Wizard Of Oz Toronto

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 5:47pm

Sorry for starting a new thread.. Couldn't find the old one. Does anybody know if the Tornto production of The Wizard Of Oz has been cast yet and is it a tryout for Broadway or rather a sit down production like The Sound Of Music and Rock Of Ages? If it ever made it to Broadway, Emily Skinner could make a killer witch.

[MusicalBoy]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 5:54pm

Between the lengthy discussions about who should do Into the Woods and who should play Elphaba next, I think this board could easily come up with a long list of potential witches!

Also, aren't they doing the TV show to cast Dorothy?

[Tag]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 6:28pm

The show is already cast with the obvious exception of Dorothy (being cast through the tv show). The Toronto production will turn into the Troika tour in late 2013.

[jamiekennywicked]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 6:44pm

Do you know who any of the cast are?

[chellylovesrent2]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 6:48pm

Like in London, there will be an "Over the Rainbow" competition series. In June they selected 100 Dorothys from all over Canada and narrowed it down to the Top 20. The Top 20 Dorothys will be having a summer intensive, and it will be decided which 10 will go on to the TV competition series beginning in September. The show will open sometime in December.

I'm Canadian and know people who auditioned/made it in the top 100.

[canmark]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 9:10pm

Here's the website for the Over the Rainbow TV show: http://www.cbc.ca/overtherainbow/

They had a float in the Toronto Pride Parade showing off some of the Dorothys.

[Justin D]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 9:31pm

It's also listed i believe to go into the former Pantages, which i thought a strange choice since they have a rather shallow stage, maybe they will adapt the set to me more of a 'touring' set

[Tag]

Posted: 7/17/12 at 9:44pm

The leaked principal cast is in this article: http://www.toronto.com/article/723376

And yes the show is being significantly redesigned to be tour-able. There will also not be any children in the cast (ie. adult ensemble are the Munchkins).

[spicegirlsaloud]

Posted: 7/18/12 at 4:46pm

I hope those casting rumors are true. Lisa Horner would be fantastic as the Wicked Witch. I have seen her in MMLJWW, Love Loss and What I Wore and Assassins and she always steals the show

[Tag]

Posted: 7/18/12 at 9:14pm

Yes the rumours are true. The cast mentioned in the article is correct.

[Younger Brother]

Posted: 12/31/12 at 7:08am

Anybody see the show in Toronto yet?