"Gregory Maguire Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954) is an American novelist. He is the author of """", ""Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister"", and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are inspired by classic children's stories; ""Wicked"" transforms the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" and its 1939 film adaptation into the misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba Thropp. The blockbuster Broadway musical ""Wicked"", at its height running nine companies simultaneously around the world, was inspired by Maguire's first grown-up novel. The musical is the ninth-longest-running play currently"
"in the book and the score. The critical community was, frankly, very helpful to us. We learned a lot from the reviews, which were honest and constructive in the aggregate, unlike New York, where the critics make up their minds before they come to the theatre."" On October 30, 2003, the musical opened on Broadway. In the Land of Oz, a lot of celebrating is going on; the Ozians are rejoicing over the demise of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda the Good Witch talks about Elphaba’s past where Elphaba’s mother is seen having an affair after Elphaba’s"
"nominated for two Tony Awards. Off Broadway, The Araca Group's production of """" opened for a six-month run, followed by productions in San Francisco, Reno, Melbourne, and Johannesburg. The Araca Group next co-produced ""Wicked"", a musical based on the novel by Gregory Maguire that retells the story of The Wizard of Oz. Premiering at The Gershwin Theatre on October 30, 2003, ""Wicked"" received three Tony Awards and is currently among the top grossing shows on Broadway. ""Wicked"" would go on to have subsequent productions all over the world including London, Germany, Australia, Japan, and an upcoming debut in the Netherlands."
"than other parts of Oz. Munchkinland is Oz's breadbasket and at one point declares its independence from the rule of the Emerald City. Quadling Country is largely marshland, inhabited by the artistic and sexually free Quadlings. The Vinkus (Maguire's name for Winkie Country) is largely open grassland, populated by semi-nomadic tribes with brown skin. The musical ""Wicked"", based on Maguire's first Oz novel, portrays an Oz slightly closer to the version seen in Baum's novels and the 1939 film. The oppression of the Animals is still a theme, but the geographical and religious divisions portrayed in Maguire's novel are barely"
"Wicked (musical) Wicked is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel """", a retelling of the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film ""The Wizard of Oz"" and L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 novel, ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"". The musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz; its plot begins before and continues after Dorothy Gale's arrival in Oz from Kansas, and it includes several references to the 1939 film and Baum's novel. ""Wicked"" tells the story of two unlikely"
"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 Boy from Oz The Boy from Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life of singer and songwriter Peter Allen, featuring songs written by him. The original book is by Nick Enright, with a revised book by Martin Sherman. Premiering in Australia in 1998 starring Todd McKenney, the musical opened in a revised version on Broadway in 2003 with Hugh Jackman in the title role. The musical begins with Australian performer Peter Allen recalling his life story, coming to terms with who he was (""The Lives of Me""). Afterwards, we go back to Allen's childhood in Tenterfield, Australia,"
"country, which occurred long before the arrival of any outsiders such as the Wizard. (It should be noted, however, that although the living creatures of Oz do not die of age or disease, they may die of accidents or be killed by others.) In the 1998 novel ""The Tin Man"", by Dale Brown, the eponymous protagonist is a power-armored vigilante whom the media and police have dubbed ""The Tin Man"" for his physical resemblance to the ""Wizard of Oz"" character. The Tin Woodman is a minor character in author Gregory Maguire's 1995 revisionist novel """", its 2003 Broadway musical adaptation"
"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."
"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,"
"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"
"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 popularity of the movie, the green witch and the Ruby Slippers are more well known to the general public and pop culture than their book counterparts, and are even considered iconic. In his revisionist Oz novels """", ""Son of a Witch"", ""A Lion Among Men"" and ""Out of Oz"", Gregory Maguire portrays a very different version of the Land of Oz. Maguire's Oz is not Baum's utopia, but a land troubled by political unrest and economic hardship. One political issue in Maguire's novels is the oppression of the Animals (Maguire distinguishes speaking Animals from non-speaking animals by the use"
"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"
"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"
"land of Presupposia. Orvin – Champion Of Champions Orvin – Champion Of Champions is a 2003 musical play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn, with music by Denis King. It was one of his few plays written for performance entirely by children, and, after the usual première at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, went on to be performed at the National Youth Music Theatre. It is about a squire named Orvin who accidentally ends up the last man alive in a great battle, and, unwittingly assuming the role of his late master Ulmar, finds himself the centre of a power-struggle and arranged"
"of ""Oz"" commenced on 20 September 2014 in Cairns, Queensland, and ended in Melbourne in October 2014. Higgins was accompanied by Bischoff, and Australian artist Dustin Tebbutt appeared as a special guest. On 19 February 2016, Higgins released a new single titled, ""Oh Canada"", in her response to the Death of Alan Kurdi. In May 2017, Higgins released ""Torchlight"", for the Australian drama film, ""Don't Tell"". In October 2017, Higgins appeared in a revival of the 1996 musical ""Miracle City"" by Nick Enright and Max Lambert at the Sydney Opera House, playing the role of Bonnie Mae. In February 2018,"
"this has been continued in later literary and dramatic representations, including Gregory Maguire's revisionist ""Oz"" novel """" (1995) and its musical stage adaptation ""Wicked"" (2003), the 2013 film ""Oz the Great and Powerful"", and the television series ""Once Upon a Time"" and ""Emerald City"". The Wicked Witch of the West is the malevolent ruler of the Winkie Country. Her castle is described as beautiful instead of being the sinister fortress shown in the movie. In all versions, she is seriously aquaphobic. The Wicked Witch of the West was not related to the Wicked Witch of the East, but leagued together"
