Performance

Venue	The London Palladium
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	23rd June 2023
To	3rd September 2023
When	Wed-Sat 19:00. Thu, Sat Mats 14:00. Sun 13:00, 17:00
The London Palladium (V398)
Current/Future Listings
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Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

Date of change: 1 Dec 22 - T01213429465
Date of change: 1 Dec 22 - T1668341701
Date of change: 1 Dec 22 - T425644451

The Wizard of Oz

Work:: The Wizard of Oz (S1756)

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

Production:: (T425644451)

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!

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)
Producer	The Curve
Director	Nikolai Foster
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)
Other	Patrick Molony (production manager)
Choreographer	Shay Barclay
Performer	Ashley Banjo (Tin Man not Jul 19 / 20)
Performer	Jason Manford (Lion not Aug 26)
Performer	Gary Wilmot (The Wizard / Professor Marvel)
Performer	Dianne Pilkington (Wicked Witch of the West)
Performer	Louis Gaunt (Scarcrow)
Performer	Christina Banco (Glinda the Good Witch)
Performer	Georgina Onuorah (Dorothy)

Listing:: L1956027262

Current production:Work

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!

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