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On Wednesday, October 30th, the blockbuster musical, WICKED, will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Broadway, a milestone achieved by only ten other Broadway productions in history. The creative team and many of the musical's previous cast members will celebrate WICKED's first decade with a special performance, followed by a company party, on October 30th at 7:00pm. BroadwayWorld will be counting down to the milestone with daily flashbacks of Wicked's biggest events, most memorable cast members, and best performances. In today's installment, we remember the actors that have taken on the role of Glinda!

On Wednesday, October 30th, the blockbuster musical, WICKED, will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Broadway, a milestone achieved by only ten other Broadway productions in history. The creative team and many of the musical's previous cast members will celebrate WICKED's first decade with a special performance, followed by a company party, on October 30th at 7:00pm. BroadwayWorld will be counting down to the milestone with daily flashbacks of Wicked's biggest events, most memorable cast members, and best performances. In today's installment, we remember the actors that have taken on the role of Oz's leader- the Wizard!

You've seen them on PBS and heard them on NPR. Now join the madcap men of the Reduced Shakespeare Company as they zip through everything you didn't get around to reading in school with a hilarious 90-minute tour of the world's greatest books from "1984" and "The Aeneid" to "The Wizard of Oz" and "Wuthering Heights."

On Wednesday, October 30th, the blockbuster musical, WICKED, will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Broadway, a milestone achieved by only ten other Broadway productions in history. The creative team and many of the musical's previous cast members will celebrate WICKED's first decade with a special performance, followed by a company party, on October 30th at 7:00pm. BroadwayWorld will be counting down to the milestone with daily flashbacks of Wicked's biggest events, most memorable cast members, and best performances. In today's installment, we remember the actors that have taken on the role of Oz's resident bad boy- Fiyero!

Tickets are now available for The Un-Common Theatre Company's Fall Family Production of The Wizard of Oz being presented at the Orpheum Theatre, Foxboro on November 22-24, 2013! Tickets may be purchased by calling (800) 838-3006 or online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/469926.

SHN previously announced that the first North American tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ will play a special engagement at the SHN Orpheum Theatre for two weeks only, tonight, October 16 - 27, 2013.

Gary Naylor sees a show pushed just a bit too far.

Deadline reports that Lifetime is developing RED BRICK ROAD, a new Wizard of Oz-themed drama series by Tim Schlattman (Dexter), based on a concept by artist Rob Prior.

Simon Wegrzyn will take on the villainous role of Fleshcreep and he is guaranteed to whip the crowd up into a frenzy when he takes to the stage as the Giant's Henchman. This will be the first time Simon has played a villain in panto, having previously played Sarah The Cook in Dick Whittington and The Lion in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and the first time he has performed alongside Swindon pantomime veteran Keith Chegwin.

2013 marks the 100th birthday of two of Toronto's (and the world's) most gorgeous theatres, the Elgin and Wintergarden Theatres on Yonge Street. To celebrate, there is a gala performance next Monday night featuring some of the best and brightest of Toronto's theatrical past performing from many of the shows that have graced the stages of these two theatres. BWW is thrilled to bring readers exclusive photos from the past 100 years of these gorgeous theatres.

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. Oh, yeah, and add a few new songs from Webber and his frequent collaborator, lyricist Tim Rice, too. The touring company plays the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood through October 6.

TV and stage star Eric McCormack saw THE WIZARD OF OZ Tour at Saturday's matinee at the Pantages in Hollywood, CA where the show plays through October 6th. He is an old friend of Lee MacDougall who plays the Lion, and took time after the show to pose for photos with the cast.

Celebrate Christmas with Wizard of Oz as you've never experienced it before. The pratfalls and twists of this outrageous audience interactive comedy are guaranteed to deliver rousing holiday fun for the entire family. A fairy tale for the children with a whole level of humor just for the adults.

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing firms, will hold another in its Sunday Seminars series, focused on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway today, September 29th.

The Off Broadway Alliance, the organization of Off Broadway producers, theaters, general managers, press agents, and marketing firms, will hold another in its Sunday Seminars series, focused on the culture, business and history of Off Broadway this Sunday, September 29th.

Seasoned thespians Lynn Sherman ('The Lynn Sherman Show,' 'Rent'), Robie Zialcita ('Peter Pan,' 'Sweeney Todd') and Joel Trinidad ('Defending the Caveman,' 'The Graduate') lead the cast of theater company Trumpets' new original musical, 'The Bluebird of Happiness,' based on Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck's 1908 play 'The Blue Bird.'

There's no place like home and there's no place like the Fine Arts Center for the 2013-2014 theatre season, featuring the iconic musical, The Wizard of Oz.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Sting's 'The Last Ship' and the Broadway In Chicago spring season, 'Oz' in 3D, updates on TV's 'The Sound Of Music' and 'Glee,' plus Groff at Ravinia, 'Lanyard Skynerd' at Martyrs, a road trip 'Ragtime' and more!

