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The Wizard Of Oz
(RSC Version)
By L. Frank Baum
With Music and Lyrics of the MGM motion picture score
By Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Dance & Vocal Arrangement by Peter Howard
Adapted by John Kane from the motion picture screenplay
An amateur performance by arrangement with Musicscope
and Stage Musicals Limited Of New York
6 - 9 February 2013
7.30 p.m. each evening and 2.30 p.m. Saturday Matinee
Hind Leys Theatre
Forest St, Shepshed, Leics., LE12 9DB |
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CAST
| Dorothy Gale |
Danielle |
| Scarecrow/Hunk |
Owen |
| Tin Woodsman/Hickory |
Aaron |
| Lion/Zeke |
Tom |
| Wicked Witch Of The West/Miss Gultch |
Persephone |
| Glinda (Good Witch/Scorceress Of The North)/Emily Gale |
Rowan |
| Emerald City Guard/Henry Gale |
Richard |
| The Wizard Of Oz/Professor Marvel |
Jacob L |
| Toto |
Crumpet |
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| Munchkins-Inhabitants Of Munchkinland: |
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| Mayor |
Olivia |
| Coroner |
Justine |
| Barrister |
Nicola C |
| Woman |
Jennifer |
| Tots |
Aimee & Isabel |
| Tough Guys |
Ben & Jacob B |
| City Fathers |
Hannah & Mai-Lan |
| School Teachers |
Alice & Matilda |
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| Crows |
Abi, Becca & Kate |
| Trees |
Jemma, Lottie & Rosie |
| Winkie General |
Sam |
| Winkies |
Alistair, Ben, Brandon, Bronte,
Ellie & Jacob B |
| Nikko (Monkey Commander) |
George |
| Monkeys |
Georgia & Loren |
| Jitterbug Leaders |
Amy, Charlotte, Emily & Madison |
| Jitterbugs |
Abi, Aimee, Alice, Becca, Bronte, Ellie, Georgia, Hannah, Isabel, Jemma, Jennifer, Justine, Kate, Loren, Lottie,
Mai-Lan,
Matilda, Nicola C, Nicola H,
Olivia , Paige & Rosie |
| Chorus Of Osians |
Abi, Alistair, Amy, Becca, Brandon, Bronte, Charlotte,
Ellie, Emily, George, Georgia, Jemma, Kate, Loren, Lottie,
Madison, Nicola H, Paige, Rosie & Sam. |
| Poppies/Snowflakes |
Aimee, Alice, Ben, Hannah,
Isabel, Jacob B, Jennifer, Justine Mai-Lan, Matilda, Nicola C & Olivia |
| Snowmen |
Alistair, Brandon, George & Sam |
CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| Producer & Director |
Adrian Dobson |
| Musical Director |
Hazel Needham |
| Choreographer |
Wendy Spencer |
| Assistant Choreographers |
Charlotte Hall & Michelle Spencer |
| Costumes |
Sue Penver & Lorna North |
| Stage Management |
Adam Green & Lynsey Bloomfield |
| Stage Crew |
Chris Marshall, David Wright, Howard Rogerson, Iona King, Katie Cooper, Kevin Spencer & Lynsey Bloomfield. |
| Set Provided By |
Scenic & Property Hire, Wales |
| Lighting |
Charlie Kent & Daniel Ballard |
| Sound & Technical |
James White & Jonathan Painting |
| Properties |
Jane Whittle |
| Front Of House Manager |
Julia Painting |
| Box Office |
Jane Evans |
| Raffle |
Lorna North |
| Photography |
Mark Chinnery & Nigel Painting |
| Poster & Programme |
Sam Beaumont |
| Publicity |
Michelle Spencer |
| Fundraising |
Sue Penver, Jane Evans & Lorna North |
| Chaperones |
Debbie Hill, Helen Starkey, Lee Bowley, Michelle Spencer,
Stu Ratcliffe & Tina Phelps |
| Videography |
Wallis Videos, Adrian Dobson |
| Website |
Stu Ratcliffe |
| Additional Thanks |
Hind Leys College Principal, Caretakers, Theatre & Community Staff, in particular, Steve & Linda Dootson; Bob & Helen Bruce; Elaine Foster; Christchurch Methodist Church; Shepshed Town Council: Our Patrons; Our Front Of House Volunteers; and anyone else who has assisted or supported us in any way for this production |
SYNOPSIS
Follow The Yellow Brick Road...
Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, often dreams of what may lie over the rainbow. One day a tornado hits her home town and carries her away to Munchkinland - at the end of the rainbow. The Munchkins treat Dorothy as a heroine, as her house fell on the Wicked Witch of The East.
Dorothy wants to go home to Kansas and seeks the help of the kind Glinda, the Sorceress of the North. Only the great Wizard of Oz, says the Sorceress, can help Dorothy get back to Kansas, and the only way to get there was to “Follow The Yellow Brick Road”.
Along the way, Dorothy persuades three friends to accompany her on the trip to the Emerald City to see the Wizard. They are Scarecrow, who lacks a brain, he thinks; the Tin Man, who has no heart, and the Cowardly Lion, who would like to have some courage.
The Wicked Witch of the West, who is upset because Dorothy has killed her sister, vows vengeance on Dorothy, and does all she can to stop the friends getting to the Emerald City. But, eventually, they do reach it, and manage to see the Wizard. He will only help them, he says, if they kill the Wicked Witch of the West, an apparently impossible task.
Thankfully, they succeed and get all their wishes from the Wizard, who says he’ll take Dorothy home in his balloon. But the balloon breaks away and leaves Dorothy behind.
Glinda returns and with her help Dorothy is once again returned home, albeit out of a wonderful dream. |
MUSICAL NUMBERS
| ACT ONE |
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| Overture |
Orchestra |
| Over The Rainbow |
Dorothy |
| The Cyclone |
Orchestra |
| Munchkinland/Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead |
Glinda, Dorothy & Munchkins |
| Yellow Brick Road |
Munchkins |
| If I Only Had A Brain |
Scarecrow, Dorothy & Crows |
| We're Off To See The Wizard |
Dorothy & Scarecrow |
| If I Only Had A Heart |
Tin Man, Dorothy, Scarecrow & Trees |
| We're Off To See The Wizard (Reprise) |
Dorothy, Scarecrow & Tin Man |
| Lions And Tigers And Bears |
Dorothy, Scarecrow & Tin Man |
| If I Only Had The Nerve |
Lion, Dorothy, Scarecrow & Tin Man |
| We're Off To See The Wizard (Reprise) |
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man & Lion |
| Poppies |
Glinda, Dorothy, Screcrow, Tin Man. Lion, Poppies & Snowmen |
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| ACT TWO |
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| Entr'acte |
Orchestra |
| The Merry Old Land Of Oz |
Emerald Guard, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion & Ozians |
| If I Were King Of The Forest |
Lion, Dorothy, Scarecrow & Tin Man |
| March Of The Winkies |
Winkies |
| The Jitterbug |
Jitterbugs, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man & Lion |
| March Of The Winkies (Reprise) |
Winkies |
| Over The Rainbow (Reprise) |
Dorothy |
| Ding, Dong, The Witch Is Dead |
Winkies, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man & Lion |
| Finale: Over The Rainbow (Reprise) |
Ensemble |
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