Book By: Tim Kelly
Music & Lyrics By: Bill Francoeur
Published By: Pioneer Drama Services, Inc.
Production Date: March 20-22 & 27-29, 2009
Location: The Byng Community Theater
Director / Musical Director / Technical Director: Brandon Byng
Choreographic Directors: Linda Druckrey & Cherran Dea Rasmovicz
Story of the Play:
The timeless "Wizard of Oz" tale has been adapted into a dazzling musical.
A cyclone carries Dorothy and Toto to the magical Land of Oz. When
Dorothy's house squashes the Wicked Witch of the East, she is ecstatically
thanked by the liberated Munchkins and given permission to wear the witch's
powerful silver slippers. From there, Baum's lovable characters,
rubber-legged Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion and Tin Woodsman, join Dorothy on a
journey to meet the great Oz. While on their trek, they battle the Wicked
Witch of the West, who is determined to get revenge for the death of her sister.
This bright musical is charged with a bundle of wonderful songs and thrill after
thrill...like the escape from the Fighting Trees and encountering the enchanted
poppies. Eventually, Glinda the Good Witch helps Dorothy defeat the evil
witch and her winged monkeys. The great and powerful wizard grants
Dorothy's friends their wishes and of course, helps Dorothy return to Kansas.
Original Cast:
