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Munchkinized Christmas Musical Comedy WIZARD OF OZ Shows December 6-22

By: Sep. 29, 2013
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Celebrate Christmas with Wizard of Oz as you've never experienced it before. The pratfalls and twists of this outrageous audience interactive comedy are guaranteed to deliver rousing holiday fun for the entire family. A fairy tale for the children with a whole level of humor just for the adults.

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Audience members are invited to cheer and boo and hiss as Dorothy and her friends follow the yellow brick road to find Santa, uh, I mean the Wizard. This is not your grandmother's Wizard of Oz. Be prepared for a zany twist on a classic story.

CREW: Directed by Michael Gralapp. Stage manager Jack Guo. Musical director Anna Avdeeva. Choreographer Veronica Ho. Costume Designer Liv Chun. Set Designer Clement Chassagne. Sound designer Ma Siqi. Lighting designer Wang Runjie. Subtitles designer Lampel Joy Solis. Assistant Directors Gregory Joseph Allen, Sandra Jeffrey, Kel Lamplough, Ellen Lickman, David Ratcliffe. Assistant musical director Lioba Grunow. Assistant choreographer Jehanne Fima.

PERFORMANCE DATES: Performances are weeknights at 7:30 pm and weekends at 2 pm, December 6-22, 2013.

LOCATIONS: Beijing Playhouse's performances of the munchkinized Christmas musical comedy Wizard of Oz are December 6-9 at British School in Shunyi and near the Bird's Nest at National Olympic Sports Center Theatre on December 12-22.

SUBTITLES: Performed in English with Chinese subtitles.

TICKETS: 260 RMB in advance by credit card or COD. 300 RMB at the door. Children and students half price. Email the box office atperformance@beijingplayhouse.com or call the box office at 6538 4716.

AGES: All Beijing Playhouse shows are designed for ages six and up. Like all our shows, Wizard of Oz is a full two hour show and very young children under six are not likely to sit still that long.

SPONSORS: Beijing Playhouse's Wizard of Oz is sponsored in part by British School of Beijing, Lehman Brown, Beijing Kids, Hilton Beijing Wangfujing, City Weekend, and patrons of the arts, like you







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