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The Wizard of Oz (MUNY Version)

This playful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum's celebrated novel features characters and events not seen in the MGM film.

PLEASE BE ADVISED: There are multiple versions of this title. Before you proceed, please double-check to ensure that you are applying for the version you want. If you’re not sure which version best suits your needs, you may purchase a perusal for each available version.

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Description

  • Full Length Musical
  • Dramatic Comedy, Fantasy/Adventure
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1930s
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions
  • Orchestra Size: Large

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre
This original stage adaptation of The Wizard of Oz premiered at the Municipal Theatre of St. Louis (MUNY) in 1942.

There are two full-length versions of The Wizard of Oz: MUNY and RSC. Both include the songs "Over The Rainbow," "Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead)," "If I Only Had A Brain/A Heart/The Nerve," "We're Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick Road)," "The Jitterbug," and "The Merry Old Land of Oz." The MUNY version also has "Evening Star." The RSC version also includes "Poppies (Optimistic Voices)" and "If I Were King Of The Forest."

This MUNY version is the more theatrically conservative, and employs its stage, actors, singers, dancers and musicians in traditional ways. Using L. Frank Baum's book - and not the MGM film - as its inspiration, this version employs story and songs as elements of a classic stage musical. This version does not include Toto, but instead adds new characters, including: Farmhand Joe, Gloria of Oz, Lord Growlie, Tibia (the witch's skeletal assistant), two comical neighboring witches, and the Royal Army of Oz.
REVIEWS:

"This is, to come out with it immediately, the most marvellous show."

Jeremy Kingston, The Times

"'Iconic' is an overused word these days, but when you’re talking about The Wizard of Oz, there’s really no other—whether you mean the 1939 film with Judy Garland, L. Frank Baum’s book (it came first, you know), or a stage version... this Oz, brimming with color, seduces and delights."

Collin Kelley, Atlanta In Town

"Since this classic movie first delighted children and grownups back in 1939, L. Frank Baum’s glorious fantasy has been a continual favorite. Whether on film, in print or live on stage, as it is at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, this fanciful story, with its inspiring lesson about friendship, is one of the most beloved in children’s literature... Did Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen have any idea of the enduring musical magic they’d created when they composed all those wonderful, infectious songs?"

Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review

Premiere Production: Created for the Municipal Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri (the Muny) in 1942 and revived there several times, this is the very first stage adaptation following the 1939 release of the famous MGM movie of The Wizard of Oz. The first Muny production featured Evelyn Wycoff as Dorothy and Al Downing as the Munchkin Mayor.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 4F, 13M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Expandable casting
  • Chorus Size: Large

  • Principals
    DOROTHY
    THE GOOD WITCH - Sorceress of the North
    GLORIA
    MAYOR OF THE MUNCHKINS
    THE SCARECROW
    THE TIN WOODMAN
    THE COWARDLY LION
    MUNCHKIN BARRISTER
    MUNCHKIN CORONER

    Supporting
    AUNT EM
    FARMHAND
    UNCLE HENRY
    A MUNCHKIN FARMER
    THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST
    VISITING WITCH NO. 1
    VISITING WITCH NO. 2
    TIBIA
    SERVANT
    OZMAS

    SATB Chrous
    PRIVATE
    FOREMOST GENERAL
    23 OTHER GENERALS
    OZ LADY
    LORD GROWLIE
    GIRLS
    FARMHANDS, MUNCHKINS, CITIZENS OF OZ

    • Available Material

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    1 x Piano-Conductor's Score
    1 x Libretto-Chorus Book

    		$24.00
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    20 x Libretto-Chorus Books
    2 x Piano Conductor's Score

    		$550.00 +$135.00/pm
    Orchestral Material Shipped a minimum of 1 month before the last performance. This is optional.

    2 Violin I
    1 Violin II
    1 Viola
    1 Cello
    1 Bass

    1 Flute (doubles Piccolo)
    1 Oboe
    1 Clarinet I
    1 Clarinet II
    1 Bassoon

    1 Horns I & II
    1 Trumpet I
    1 Trumpet II
    1 Trombone

    1 Percussion:
    Timpani (3 Drums)
    Snare Drum (Brushes & Sticks)
    Bass Drum
    Tom-Tom
    Suspended Cymbal
    Hi-Hat Cymbals (Optional)
    Glockenspiel
    Chimes
    Horse Hoof Sound
    Cuckoo Sound (clock effect)
    Wood Block
    Triangle
    Metal Shaper

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    Contains the entire Piano-Conductor’s Score from your show. It can be used as your principal rehearsal pianist or in addition to your pianist for greater flexibility in scheduling your rehearsals. In order to provide maximum control over the piano accompaniment during rehearsal, the Tams Rehearsal CD is conveniently divided into separate tracks for each vocal break in a show and vocal cues are given where appropriate in order to guide and support the singers throughout the learning process.

    In addition to assisting in rehearsing your singers, the Rehearsal CD is an invaluable tool for your Choreographer. By effortlessly repeating the dance music at the right tempo, your Choreographer will be able to work out dance-step combinations with ease and precision.

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