With the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion, have you all been given free rein to create the characters by your own stylings? “I get some great lines in the show this rewrite of the book by Jeremy Sands is really funny for getting some massive laughs and sometimes applause, so I’m absolutely relishing in the role.” Having played Pumba and a Warthog in The Lion King, I seem to be making a career out of playing animals. “He’s like Santa Claus everyone loves him and he’s not scary because he’s a big chicken. John tells us about his role as the Cowardly Lion. “But it has also been updated with five new songs and some very funny gag scenes people are very surprised at just how funny the show is.” “And the book itself has a whole lot more detail that you don’t get in the movie or even in this stage production our stage show stays very true to the movie so people are going to love it in that sense,” John says. Undoubtedly, The Wizard Of Oz movie is an absolute classic. And for the first time they don’t need to do as much because they’re not running the show the main work is done by Dorothy and the friends. They’re playing the same characters, but with different characterisations. “The both jumped at it when they got the phone call from the producers. We speak with John X, and begin by discussing Lucy and Jemma’s return to the Land of Oz. Working alongside a fabulous ensemble cast, rising star Samantha Dodemaide plays Dorothy, her first leading role in a major musical, with Eli Cooper as the Scarecrow, Alex Rathgeber as the Tin Man, and John Xintavelonis as the Lion. It also includes some brand new songs by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.įollowing highly successful seasons in Brisbane and Sydney, The Wizard Of Oz comes to Adelaide with a stellar cast and a few surprises to delight seasoned and new fans alike.Īnthony Warlow is The Wizard and Professor Marvel, while Lucy Durack and Jemma Rix reprise their Wicked roles as Glinda the Good Witch and The Wicked Witch of the West respectively. Really Useful Group Limited, present the Curve production of The Wizard of Oz.įollowing the Palladium engagement, the production will tour the U.K.The London Palladium production of The Wizard Of Oz contains all the songs from the original film and all the favourite characters and memorable moments. Productions, Rupert Gavin and Mallory Factor, by arrangement with The Gavin Kalin with David Mirvish, Crossroads Live, Tulchin Bartner Michael Harrison ( newly partnered with Lloyd Webber), Kay Magson, props supervision by Marcus Hall Props, and wigs, hair, and Kaufman, musical direction and supervision by George Dyer, casting by The summer staging also has choreography by Shay Barclay, setĭesign by Colin Richmond, projection design by Douglas O’Connell,Ĭostume and puppet design by Rachael Canning, lighting design by BenĬracknell, sound design by Adam Fisher, creative consulting by Mark Lloyd Webber's stage production of The Wizard of Oz previously played the Palladium in 2011 with a cast that included Danielle Hope as Dorothy and Michael Crawford as The Wizard. "We're Off to See the Wizard"-with additional songs penned by Andrew Score-including "Over the Rainbow," "Follow the Yellow Brick Road," and Marley Fenton, Michael Lin, and Sam Stones.ĭirected by Nikolai Foster, the production features the film Jacqui Dubois, Jessica Daley, Jonathan Dryden Taylor, Lauren Stroud, O’Leary, Eamonn Cox, Emily Ann Potter, Geoff Aymer, Harrison Wilde, Plus ensemble members Annie Southall, Charlotte St. The cast is completed by Ben Thompson as Toto Scarecrow, Christina Bianco as Glinda The Good Witch, and Gary Wilmot as Pilkington as The Wicked Witch of the West, Louis Gaunt as The Manford as The Cowardly Lion, Ashley Banjo as The Tin Man, Dianne Her other West End credits include Millennials and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella. Onuorah also played the role when Wizard of Oz was seen at the Curve, Leicester last year. Georgina Onuorah, recently seen as Ado Annie in the award-winning production of Oklahoma! at Wyndham’s Theatre, stars as the Oz-bound Dorothy. July 6 following previews that began June 23. Harburg-officially opens at the London Palladium MGM film featuring music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Frank Baum story as immortalized in the 1939 The new production of The Wizard of Oz-the
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