Why don't you come along with us? We're on our way to see the Wizard now. just a very bad wizard.ĭon't you think the Wizard could help him, too? Oh, no, my dear! I, I'm a very good man! I'm. Well, I'm afraid it's true, there's no other Wizard except me. I am the Great and Powerful.! Wizard, of Oz. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! The greatest. If you were really great and powerful, you'd keep your promises!ĭo you presume to criticize the Great Oz? You ungrateful creatures! Think yourselves lucky that I'm giving you audience tomorrow instead of twenty years from now! Go away and come back tomorrow.ĭo not arouse the wrath of the Great and Powerful Oz! I said, come back tomorrow! Not so fast, not so fast! I'll have to give the matter a little thought. So we'd like you to keep your promise to us, if you please, sir. We melted her!Īh, you liquidated her, eh? Very resourceful. We've brought you the broomstick of the Wicked Witch of the West. Please, sir, we've done what you told us. Help, HEEEEELLLLP!Ĭan I believe my eyes? Why have you come back? It's no use screaming at a time like this! Nobody will hear you!. It's the Wicked Witch! What'll we do? Help! HELP! Oh, this is terrible! Can't budge her an inch! This is a spell, this is! Oh you can't rest now, we're nearly there!Ĭome to think of it, forty winks wouldn't be bad. Oh no no, please, I have to rest for just a minute. Here, give us your hands and we'll pull you along! Oh, oh, what's happening, what is it? I can't run anymore. Oh, so she is! Well, bust my buttons! Why didn't you say that in the first place? That's a horse of a different color! Come on in! She's wearing the ruby slippers, she gave her. The Wizard? But, nobody can see the Great Oz! Nobody's ever seen the Great Oz! Even, I've never seen him!īecause, he. Well, that's more like it! Now, state your business! It's on the door - as plain as the nose on my face! It. Hooray! I guess that did it! Help yourself! Oh no! It's just that she doesn't like little green worms! You don't want any of *those* apples! Hmph!Īre you hinting my apples aren't what they ought to be? Oh, dear! I keep forgetting I'm not in Kansas!Ĭome along, Dorothy. Well, how would you like to have someone come along and pick something off of you? The Wizard of Oz is at the London Palladium.We've been walking a long ways and I was hungry and. Nikolai Foster directs, with choreography by Shay Barclay, set design by Colin Richmond, costume and puppet design by Rachael Canning, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, and sound design by Adam Fisher. The musical features songs from the Judy Garland-starring 1939 film, including "Somewhere Over The Rainbow.” Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice penned additional songs, such as "Red Shoes Blues" and "Farewell to Oz." When a tornado sweeps the pair to the fantasy land, Dorothy journeys down Oz's yellow brick road with a tin man, a lion, and a scarecrow, all in the hopes of returning home. The Wizard of Oz follows Kansas teenager Dorothy and her dog Toto. He joins Jason Manford as the Cowardly Lion and Ashley Banjo as the Tin Man, with further casting to be announced. He's also played Jethro in the world premiere of The Prince of Egypt, as well as the dame character in numerous pantomimes at the London Palladium. He previously took on the Wizard role in Wicked, the prequel musical to The Wizard of Oz. Wilmot will play the title role and Professor Marvel. We’re off to see the wizard! Gary Wilmot will join The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium this summer, with previews from 23 June, ahead of an opening night on 6 July, and performances to 3 September.
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