Andrew Lloyd Webber’s revival of The Wizard of Oz will not only feature all the songs made famous by Judy Garland in the original 1939 film – Somewhere Over the Rainbow, If I Only Had A Heart, We’re Off To See the Wizard and Follow the Yellow Brick Road – but also a selection of new Lloyd Webber numbers. It ha now been almost confirmed that Tim Rice will be collaborating again with Lloyd Webber for the first time in many years for this new and high profile production.
The London Wizard of Oz will be directed by Jeremy Sams, choreographed by Arlene Phillips and designed by Robert Jones, the same creative team that was responsible for Lloyd Webber’s revival of The Sound of Music.
London Palladium
The London Palladium theatre is currently showing “Sister Act” with Sheila Hancock, one of the jduges in Over The Rainbow. Sister Act finishes later this year and then the Palladium will be transformed in time for Wizard of Oz. The London stage set will include restoration of the listed theatre’s revolving stage which was once a key feature of “Sunday Night at the London Palladium”, a hugely successful TV variety show that ran from 1955 to 1967.
Andrew Lloyd Webber:
We are incredibly excited to be adapting The Wizard Of Oz for the stage and re-telling this all time classic family story. I have long been a huge fan of the original movie, the songs and characters and am really looking forward to bringing it to life again.
