"City to find the Wizard not only invisible but still unwilling to grant their wishes, asking them to return later. However Dorothy and her friends refuse to be turned away again and start to argue with the Wizard as Toto reveals the Wizard is actually a normal man. The Wizard reveals he is actually a traveling magician from Nebraska who was accidentally swept away to Oz in his hot air balloon, and decided to pretend to be a Wizard as it was only the fear of a powerful magician that stopped the two Wicked Witches from taking over the whole"
"2000 and 2002. In the 2010 production, Olivia Stupka and Alisa Berindea alternated in the role of Dorothy. Nicole Burda will assume the role of Dorothy for the 2017 production. Members of the original casts to reprise their original roles again in 2017 are David Haines as the Cowardly Lion, Joe Cascone as L. Frank Baum/Wizard and Sandi Horwitz as Locasta. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (musical) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a musical play based on the novel of the same title by L. Frank Baum that premiered at the Toronto Civic Light Opera Company in 2000. The"
"The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) The Wizard of Oz is a musical based on the 1939 film ""The Wizard of Oz"", with a book adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams. The musical uses the Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg songs from the film and includes some new songs and additional music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and additional lyrics by Tim Rice. After previews in the West End from 7 February, the musical opened on 1 March 2011, directed by Jeremy Sams, and closed on 2 September 2012. The original cast included Danielle Hope as Dorothy Gale,"
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (musical) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a musical play based on the novel of the same title by L. Frank Baum that premiered at the Toronto Civic Light Opera Company in 2000. The lyrics are by James Patrick Doyle and Joe Cascone, the music is by Doyle and the book is by Cascone who also directed. This company describes the show as the most requested in their repertory and revived it in 2002 and again in 2010. Joe Cascone, artistic director of the Toronto Civic Light Opera Company, had long wanted to stage a"
"the West End. Following the opening of ""Love Never Dies"", Lloyd Webber again began a search for a new musical theatre performer in the BBC One series ""Over the Rainbow"". He cast the winner, Danielle Hope, in the role of Dorothy, and a dog to play Toto in his forthcoming stage production of ""The Wizard of Oz"". He and lyricist and composer Tim Rice wrote a number of new songs for the production to supplement the songs from the film. On 1 March 2011, ""The Wizard of Oz"" opened at The Palladium Theatre, starring Danielle Hope as Dorothy and Michael"
"Wizard of Oz"" has never really worked in the theatre. The film has one or two holes where in the theatre you need a song. For example, there's nothing for either of the two witches to sing."" He also commented ""Tim and I are doing quite a specific thing, because we know what's missing."" After previews beginning 7 February, the musical opened in the West End, at the London Palladium, on 1 March 2011. The role of Dorothy was originated by Danielle Hope, who was selected through the reality television show ""Over the Rainbow"", and the title role of the"
"much better than you'd find at a decent pantomime"". ""The Oxford Times"" reviewed the production during Evans's first week (in May 2011) replacing the vacationing Hope, calling the show ""hugely enjoyable"" and commenting of Evans: ""Such is her success in the role that it would be hard to imagine anyone could consider they were getting second-best."" The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) The Wizard of Oz is a musical based on the 1939 film ""The Wizard of Oz"", with a book adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams. The musical uses the Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg songs"
"or artistically significant."" The Wiz The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical ""Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 children's novel ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" in the context of modern African-American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to the Majestic Theatre with a new cast on January 5, 1975. The 1975 Broadway production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It was an"
