Wizard of Oz, The

Adapted by John Kane from the Motion Picture Screen Play for the Royal Shakespeare Company, with music and lyrics of the MGM motion picture score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. “Yip” Harburg and background music by Herbert Strothart. Vocal arrangements by Peter Howard; orchestration by Larry Wilcox.

Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM: October 27 (includes Opening Night reception), October 28, November 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, and 18, 2000.

Sunday Matinees at 2:30 PM: November 5, 12, and 19, 2000.

The November 5 performance will be sign interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired.

Single ticket prices: $13 (Saturdays), $11 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $9 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).

After a tornado whisks Kansas farm girl Dorothy away to the magical land of Oz, she teams up with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion to avoid the clutches of the Wicked Witch of the West. At last she finds the omnipotent Wizard, who helps her understand, “there is no place like home.” Don’t miss what is sure to be a stunning live version of the film classic we all know and love, with favorites “Over the Rainbow,”Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead,” and “If I Only Had a Brain.”

Directed by Martha Lynch.

Presented by special arrangement with and the music and dialogue material furnished by Tams-Witmark Musical Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Ave., New York, NY.

A collection of vocal selections from The Wizard of Oz is available for online purchase, in association with Amazon.com.

Eric Gjovaag’s is just one of the 110 sites in the Wizard of Oz web ring.