Book by L. Frank Baum
With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard
Orchestration by Larry Wilcox
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Based upon the Classic Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by
Warner Bros.
October 25 & 26, 2019 at 7:00pm
October 27, 2019 at 2:00pm
Dick Van Dyke Auditorium at Danville High School
Directed by Beckey Burgoyne
Music Directed by Karen Grove
Ticket Information: $20 adult, $7 student – online or at door
Title Sponsor:
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow that needs a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help.
Based on the classic MGM film, it includes the beloved songs “Over The Rainbow,” “Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead),” “If I Only Had A Brain/A Heart/The Nerve,” “We’re Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick Road),” “The Jitterbug,” and “The Merry Old Land of Oz.”
The Wizard of Oz is presented by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library. www.tamswitmark.com
Cast
Dorothy Gale – Cindy Peck
Aunt Em/Glinda – Nancy Henderson
Uncle Henry – Ron McDaniel
Zeke/Lion – Jerry Strain
Hickory/Tinman – Craig Krukewitt
Hunk/Scarecrow – Noah Acree
Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West – Lisa Strain
Professor Marvel/Wizard of Oz – Mark Learnard
Guard – Cameron Sheets
Nikko – Laramie Ziegler
Toto – TBD
Ensemble: Alaina Allee, Anjoelina Anderson, Ava Brines, Jamey Coutant, Gabi Hughes, Shirley Hunt, Tina King, Ellis Mansfield, Ashley Meyer, Alexis Nichols, Jamie Norton, Ruey Sandusky, Nathan Seright, Katie Shaffer, Sebastian Skinner, Sydney Smith, Abby Strain, Thomas Strain, Brianna Webster, Abby Whiteman
Flying Monkeys: Callaway Cox, Jae Leon, Luci Morris, Paige Norton, Maddie Watson, Anthony Wright
Jitterbugs and Ghosts: Marlie Harper, Cassidy Helferich, Polly Norton, Amber-Christine Reed
Munchkins: Ava Benjamin, Kelby Boen, Analeigh Coutant, Olivia Cronkhite, Lane Drake, Addisen Ellis, Milee Ellis, Emma France, Elizabeth Gan, Eva Harper, Cora Helferich, Maliceye Meyer, Isabella Norton, Caroline Peck, Faith Perkins, Lydia Perkins, Malia Roberson, Isabella Rocotello, Evelyne Sporluck, Kira Williams, Tayte Wolfe, Sophia Wright, Aidan Young
Poppies: Trinity Cope, Tyree Marsh, Zella Masterson, Lillian Salomon, Ava Smoot, Sophia Sporluck, Noah Walter
Singing/Dancing Crows: Landon Frazier, William Runyan, Donald Shumard, Lorenzo Skinner, Alex Wells
Singing/Dancing Trees: Savanah Baird, Amanda Brown, Amanda Coutant, Laynie Ferrimen, Brookelyn Powell
Twister: Cassidy Helferich, Polly Norton
Winkies (Witch’s Soldiers): Rick Burgoyne, Jake Ellis, Landon Frazier, John Grove, Joe Sandusky, Cameron Sheets, Donald Shumard