"after four years of demand for a sequel to the novel. He dedicated the book to Montgomery and Stone, and made the roles of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman prominent, with the roles of Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion reduced to a reminiscence. After the team balked at leaving ""Wizard"" for a sequel, Baum wrote the stage musical, ""The Woggle-Bug"", eliminating the Tin Woodman, replacing the Scarecrow with Regent Sir Richard Spud, replacing Glinda with Maetta from ""The Magical Monarch of Mo"" and renaming the Emerald City the ""City of Jewels,"" though Oz is mentioned several times. The first appearance"
"Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage! is a Broadway-style musical at the Theater of the Stars, on Sunset Boulevard, at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World and formerly at Disneyland Park and Disneyland Paris. It is based on the popular animated film ""Beauty and the Beast"" (the show opened on the same day as the film's premiere), including many of the original songs and characters. While most of the soundtrack is prerecorded, the actors playing Belle and Gaston speak and sing live. Two versions of the show have been presented since opening"
"began running across the U.S. in October 2017. It features new scenic design, costumes & choreography. The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical) The Wizard of Oz is a musical with a book by John Kane, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It has additional background music by Herbert Stothart. It is based on the novel ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film version written by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. Successful musicals based on the Baum novel were created in 1902 (for Broadway) and 1945 (for St. Louis"
"The Wiz The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical ""Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 children's novel ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" in the context of modern African-American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to the Majestic Theatre with a new cast on January 5, 1975. The 1975 Broadway production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It was an early example of"
"not known how close to the original book of nonsense verse this material would be based, or if a new narrative was to be developed in full. ""The Woggle-Bug"" is an adaptation of Baum's ""The Marvelous Land of Oz"", intended as a sequel to ""The Wizard of Oz"" musical. Montgomery and Stone refused to reprise their roles as the Tin Woodman and Scarecrow, respectively, in an untested work, and so those characters were removed, with the play written with the role of the Woggle-Bug expanded from the novel and elevated into a comic partnership with Jack Pumpkinhead. The score by"
"and Dory, respectively. ""Avenue Q"" star Stephanie D'Abruzzo also appeared on the recording, as Sheldon/Deb. ""Finding Nemo"" was the first non-musical animated film to which Disney added songs to produce a stage musical. In 2009, ""Finding Nemo – The Musical"" was honored with a Thea Award for Best Live Show from the Themed Entertainment Association. Finding Nemo – The Musical Finding Nemo – The Musical is a live action musical stage show based on Disney/Pixar's 2003 film ""Finding Nemo"", located at the Theater in the Wild in DinoLand U.S.A at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The stage musical Tarzan Rocks! occupied the"
"The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical) The Wizard of Oz is a musical with a book by John Kane, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It has additional background music by Herbert Stothart. It is based on the novel ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film version written by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. Successful musicals based on the Baum novel were created in 1902 (for Broadway) and 1945 (for St. Louis Municipal Opera), the latter of which, using songs from the popular 1939 film, is still frequently"
"The Wizard of Oz (album) The Wizard of Oz, subtitled ""Live Australian Cast Recording"" is a cast recording of the 2001 Australian production of the stage musical ""The Wizard of Oz"", featuring Nikki Webster. It was nominated for the 2002 ARIA Award for Best Cast or Show Album. In 2001 an Australian musical theatre staging of ""The Wizard of Oz"", an adaptation of ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" toured the country. It was directed by Nancye Hayes with Peter Casey as musical director. It ran from November 2001 until December 2002 and featured Nikki Webster as Dorothy. ""The Wizard of"
"Recordings from the 1903 Musical The Wizard of Oz"" (2003), while James Patrick Doyle performs a suite of many of the songs on synthesizer in his collection """" (1999), both released by Hungry Tiger Press. The Tik-Tok Man of Oz The Tik-Tok Man of Oz is a musical play with book and lyrics by L. Frank Baum and music by Louis F. Gottschalk that opened at the Majestic Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 31, 1913. It is loosely inspired by Baum's book ""Ozma of Oz"" (1907), incorporates much of the material from Baum's book ""Tik-Tok and the Nome"
