THE WIZARD OF OZ Comes to Houston This Summer

Main Street Theater (MST) presents The Wizard of Oz based on the book by L. Frank Baum, playing on Saturdays through July 29 at 11am and 2pm and on Sundays July 16 - 30, 2017. This is a rare opportunity to see the musical based on the book rather than the movie. Audiences will be treated to more of the Wicked Witch of the West and Oz himself, among other special numbers. All of MST's Theater for Youth productions are based on children's literature.

Main Street Theater offers Accommodations Performances. June 24 at 11am is a Sensory-Friendly performance. July 15 has an Audio Description opportunity available: just ask for a headset at Will Call. Tickets are $18 - $22, depending on section. Large print playbills are also available at Will Call.

All performances are in midtown at 3400 Main Street, 77002, in MATCHBox 4. All tickets are on sale via phone at 713.524.6706 or online at MainStreetTheater.com.

Performances of The Wizard of Oz are also available for summer camps groups. Call 713.524.9196 or visit the website.

About The Wizard of Oz

Travel with us down the yellow brick road as Dorothy and her three friends help her find her way home finding courage, love and friendship. This musical spectacle reminds all of us that there really is no place like home!

Recommended for Kindergarten and up. Children under the age of 3 (including sleeping babies) are not allowed in the theater. The Wizard of Oz is sponsored by Cammarata Pediatric Dentistry.

The Wizard of Oz is directed by Jimmy Phillips who most recently directed Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas and Shrek the Musical for MST. The cast is comprised of 11 adult professional actors and 1 teenage professional actor: Isabella Morrison plays the role of Dorothy. Isabella was seen last season at MST as the youngest Fiona in Shrek the Musical. Chioke Coreathers (Duck for President), Nathan Wilson (Wolf Hall), Chaney Moore (How I Became a Pirate), Brock Hatton (Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas), Angela Pinina Harkins (Shrek the Musical), Jonathan Teverbaugh (Wolf Hall), Scott Lupton (A Year with Frog and Toad), Teresa Zimmerman (Alice in Wonderland), Taelon Stonecipher (Bunnicula), and new to MST actors Julie Hoeltzel and Anna Maria Morris make up the cast. Toto is played by Sweet Pea the dog.

The Oz design team is Donna Southern Schmidt (costume), Liz Freese (set), Peter Ton (projection), Kathryn Eader (lighting), Yezminne Zepeda (sound), and Star Hinson (props). Rachael Fernandez is the stage manager.

About Main Street Theater

Main Street Theater provides theater experiences for all ages. Founded in 1975, our MainStage produces professional, intimate, literary plays for adults and operates under an Actors' Equity Association union contract; our Theater for Youth produces professional, engaging productions based on children's literature for families and school groups, both in-house and on tour around Texas; and we offer Education and Outreach programs on-site and at satellite locations around the Greater Houston area for youth aged 4 - high school. We work out of 2 facilities: our Rice Village home on Times. Blvd., and as part of the MATCH (Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston) on Main Street.

Main Street Theater is a member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for not-for-profit theaters, of Theatre for Young Audiences/USA (formerly ASSITEJ), the world theatre network of theatre for children and young people, and a founding member of Houston Arts Partners. Main Street Theater is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, and the Texas Commission on the Arts. United Airlines is the official airline of Main Street Theater.