills born march 22, 1957 is an american singer, songwriter and actress.
This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads. As a person born on this date, stephanie mills is listed in our database as the 54th most popular celebrity for the day march 22 and the 141st most popular for the year 1957. The super soul musical wonderful wizard of oz is a. Choose from stephanie mills sheet music for such popular songs as ease on down the road, be a. If tickets are available call us 8664599233 whether you want to learn more about the upcoming stephanie mills tour schedule 2020 and stephanie mills tour dates 2020 or book your stephanie mills events tickets, our representatives are here to assist you. Her career exploded when she performed as dorothy in the original broadway run of the wiz. The actress, who portrayed dorothy in the original 1975 broadway production of the show, will play auntie em in the wiz live. The grammy winner will appear in nbcs forthcoming live telecast of the soulful take on the familiar.
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A ballad collection 2000, mca 20th century masters the millennium collection. Stephanie mills on auditioning for the wiz flashback nbc. If anyone could rest of her laurels, it would be singer stephanie mills, who has entertained fans for years with hits such as never knew love like this before, home and the comfort. Two years later, she won the amateur night which landed her a broadway role as an orphaned child of a slave in the musical maggie flynn in 1973, she started her music recording career. I am partial to the 2nd cd, though, because i am a fan of her slower stuff.
Stephanie mills in the wiz millss career rose when she portrayed dorothy in the broadway musical the wiz, an africanamerican adoption of the wonderful wizard of oz. Its time to ease on down the yellow brick road as the wiz, live. Put your arms around me, child like when you bumped your shin then youll know i. Hinton battle, stephanie mills, ted ross, and tiger haynes in the wiz. Original the wiz star stephanie mills brings it all. As another earth day nears, nationally renowned environmentalist, author and stephanie mills, who lives in northern michigan near traverse city, shares thoughts on where were headed here on. Her song home from the show became her trademark song for years and was covered later by diana ross for the movie adaptation three years later. Stephanie mills the best of stephanie mills 1995, cd.
Rem date 1995 rem discid ef12060f rem comment exactaudiocopy v0. She has been produced by james mtume and reggie lucas. Stephanie mills to portray auntie em in the wiz live. Mills rose to stardom as dorothy in the original broadway run of. Filled with a more urban style of music and scenery, the wiz made mills a star particularly because of her stellar performance of the song home.
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