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Stratford Festival's CAROUSEL Cast Recording Now Available

by Alan Henry — July 6, 2015

Following last year's recording of CRAZY FOR YOU, this year - the Stratford Festival company of CAROUSEL recorded the festival's second original cast recording.

BWW Review: The Performers Rise to the Challenge in Stratford Festival's CAROUSEL

by Lauren Gienow — June 1, 2015

Stratford Festival's production of CAROUSEL opened on May 29th at the Avon Theatre.

BWW Review: A Star is Born in Stratford's THE SOUND OF MUSIC

by Alan Henry — May 30, 2015

It's rare that you walk out of a show knowing you've witnessed history - and that is just what those seeing The Sound of Music at The Stratford Festival will be experiencing.

Stratford Festival Beings Preview Performances for 2015 Season with The Sound of Music and The Diary of Anne Frank

by BWW News Desk — April 22, 2015

Performances of the 2015 Stratford Festival Season began yesterday afternoon with the first performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein's THE SOUND OF MUSIC.

BWW Exclusive: A First Look at the Cast of Stratford's THE SOUND OF MUSIC

by Alan Henry — February 9, 2015

I'm very pleased to announce that BroadwayWorld Toronto has exclusive photos from this morning's first rehearsal of The Stratford Festival's The Sound of Music.

Krystin Pellerin, Christopher Morris & Bahia Watson Join Stratford Festival Lineup; Performances Added

by Tyler Peterson — January 5, 2015

Swift advance sales have prompted the Stratford Festival to extend the runs of four productions, just as the box office has opened to the public.

BWW Reviews: This OZ Less Great, More Terrible

by Misha Davenport — May 2, 2014

Off to see the Wizard? Stop by Oz Park, instead.

BWW Reviews: Theatre Under the Stars' THE WIZARD OF OZ is Entirely Charming

by David Clarke — March 6, 2014

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's beloved classic film THE WIZARD OF OZ has been re-adapted for the stage by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams.

BWW Reviews: Tricky New WIZARD OF OZ Storms Into the OC

by Michael L. Quintos — February 18, 2014

During my first taste of the show last fall, I was certainly wowed by its technical wizardry and its talented cast, but was sadly underwhelmed by how much of the original film's stirring, emotional magic and innocent fantasy had been stripped away in favor of easy, high-camp laughs, dazzling onstage

Danielle Wade Stars in THE WIZARD OF OZ at Segerstrom Center, Now thru 2/23

by BWW News Desk — February 11, 2014

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the Orange County engagement of the first North American tour of the new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ.

Danielle Wade to Star in THE WIZARD OF OZ at Segerstrom Center, 2/11-23

by BWW News Desk — January 13, 2014

Segerstrom Center for the Arts has announced casting for the Orange County engagement of the first North American tour of the new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ.

BWW Reviews: WIZARD OF OZ Has the Brain, Nerve and Most of the Heart

by Kristen Hirsch Montag — December 7, 2013

Technical wizardry and solid singing highlighted this new production of WIZARD OF OZ, now playing at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts in Saint Paul.

THE WIZARD OF OZ Opens at the Ordway Tonight

by BWW News Desk — December 4, 2013

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts today announced the opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber's all-new stage adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, which will run tonight, Dec.

THE WIZARD OF OZ to Open at the Ordway, 12/4

by BWW News Desk — November 5, 2013

BWW Reviews: Webber's Touring WIZARD OF OZ Touches Down in L.A.

by Michael L. Quintos — October 1, 2013

What do you do for an updated stage adaptation of arguably one of cinema's much-beloved motion pictures of all time? Well for theater impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber and director Jeremy Sams, you populate the show with over-the-top, more cartoonish characters and snarky, audience-winking dialogue.

Photo Flash: THE WIZARD OF OZ Celebrates Opening at the Pantages

by BWW News Desk — September 24, 2013

THE WIZARD OF OZ national tour, with old standards and new music written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber and a book adapted by Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams, opened at Hollywood's Pantages Theatre last week on September 18.

TV: Robin Evan Willis, Jacquelyn Piro Donovan, Lee McDougall & More on the Red Carpet of THE WIZARD OF OZ Opening at Pantages

by Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans — September 24, 2013

The Wizard of Oz, featuring some of movie music's most unforgettable standards, along with new music written by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber; a book adapted by Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams.