The Wiz old for the part. However, she contacted Rob Cohen of Universal Pictures, who offered to have them finance the film if she were to play Dorothy, at which point he acquiesced. The resulting film version of "The Wiz" also starred former Motown star Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man, Richard Pryor as the Wizard, jazz singer Thelma Carpenter as Miss One (the name "Addapearle" was not used for this production) and Lena Horne as Glinda. Ted Ross and Mabel King reprised their roles of the Lion and Evillene from the Broadway production. Sidney Lumet served
Ghosts (Michael Jackson song) Ghosts (Michael Jackson song) "Ghosts" is a 1997 song by Michael Jackson. "Ghosts" was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley. Commentators made observations about the paranoid lyrics, a common theme in Jackson's work. Its music video was a five-minute clip taken from the much longer film of the same name. It was released as part of the single release "HIStory"/"Ghosts", a double A-side single from Michael Jackson's 1997 remix album "". The song would become a top five hit in the UK, France and Italy, but did not chart as highly elsewhere. "Ghosts" was one of