Scarecrow actor Michael Jemison’s movement and enthusiasm seemed to draw influence from Michael Jackson’s portrayal of the same character in the 1978 movie version. Movement certainly took a ...

When Michael Jackson was a child ... wrote in her 2004 autobiography "A Paper Life." "He'd played the Scarecrow in The Wiz, the urban remake of The Wizard of Oz, which starred Diana Ross as ...

Battle made his Broadway debut in the original production of The Wiz in which he portrayed the scarecrow—a role that Michael Jackson stepped into for the 1978-released feature film of the same ...