Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group will produce a brand new, multi-million pound production of The Wizard of Oz in 2011.
The show will start performances on 29 March 2011 at the London Palladium. Sister Act is currently playing at the theatre.
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Lord Webber has been searching for a lucky newcomer to star in the show in BBC One’s Over The Rainbow, and the winner has now been announced as DANIELLE HOPE, 18 years old from Greater Manchester. She will pop on the ruby slippers and star as Dorothy at the London Palladium for a magical new production of the show.
The first stage version of L Frank Baum’s classic book was in 1902 starring Anna Laughlin. The 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland is the most famous version of the show, and was adapted into a stage musical in 1945 by Frank Gabrielson for the St. Louis Municipal Opera. In 1987 the RSC produced a new stage musical version which was much closer to the film, and starred Imelda Staunton as Dorothy, who was nominated for an Olivier award for Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical.
Andrew Lloyd Webber will look to add some new songs to the stage show: “The film worked fantastically but we need some new songs for the stage show”, said Lloyd Webber.
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went to see the show in dec 2011. it is one of the best shows i’ve seen to date i’d watch it again just fantastic
it would of been nice, if from now on they made the ruby slippers like the ones in the book, into silver slippers, since they are not really red but silver. only in the MGM film are they red since of the color technolgy back then, they should fix this in future stories of it, since now they’re just not being true to the book’s story
im going to see it tommorow hope its fun!!!
I saw the show last Thursday evening. It is well worth seeing. The special effects and colour are just fabulous. I thought the cast were just brilliant!
Can you please tell me if the Wizard Of Oz will be coming to Bristol??
Hi Clare, The Wizard of Oz is only playing at the London Palladium for the foreseeable future. I am sure it will tour the UK eventually, but not for a while. Cheers, WestEndTheatre.com
ive seen it already my review is here; http://ginarowland.blogspot.com/2011/02/follow-yellow-brick-road.html