"several elements of the sequel book were clearly incorporated with an eye to it also being adapted for the stage. ""The Marvelous Land of Oz"" was dedicated to David C. Montgomery and Fred Stone, the comedians ""whose clever personations of the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow have delighted thousands of children throughout the land..."" in the 1902 stage adaptation of the first Oz book. Following the Tin Woodman's and the Scarecrow's importance to the play, a similar importance is given them this work, where neither Dorothy nor the Cowardly Lion appear. ""The Marvelous Land of Oz"" was also influenced by"
"alive. Simultaneously, returning to the musical's starting point, Glinda promises the people of Oz to properly earn her title as Glinda the Good. As the people celebrate and Glinda mourns, Elphaba and Fiyero leave Oz together (""Finale""). Notes Titles in bold are included on the Original Broadway Cast Recording. In the original cast recording, several numbers (in whole or in part) are combined into a single track (i.e. #7, #7A, and #8 as ""Dancing Through Life""). See Recordings for more information on the soundtrack. Note: ""Wicked Witch of the East"" is the only major piece to be omitted from the"
"performed 50 times in huge halls to nearly 100 000 spectators. Public demand during the year resulted in 100 performances being added. The musical was released on DVD. The story of ""Tarzan"" follows the adventures of an orphan baby, adopted by a family of gorillas and ultimately accepted as one of their own. Tarzan grows and becomes a young man with the instincts of a brute force and athletic star. His life changes forever when he meets people, he makes contact with them and feel them immediate proximity inexplicable. Tarzan tries to find his place between the ""two worlds"": the"
"the Emerald City's royal palace. Dorothy is officially made a Princess of Oz, Billina elects to remain in Oz, and Ozma uses the magic belt to send Dorothy to Australia where she is happily reunited with her Uncle Henry. L. Frank Baum revisited this story for the plot of his 1913 musical ""The Tik-Tok Man of Oz"", starring James C. Morton and Fred Woodward. Aside from Tik-Tok, a princess named Ozma, and a visit to the Nome King's domain, the similarities between the book and the finished play were minimal, allowing Baum to re-adapt the latter as the eighth Oz"
"Oz"" was first staged at the Lyric Theatre in Pyrmont, New South Wales before moving to the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, VIC then onto the Lyric Theatre in South Brisbane, Queensland. The original cast recording was released in 2001 through BMG Australia. Track list: Webster released ""Over the Rainbow"" as a single along with another song, ""The Best Days"". The double A side single peaked at #21 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold. The Wizard of Oz (album) The Wizard of Oz, subtitled ""Live Australian Cast Recording"" is a cast recording of the 2001 Australian production of"
"The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) The Wizard of Oz was a 1902 musical extravaganza based on ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" by L. Frank Baum, which was originally published in 1900. Much of the original music was by Paul Tietjens and has been mostly forgotten, although it was still well-remembered and in discussion at MGM in 1939 when the classic film version of the story was made. Although Baum is the credited bookwriter, Glen MacDonough was hired on as jokewriter after Baum had finished the script. The show premiered at the Chicago Grand Opera House on June 16, 1902"
"Scarecrow is replaced with a Regent named Sir Richard Spud, and the Emerald City is renamed ""the City of Jewels,"" although it is still stated (if only in the lyrics) to be set in Oz. Glinda is replaced with Maetta from ""The Magical Monarch of Mo"", as she had appeared in several versions of the earlier musical. Unlike ""The Wizard of Oz"", no songs were subsequently interpolated, although the show did not have a long enough run for that to be likely. Two of the songs were not originally written for the musical, ""Sweet Matilda"" and ""Soldiers."" They were songs"
"response in this regard. The Marvelous Land of Oz (musical) The Marvelous Land of Oz is a musical play by Thomas W. Olson (book), Gary Briggle (lyrics), and Richard Dworsky (music), based on the novel by L. Frank Baum. Briggle originated the role of the Scarecrow in the original 1981 production, directed by John Cark Donahue at The Children's Theatre Company and School of Minneapolis. The production was filmed (videotaped) for television under the direction of John Driver, the first of six such productions with Television Theatre Company and the only one to be strictly bound to the theatre. The"
