The Wizard of Oz

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Click your heels together and join Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and her little dog Toto, as they journey through the magical land of Oz to meet the Wizard and obtain their heart's desires. Watch out for the Wicked Witch of the West and her winged monkeys as you rediscover the real story of Oz in this fantastic musical treat for all the family.

Author	L Frank Baum
Music	Harold Arlen
Music	E.Y. Harburg

Archive :: production:T1128103078, musical:S1756, venue:V490
Current production:Tour/Production

Production details

Based on the classic 1939 MGM film, The Wizard of Oz includes the iconic songs Somewhere Over The Rainbow, If I Only Had A Brain and Follow The Yellow Brick Road, as well as new music and songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Join the Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion, Dorothy and her little dog Toto as they follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City in search of a way back home - but in the technicolour wonderland of Oz, nothing is quite as it seems!

Performance

Venue	Palace Theatre
Town	Manchester
County	Greater Manchester
From	24th April 2024
To	27th April 2024
What is currently on at Palace Theatre (V490)

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Music	Harold Arlen
Lyrics	E Y Harburg
Music	Andrew Lloyd Webber (additional music)
Lyrics	Tim Rice (additional lyrics)
Adapted by	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Adapted by	Jeremy Sams (from the book by L Frank Baum)
Music	David Cullen (orchestrations)
Music	George Dyer (orchestrations adapted)
Producer	The Curve
Director	Nikolai Foster
Choreographer	Shay Barclay
Design	Colin Richmond
Costume	Rachael Canning
Design	Rachael Canning (puppets)
Musical Director	George Dyer (and musical supervisor)
Design	Douglas O'Donnell (projection)
Director	Kay Magson (CDG - casting director)
Performer	Aston Merrygold (Tin Man)
Performer	The Vivienne (Wicked Witch of the West until 5th May 2024 and from 30 Jul 2024)
Performer	Craig Revel Horwood (Wicked Witch of the West from 7 May 2024 to 28 Jul)
Performer	Gary Wilmot (The Wizard - selected dates)
Performer	Aston Merrygold (Tin Man - Liverpool only)
Performer	Jason Manford (Cowardly Lion - Manchester only)
Performer	Nic Greenshields (Cowardly Lion)
Performer	Gary Wilmot (Wizard - selected dates)
Performer	Allan Stewart (Wizard - selected dates)
Performer	Alex Bourne (Wizard - selected dates)
Performer	Aviva Tulley (Dorothy)
Performer	Benjamin Yates (Scarecrow)
Performer	Emily Bull (Glinda)
Performer	Abigail Matthews (Toto)
Performer	Adam Craig (Onstage Swing)
Performer	Alexandra Regan (Offstage Swing)
Performer	Cole Dunn (Ensemble)
Performer	David Burrows (Uncle Henry / Ensemble)
Performer	Fanja Parent (Ensemble)
Performer	Kelsie-Rae Marshall (Ensemble)
Performer	Martin McCarthy (Offstage Swing)
Performer	Nathan Routledge (Ensemble)
Performer	Olivia Kate Holding (Ensemble)
Performer	Rose Oulette (Onstage Swing)
Performer	Sadie Levett (Ensemble)
Performer	Sydney Spencer (Ensemble)
Performer	Thomas Kalek (Ensemble)
Performer	Tyler Ephraim (Ensemble)

CORONAVIRUS: All venues in the UK were shut down on March 16, 2020, and the restrictions were finally lifted on July 19, 2021. It is important to mention that the UK Theatre Web archive listings (iUKTDb) from March 2020 to July 2021 might not be accurate due to the lack of information regarding rescheduled and cancelled shows.