This new production of The Wizard of Oz, produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Bill Kenwright, contains all the much-loved songs from the Oscar-winning movie score including; "Over the Rainbow," "Follow the Yellow Brick Road," "If I Only Had a Heart" and "We're Off to See the Wizard." All the favourite characters and iconic scenes exist, plus a few surprises along the way - not merely "lions and tigers and bears" but some new songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice adding extra colour to the story because it moves from film to stage, in addition to marking the first-time they have worked together in over Thirty years on a new production. Audiences is going to be captivated as The London Palladium is become the mythical Emerald City with breathtaking tricks and scenery to bring to life the real story of Oz.
A production under the supervision of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is definitely a splendid one and when it's Wizard Of Oz the Musical then there surely is no room for doubts. Determined by the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and a 1939 film of the same name, this musical's story is a loose adaptation of the book which is more closely related to the MGM film's screenplay. This musical playing success at The London Palladium Theatre is the adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic tale with production by Bill Kenwright and presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Wizard of Oz London musical version supports a specially scripted book by John Kane which has made an impressive additions and possesses garnished the original version of L. Frank's tale with a more humorous touch to suit the London theatre stage.
The musical has become directed by Jeremy Sams, choreographed by Arlene Phillips, set and costumes design by Robert Jones, with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. A special treat of the show is the mesmerizing additional music and lyrics written by the much renowned and successful duplet of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. Additionally to some new songs, the musical prides itself with the original score of the award-winning film.
The cast list includes the new Wizard in town, DES OCONNOR that has just replaced RUSSELL GRANT as Wizard of Oz. Connor stars alongside the young and energetic SOPHIE EVANS as our tales limelight, Dorothy. EDWARD BAKER-DULY stars as Tin Man, MARTIN CALLAGHAN as the Cowardly Lion, Paul Keating as the Scarecrow, Emily Tierney as Glinda and MARIANNE BENEDICT as The Wicked Witch of the West. And last however, not the least there exists Dorothy's dog Toto who is definitely the cutest four legged creature on any West End show.
An eagerly anticipated new addition to London's theatre scene, the Wizard of Oz Musical Tickets promises to be a genuine highlight on the theatre calendar, offering the perfect place to take the family for a fun filled trip full of music, song, dance and more directly in the heart of the capital. And with the completely new Dorothy, and Andrew Lloyd Webber working his magic, Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium looks set to be one of the biggest theatre events of the year.
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