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. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the upcoming 2014 spring season line-up. Supporting Broadway In Chicago's commitment to Chicagoans seeing shows first, the season features four premieres. Coming to Chicago first is the World Premiere Pre-Broadway production of THE LAST SHIP, the U.S. Tour Premiere of MOTOWN THE MUSICAL and the North American Premiere ofHEARTBEAT OF HOME, as well as the U.S. Tour Premiere of BUYER AND CELLAR as an off-season special. Also included in the season is GHOST THE MUSICAL, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, PETER & THE STARCATCHERand THE WIZARD OF OZ. The 2014 spring off-season includes: ONCE UPON A DREAM STARRING THE RASCALS, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, ALTON BROWN LIVE!, CHICAGO, ROCK OF AGES, ERTH'S DINOSAUR ZOO and MAMMA MIA!.

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... and everything else that is good made its way successfully to Hollywood's Pantages Theatre last week (September 18) for a high flying opening night celebration which drew a full house of young and old alike. Among those involved with the festivities were BWW TV's own Los Angeles correspondents Michael Sterling and Jerry Evans on the red carpet walk of fame. Among the celebrities in attendance were Rico Rodriquez (ABC's Modern Family) and his sister Raini Rodriguez (Disney's Austin and Ally), Fox TV's Lauren Potter (Glee), Academy Award winner George Chakiris (West Side Story), Kate Linder (The Young and The Restless), Jane Kean (The Honeymooners), Ann Jeffrey's (General Hospital, Topper), Corbin Bleu (One Life to Live), RJ Mitte (AMC's Breaking Bad), Michelle Dockery of the BBC's Downton Abbey and others of note. Check out the video below!

With only 92 shopping days until Christmas, that means it's only 86 days until the opening of Britain's biggest pantomime at Birmingham Hippodrome. This was kindly reinforced to us by Michael Harrison, the Managing Director of the pantomime division at Qdos Entertainment and ultimately the Director of this year's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at the venue. A frightening thought for many but not for pantomime lovers!

A+D Museum (Architecture and Design) has just announced a special event screening of the award winning documentary 'Bible Storyland' in conjunction with their acclaimed exhibition 'Never Built: Los Angeles'. The screening will be Saturday, September 28, 2013 starting at 7pm and will be introduced by special guest Charles Phoenix, Pop Culture Historian. 'Bible Storyland', directed by Stephanie Hubbard, is a fun, quirky exploration into the meaning of life, death and obsession as it highlights the ten year quest of art dealer Harvey Jordan to find the lost story of this never-built theme park. The film includes never before seen footage and information about Disneyland, 'The Wizard of Oz', Yo-Yos, Hollywood films and religiousness in the early 1960's. The film features Charles Phoenix (retro Pop-Culture Humorist), Rev. Canon Malcolm Boyd (religious leader, writer for The Huffington Post), and Debi Derryberry (prolific voice actor, 'Jimmy Neutron'). Bible Storyland, the 220 acre theme park, planned for Southern California in the early 1960's, was conceived by Nat Winecoff, a former V.P. of W.E.D., the group responsible for planning and building Disneyland. Other principles of the project were actor Jack Haley, who starred in 'The Wizard of Oz', and Donald Duncan Sr., inventor and entrepreneur, who manufactured and popularized the Yo-Yo. The Master Planner for the project was Bruce Bushman, previously a Disney animator ('Fantasia') and designer of attractions at Disneyland. Co-curated by Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin and designed by Clive Wilkinson Architects, 'Never Built: Los Angeles' examines some visionary works that had the greatest potential to reshape Los Angeles, from buildings to master plans, theme parks and transportation proposals any of which could have transformed both the physical reality and the collective perception of the metropolis. Many of these schemes still have relevance today, and many could inspire future projects. The projects beg the question: Why were they never built? Included in the show is the original hand drawn map from Bible Storyland Theme Park. Contacts for Bible Storyland: Harvey Jordan 818.802.0378, Stephanie Hubbard 323.202.5645, info@BibleStorylandMovie.com, Film's web site: www.BibleStorylandMovie.com (Now available on iTunes)

It's Saturday, and that means it's time for BroadwayWorld's 'Saturday Intermission Pics' round-up. Today's photos come from the casts of Goodspeed's THE MOST HAPPY FELLA baring it all, THE JUNGLE BOOK at Huntington, NEWSIES, KINKY BOOTS showcasing its wares for the Broadway Flea Market, MOTOWN, CHICAGO, TOP HAT in the West End, THE WIZARD OF OZ on tour, CATS in Toronto, HONEYMOON IN VEGAS prepping at Paper Mill, SOUL DOCTOR, SECONDHAND LIONS at 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, THE FANTASTICKS and more!

Marking the 75th anniversary of THE WIZARD OF OZ, Warner Bros. has produced a 3D remastered version of the film which will launch a comprehensive, cross-divisional campaign encompassing theatrical, home entertainment, consumer products and a number of promotional partnerships.