Florence Ryerson

MUSE/IQUE Will Bring BACK TO OZ to the Mark Taper Forum
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2026

MUSE/IQUE will present BACK TO OZ, tracing Oz from the 1939 MGM film to THE WIZ to WICKED, at the Mark Taper Forum in April 2026, led by Artistic Director Rachael Worby.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE WIZARD OF OZ at Sierra Rep
by Stephi Wild - Jun 8, 2019

The story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" has gone through many incarnations over the years: An American fairytale, a Broadway extravaganza, one of the first technicolor MGM movie musicals, and the 1989 West End holiday musical. Now, complete with dancing Munchkins and flying monkeys, Sierra Rep is delighted to present The Wizard of Oz this summer at the Historic Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Park. The book is by John Kane, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It has additional background music by Herbert Stothart. It is based on the novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film version written by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. This production will be co-directed by Scott Viets and Jerry Lee, who previously teamed up for Holiday Jukebox and The Robber Bridegroom. The production sponsor is DSN Outdoor.

The Genesis of Wizard of Oz at Profiles in History's Next Blockbuster Hollywood Auction
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 8, 2018

Profiles in History is proud to announce the original handwritten first draft script for The Wizard of Oz will be going up for sale at their next blockbuster Hollywood Auction, December 11th, 12th 13th & 14th in Los Angeles.