"referenced throughout, making fleeting cameos. The novel also references songs from the musical, and the 1939 film, albeit somewhat covertly to avoid copyright infringement. For the most part, reviews for ""Out of Oz"" were quite positive. Reviewers typically praised Maguire for wrapping up an epic series, Elizabeth Hand from ""the Washington Post"" wrote, ""No summary could do justice to Maguire’s novel, which is hilarious, heart-wrenching and extremely poignant in its ending."" Brian Truitt from USA Today praised the series, though criticized it for its length, writing: ""While it meanders at times, Out of Oz is a satisfying finish to the"
"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"
"direction by Alex Timbers. ""Moulin Rouge: The Musical"" premiered on July 10, 2018 at the Colonial Theatre in Boston, MA. The book is written by John Logan with direction by Alex Timbers. It is starring Aaron Tveit as Christian and Karen Olivo as Satine. The Boston production is expected to transfer to Broadway in 2019. Moulin Rouge! Moulin Rouge! (, from ) is a 2001 Australian-American jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It tells the story of a young English poet/writer, Christian (Ewan McGregor), who falls in love with the star of the Moulin"
"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"
"""Return to Oz"" (1985), ""The Muppets' Wizard of Oz"", ""Tin Man"" (a re-imagining of the story televised in late 2007 on the Sci Fi Channel), and a variety of animated productions. Today's most successful Broadway show ""Wicked"" provides a history to the two Oz witches used in the classic MGM film. Gregory Maguire, author of the novel ""Wicked"" on which the musical is based, chose to honor L. Frank Baum by naming his main character Elphaba—a phonetic play on Baum's initials. The film ""Oz the Great and Powerful"" (2013) pays homage to MGM's film ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939) and"
"""Another Night Before Christmas"" which had its European premiere at the Bridge House Theatre in Penge, South London. The musical tells the story of social worker Karol who, due to a faulty security system, is trapped with a man whom she believes to be a burglar but who insists on being Santa Claus. The production featured voice-overs by Rachel Tucker and Oliver Tompsett. In 2017 Maguire joined the cast of long-running British TV soap EastEnders as a guest star. September 2017 saw George Maguire take the part of Man 3 in Ryan Scott Oliver's musical exhibition 35mm at The Other"
"An earlier version of the musical appeared at the Human Race Theatre in Dayton, Ohio. Was (novel) Was (or ""Was""... in the UK edition) is a WFA nominated 1992 novel by Canadian author Geoff Ryman, focusing on themes of L. Frank Baum's ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"", and the musical film version, ranging across time and space from the 1860s Kansas to the late 1980s California. WAS is an adult parallel to the magical Land of Oz, that never existed as a real place. The novel explores the tragic, but very moving life of ""Dorothy Gael"" in 1800s Kansas, whose"
"the beginning."" The show opened at the Hampstead Theatre in April 2014 and after a sold-out run of 6 weeks, transferred to the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre where it ran for two years. Maguire left the show in early October 2015. In April 2015, George Maguire won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in ""Sunny Afternoon"", the musical simultaneously picking up three further awards, including Best New Musical. Another new British musical awaited him, this time in the form of political satire: ""The Buskers Opera"", Dougal Irvine's modern take on the ""Beggar's Opera/Threepenny Opera"" which premiered to"
"Oz"") and another song for Dorothy (""Nobody Understands Me""). A song featured in the film but omitted in the musical is ""If I Were King of the Forest."" Also not used in this musical was The Jitterbug. A cast album, featuring the songs from the original production, was released as a CD and digital download on 9 May 2011. Opening night reviews were mixed but generally praised the designs, the special effects and several cast members, especially Waddingham. ""The Telegraph"" reviewer, Charles Spencer, rated the production three out of five stars, writing: ""Jeremy Sams’s production pulls out all the stops,"
"Oz,"" October 10–12, 2008, in conjunction with the Matilda Joslyn Gage home and sponsored by Classic Carpet Care. The film was shown on the 11th at 6:30 PM at the Palace Theatre in Syracuse, New York, but only three of the five reels are owned by MoMA. Baum scholars Hearn and David Moyer presented the film with commentary. This article written with a third printing of the Stern edition. The Last Egyptian The Last Egyptian: A Romance of the Nile is a novel written by L. Frank Baum, famous as the creator of the Land of Oz. The book was"
"revived. Seeking to more closely recreate the 1939 film on stage, the Royal Shakespeare Company adapted the film's screenplay, also using the songs from the film, and produced a new version at London's Barbican Centre in 1987. This was also a success and has been given many revivals in various formats. This musical has been touring the U.S. since 2008. It has become a popular musical for community theatres, schools and children's theatres in the United States and the United Kingdom. ""The Wizard of Oz"" was first turned into a musical extravaganza by L. Frank Baum himself. A loose adaptation"
"years and was immediately regarded as the rebirth of the contemporary continental musical theater in Europe. It was soon exported to other countries, such as Japan, Hungary, Sweden, Holland and Germany. Collaborating with Roman Polanski (director) and Jim Steinman (composer), Kunze wrote his first English libretto and lyrics for the musical, ""Dance of the Vampires"". In October 1997, a German version opened at the Viennese Raimund Theater. On 3 March 2000, the show was transferred to Stuttgart, Germany. In December 2003, it opened in Hamburg, where it ran for another three years before opening in Berlin. The show also reached"
"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 Woggle-Bug (musical) The Woggle-Bug is a musical based on ""The Marvelous Land of Oz"" by L. Frank Baum, with book and lyrics by the author and music by Frederic Chapin that opened June 18, 1905 at the Garrick Theater in Chicago under the direction of Frank Smithson, a Shubert Organization employee. The musical was a major critical and commercial failure, running less than a month. Chapin, however, had proven quite saleable to the publisher, M. Witmark and Sons, and many of the songs were published. The music director was Frank Pallma. The surviving sheet music was published by Hungry"