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THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Munchkins in Rehearsal- Part 3!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for an inside look at the munchkins in rehearsal- part 3! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Munchkins in Rehearsal- Part 2!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for an inside look at the munchkins in rehearsal- part 2! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Munchkins in Rehearsal!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for an inside look at the munchkins in rehearsal! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Emily Tierney Becomes Glinda- Part 3!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for an inside look at Emily Tierneytransforming into Glinda- part 3! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Emily Tierney Becomes Glinda- Part 2!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for an inside look atEmily Tierneytransforming into Glinda- part 2! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Michael Crawford Talks THE WIZARD OF OZ

Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE WIZARD OF OZ, with new songs written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, is now playing at The London Palladium. Joining Danielle Hope (BBC TV's Over the Rainbow winner) in the cast are Michael Crawford (Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz), Edward Baker-Duly (Hickory/Tin Man), David Ganly (Zeke/Cowardly Lion), Paul Keating (Hunk/Scarecrow), Emily Tierney (Glinda), and Hannah Waddingham (Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West) will be joined by: Sophie Evans (Alternate Dorothy), Stephen Scott (Uncle Henry/Ensemble, first cover Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz), and Helen Walsh (Aunt Em/Munchkin Barrister/Ensemble). (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Emily Tierney Becomes Glinda

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for an inside look at Emily Tierney transforming into Glinda! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Hannah Waddingham Prepares for Act II- Part 3

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for an inside look at Hannah Waddingham preparing for Act II- part 3! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Hannah Waddingham Prepares for Act II- Part 2

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for an inside look at Hannah Waddingham preparing for Act II- part 2! (more...)

STAGE TUBE: Danielle Hope Performs on TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. On Saturday, 16th July, Hope appeared on BBC1?s Tonight's the Night at 7.10pm, where she helped one young fan realise her ambition of singing ‘Over The Rainbow', as they performed together on the show. Click below to check out their performance! (more...)

SOUND OFF: THE WIZARD OF OZ 2011; Red Shoes Rave

It is one of the most highly anticipated shows of the twenty-first century, if only because the most successful composer of all-time - and the man behind not one, but both of the longest-running musicals in Broadway history - Andrew Lloyd Webber, has taken perhaps the most beloved American film of all, THE WIZARD OF OZ, to the London stage and has outfitted it with a number of new songs and musical sequences from his own hand and brazenly titledit ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S THE WIZARD OF OZ. Rumors of a Broadway opening ring out as the show sells out every night in London. And the show itself? Well, it certainly lives up to the title - and then some! But, what about the cast album? Re-teaming with his Oscar-winning collaborator on JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and EVITA, Sir Tim Rice - who wrote THE LION KING and AIDA with Elton John in the interim, among many other musicals - and securing the most celebrated star of the stage in the modern age and the original Phantom in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA himself, Michael Crawford, as the Wizard, Lloyd Webber proceeded to procure a Dorothy through the nouveau means of a 2010 reality TV casting competition, OVER THE RAINBOW: THE SEARCH FOR DOROTHY, and he certainly found a more than acceptable heir to the mantle left by Judy Garland in the 1939 film version in newcomer Danielle Hope. So, now, here we are, with the lushly produced West End cast album starring Hope, Crawford and Hannah Waddingham as the Witch glistening in its jewel case before us, so should we be joyously jumping over the rainbow or singing the red shoes blues? (more...)

Michael Crawford Extends in THE WIZARD OF OZ to Feb. 2012

According to the star's official website, Michael Crawford has just extended in the hit London production of THE WIZARD OF OZ through February 5, 2012. Audiences have been following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Crawford and Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, at The London Palladium where the show began previews in early February and opened in March to great reviews. (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: Hannah Waddingham Prepares for Act II

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for an inside look at Hannah Waddingham preparing for Act II- part 1! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: In the Wings with Jo Miles- Part 9!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a behind-the scenes look at the show, as stage manager Jo Miles gives us a look at the show from the wings- part 9! (more...)

Danielle Hope to Appear on BBC1's TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT Tonight

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. This Saturday, 16th July, Hope will appear on BBC1?s Tonight's the Night at 7.10pm, where she'll help one young fan realise her ambition of singing ‘Over The Rainbow', as they perform together on the show. (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: In the Wings with Jo Miles- Part 8!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a behind-the scenes look at the show, as stage manager Jo Miles gives us a look at the show from the wings- part 8! (more...)

Danielle Hope to Appear on BBC1's TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT, July 16

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. This Saturday, 16th July, Hope will appear on BBC1?s Tonight's the Night at 7.10pm, where she'll help one young fan realise her ambition of singing ‘Over The Rainbow', as they perform together on the show. (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: In the Wings with Jo Miles- Part 7!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a behind-the scenes look at the show, as stage manager Jo Miles gives us a look at the show from the wings- part 7! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: In the Wings with Jo Miles- Part 6!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a behind-the scenes look at the show, as stage manager Jo Miles gives us a look at the show from the wings- part 6! (more...)

Andrew Lloyd Webber's THE WIZARD OF OZ Cast Recording Gets US Release Today

The 2011 London Palladium cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stunning new production of The Wizard Of Oz is currently available digitally and will be in stores June 28th through Decca Broadway in America. This 24 track set includes all the much-loved songs from the Oscar-winning movie score by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, plus new songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: In the Wings with Jo Miles- Part 5!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a behind-the scenes look at the show, as stage manager Jo Miles gives us a look at the show from the wings- part 5! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: In the Wings with Jo Miles- Part 4!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a behind-the scenes look at the show, as stage manager Jo Miles gives us a look at the show from the wings- part 4! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: The Race for Life

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Last week some of the Wizard of Oz girls took part in Race For Life, take an inside look at the event by clicking below! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: In the Wings with Jo Miles- Part 3!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to see Danielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a behind-the scenes look at the show, as stage manager Jo Miles gives us a look at the show from the wings- part 3! (more...)

THE WIZARD OF OZ BLOG: In the Wings with Jo Miles- Part 2!

Audiences are following the yellow brick road over the rainbow to seeDanielle Hope, winner of BBC TV's Over the Rainbow, play Dorothy at The London Palladium, the capital's home of the family musical. Click below for a behind-the scenes look at the show, as stage manager Jo Miles gives us a look at the show from the wings- part 2! (more...)