ALW’s THE WIZARD OF OZ to return to the London Palladium

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 12/1/22 at 9:28am

Michael Harrisonand the Really Useful Group are thrilled to announce that The Wizard of Oz, the musical based on the iconic story by L. Frank Baum, will play a strictly limited season at the world-famous London Palladium next summer.

Michael Harrison, the producer of the smash-hit Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, presents Curve's brand-new production of one of the world's most beloved musicals, beginning performances on Friday 23 June (Press Night: Thursday 6 July).

For more information and to be first in line for tickets, go to www.wizardofozmusical.com Full booking details, including when tickets will go on sale, will be announced in due course.

[Lot666]

Posted: 12/1/22 at 12:02pm

I saw the original 2011 production at the London Palladium with Michael Crawford and Hannah Waddingham, and I have to say I wasn't expecting this.

[GiantsInTheSky2]

Posted: 12/1/22 at 1:40pm

While I’m not big on what ALW ‘added’ to his revision of Oz, I’m a big Wizard of Oz fan and am usually excited for any live production. This seems to be a transfer of the Leicester Curve production, and I am NOT a fan of their set or costume design. The original 2011 production at the Palladium at least had some polish and spectacle. 

[nativenewyorker2]

Posted: 12/1/22 at 2:33pm

Wow. Does no one appreciate that with the addition of Red Shoes Blues and the Bacchanalia the story is NOW a masterpiece   

[Lot666]

Posted: 12/1/22 at 3:01pm

GiantsInTheSky2 said: "The original 2011 production at the Palladium at least had some polish and spectacle."

Hannah Waddingham's broom flight was fun.

 

[Lot666]

Posted: 12/1/22 at 3:02pm

nativenewyorker2 said: "Wow. Does no one appreciate that with the addition of Red Shoes Blues and the Bacchanalia the story is NOW a masterpiece "

I thought "Bring Me the Broomstick" and "Red Shoes Blues/Bacchanalia" were the best songs in the show.