Wizard of Oz at MSG

[BroadwayPhan]

Posted: 3/26/09 at 11:54pm

Has anybody seen this national tour of The Wizard of Oz (now playing at MSG)? Is it worth seeing at all? I've never seen the show performed on stage before (only have seen the movie).

[musicalbluemirror]

Posted: 3/27/09 at 12:15am

i saw it one of the last times it was here which was a while back and i remember enjoying it
so i plan on going again :)

[bwayguy22089]

Posted: 3/27/09 at 12:22am

It's not the same production. Actually, from the pictures, it looks VERY different. I haven't seen it though. The tour from the late 90's was great. A little too much was cut from it, but it was still good.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/27/09 at 12:30am

Please be advised that the production playing at Madison Square Garden is not actually a return engagement of the Madison Square Garden version that toured in the 90s with Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt and later JoAnne Worley. This is a completely different production that happens to be playing at Madison Square Garden -- that's all. The sets, costumes, script, choreography and direction are all completely different. You'll probably be disappointed if you go in expecting it to be the same.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 3/27/09 at 1:36am

One of my FB friends said it was AWFUL.

He said not to take your children.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 3/27/09 at 7:07am

Don't waste your time or money.

[blondebaby589]

Posted: 3/27/09 at 8:09am

I got rush tickets for $20 and STILL thought it was a waste of my money.

[midwestsarah]

Posted: 3/27/09 at 8:15am

If this is the NETWORKS production, definitely skip this. The acting is awful and the singing is not noteworthy either. The only cool parts were the projections of the tornado and you could watch a movie to see something like that, and the part when they lift the spell in the (forget which type of red flower) field.

[Neverandy]

Posted: 3/27/09 at 1:41pm

Yeah I'm surprised that MSG even took a non-eq tour at all.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 3/27/09 at 1:56pm

"and the part when they lift the spell in the (forget which type of red flower) field."

Uhm, poppies, maybe?

[wicked4l]

Posted: 3/27/09 at 3:06pm

i saw it last week here in Buffalo, it was by far the WORST national tour i have ever seen in my life. the sets looked horrible, the choreography was mediocre at best and would have looked better if the cast knew what they were doing. The tinman scarecrwow, and lion were alright. but the lighting was absolutely disgusting. do not spend your money on this tour. you will be disappointed.