The Wizard of Oz, 2025

We followed the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation (RSC) of L. Frank Baum’s beloved tale, featuring the iconic musical score from the MGM film. The timeless tale, in which young Dorothy Gale travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz, continues to thrill audiences worldwide.

There are two full-length versions of The Wizard of Oz: MUNY and RSC. Both include the songs “Over the Rainbow,” “Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead),” “If I Only Had a Brain/a Heart/the Nerve,” “We’re Off to See the Wizard (Follow the Yellow Brick Road),” “Jitterbug,” and “The Merry Old Land of Oz.” The MUNY version also has “Evening Star.” The RSC version also includes “Poppies (Optimistic Voices)” and “If I Were King of the Forest.” We chose the RSC version for our production as it is the more faithful adaptation of the beloved movie.

The Wizard of Oz

Music & Lyrics by: Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Book by: Frank L. Baum
Director: Marissa Hertzfeld
Producer: Regina Ziliani
Choreographer: Peter Howard
Licensed from: Concord Theatricals
Performed at:The Parr Center, CPCC, Charlotte, NC Download Playbill

Cast of Characters

DOROTHY GALE – (Range: G3-C5 (opt. E5)

COWARDLY LION (Range: Bb2-F4)

TINMAN (Range: Bb2-G4)

SCARECROW (Range: Bb2-F#4 (opt. Ab4)

THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST GLINDA – The Good Witch of the North (Range: G3-C5)

EMERALD CITY GUARD (Range: Bb2-Eb4)

AUNT EM

UNCLE HENRY

ZEKE HICKORY

HUNK MISS

ALMIRA GULCH

PROFESSOR CHESTER MARVEL

THE WIZARD OF OZ

CITIZENS OF MUNCHKINLAND
Mayor – (Range: Bb2-Eb3 or Bb3-Eb4)
Coroner – (Range: Bb2-A3 or Bb3-A4)
Barrister
Fiddler – (Range: C3-C4 or C4-C5)
Braggart
3 Tots – (Range: Bb2-D4 or Bb3-D5)
3 Tough Guys – (Range: Bb2-D4 or Bb3-D5)
3 City Fathers
2 School Teachers

Three Crows – male trio (Range: B2-E4/B4)
Three Trees – female trio (Range: B3-C5/E5)
Poppies – female chorus
Snowmen – male chorus

OZIANS
Beauticians, Polishers, Manicurists

Winkies – male chorus
Winkie General – Leader of the Winkies (Range: B2-G3)
Flying Monkeys – dancers
Nikko – Commander of the Monkeys
Jitterbug – Lead Dancer
Jitterbugs & Ghosts – SATB chorus/dancers