This new production of The Wizard of Oz, produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Bill Kenwright, contains all the much-loved songs from the Oscar-winning movie score including; "Over the Rainbow," "Follow the Yellow Brick Road," "If I Only Had a Heart" and "We're Off to See the Wizard." All the favourite characters and iconic scenes are there, plus a few surprises along the way - not only "lions and tigers and bears" however, many new songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice adding extra colour to the story mainly because it moves from film to stage, along with marking the first-time they've got worked together in over Thirty years on a new production. Audiences is going to be captivated as The London Palladium is changed into the mythical Emerald City with breathtaking computer graphics and scenery to bring to life the real story of Oz.

A production under the supervision of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is definitely a splendid one when it really is Wizard Of Oz the Musical then there is surely no room for doubts. Determined by the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and a 1939 film of the same name, this musical's story is a loose adaptation of the book and is more closely related to the MGM film's screenplay. This musical playing success at The London Palladium Theatre is the adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic tale with production by Bill Kenwright and presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Wizard of Oz London musical version supports a specially scripted book by John Kane which has made some special additions and possesses garnished the original version of L. Frank's tale with a more humorous touch to suit the London theatre stage.

The musical has been directed by Jeremy Sams, choreographed by Arlene Phillips, set and costumes design by Robert Jones, with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. A special treat of the show is the mesmerizing additional music and lyrics distributed by the much renowned and successful duplet of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. In addition to new songs, the musical prides itself with the original score of the award-winning film.

The cast list includes the new Wizard around, DES OCONNOR who may have just replaced RUSSELL GRANT as Wizard of Oz. Connor stars alongside the young and energetic SOPHIE EVANS as our tales limelight, Dorothy. EDWARD BAKER-DULY stars as Tin Man, MARTIN CALLAGHAN as the Cowardly Lion, Paul Keating as the Scarecrow, Emily Tierney as Glinda and MARIANNE BENEDICT as The Wicked Witch of the West. And last although not the least there is certainly Dorothy's dog Toto that is certainly the cutest four legged creature on any West End show.

An eagerly anticipated new addition to London's theatre scene, the Wizard of Oz Musical Tickets promises to be a genuine highlight on the theatre calendar, offering the perfect place to take the family for a fun filled outing full of music, song, dance and much more right in the heart of the capital. Sufficient reason for the fresh Dorothy, and Andrew Lloyd Webber working his magic, Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium looks set to be one of the biggest theatre events of the year.

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