"The Wizard of Oz (1942 musical) The Wizard of Oz is a musical commissioned by the St. Louis Municipal Opera (The Muny) based on the novel, ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film, ""The Wizard of Oz"" and using the film's songs by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. The book of the musical is by Frank Gabrielson, who would later write an adaptation of ""The Marvelous Land of Oz"" for Shirley Temple (1960). The musical was first presented in 1942 at The Muny and has been revived many times thereafter, both by The Muny"
"the knights, in which they bemoan the fact that they are no longer allowed to administer punishment no matter how inappropriate, but according to the law. Some songs were cut during the original Broadway run of ""Camelot"", because they made the play too long. However, they were restored for the London production starring Laurence Harvey and Elizabeth Larner. In both the stage and film version, Merlin has disappeared from Arthur's life as an adult. However, in the musical, this occurs immediately after the meeting of Arthur and Guinevere, as a result of the water nymph Nimue putting an enchantment on"
"The Marvelous Land of Oz (musical) The Marvelous Land of Oz is a musical play by Thomas W. Olson (book), Gary Briggle (lyrics), and Richard Dworsky (music), based on the novel by L. Frank Baum. Briggle originated the role of the Scarecrow in the original 1981 production, directed by John Cark Donahue at The Children's Theatre Company and School of Minneapolis. The production was filmed (videotaped) for television under the direction of John Driver, the first of six such productions with Television Theatre Company and the only one to be strictly bound to the theatre. The overture in the film"
"The book was adapted into a musical by Jennifer Kirkeby with music and lyrics by Michael Pretasky for the Stages Theater Company, debuting July 11, 2003 in Hopkins, Minnesota. The Candy Man from the second valley and the Queen of Merryland attend Ozma's birthday party in L. Frank Baum's 1909 book ""The Road to Oz"". Baum's map of the surrounding countries of Oz—first seen as an endpaper in ""Tik-Tok of Oz"" (1913)—depicts Merryland as being across the desert from the Land of Oz and north of Hiland and Loland. These link the book to L. Frank Baum's famous Oz series."
"disturbing"", minimalist production as the antithesis of ""Wicked"", the massively successful big-budget Oz-based musical playing a block away. The Woodsman (play) The Woodsman is a 2012 American stage play, written by James Ortiz with music composed by Edward W. Hardy and lyrics by Jen Loring. It focuses on the story of the Tin Woodman character from L. Frank Baum's series of books set in the fictional Land of Oz, notably Baum's 1918 book ""The Tin Woodman of Oz"". The production employs live performers, puppets, music, and very few spoken words. Originally created by James Ortiz & Diana Stahl and produced"
"Godspell, Man of La Mancha, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oliver!, Rags, Salad Days, Wizard of Oz, Spring Awakening, Seussical TYA, Conference of the Birds, Disney Alice in Wonderland Jr, Disney Aladdin Jr, BABE the Sheep-Pig, Disney The Little Mermaid Jr, The Secret Garden ~ Spring Version, Disney Beauty and the Beast Jr, Honk! Jr, Shrek Jr, Wicked, Madagascar - A Musical Adventure Jr. Since 1996, Stage School Australia has conducted many tours in Australia and internationally. Stage School Australia have toured to countries including; France, Germany, Greece, Singapore, Italy, the United States and England. YABC and VYT touring"
"from February 2010. ""My team thinks I'm completely psychotic. But I don't fucking care what they think. [...] Well, just to give you an idea, the stage is about four times the size of the one we're on now and conceptually, it's completely different. One thing that has been lost over the past 10-15 years, in pop music, is the idea of showbiz. And this is definitely going to bring that back"", clarified Gaga. According to James Montgomery of MTV, the show recalled the film musicals ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939) and ""West Side Story"" (1961), the science-fiction film ""Metropolis"""
"in detail), Glinda the Good finally finds Ozma who was transformed by a witch named Mombi into a boy called Tip to keep anyone from recognizing the King's daughter, thus allowing her to ascend to the royal throne. Glinda forced Mombi to undo this curse and Ozma was established back in her place as the official imperial child Queen of Oz. Baum actually created the character of Pastoria for the 1902 stage musical, ""The Wizard of Oz"", freely adapted from his book. At the start of that play, King Pastoria II has been banished from Oz and is working as"