The Wizard of Oz 1998 - Articles Page 9

Opened: May 1, 1998
Closing: unknown

The Wizard of Oz - 1998 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

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Slip on your ruby slippers and follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy. It’s an exciting, musical adventure as Dorothy and Toto take advice from the Good Witch, wander through Munchkin land and try to outrun the Wicked Witch on their way to find the Wizard of Oz. Help the Scarecrow get his brain, the Tin Man have a heart, the Cowardly Lion find some courage and get Dorothy back home to Kansas in this classic family story.

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The Wizard of Oz - 1998 - Off-Broadway Articles Page 9

Frederick Knott's WAIT UNTIL DARK Opens in Manila, 1/17
by Oliver Oliveros - Jan 4, 2014


Classic thriller 'Wait Until Dark,' which premiered on Broadway in 1966, will open Repertory Philippines' (Rep) 2014 theater season starting Friday, January 17 at Onstage Theatre, Greenbelt 1 in Makati City. 'Wait Until Dark' is one of the few plays penned by English playwright-screenwriter Frederick Knott, best known for his 1952 television play, 'Dial M for Murder.'

Piedmont Players Theatre to Offer CHICAGO Master Dance Class, 1/9
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 3, 2014


Choreographer Tod Kubo is back by popular demand to lead another intensive master class that will include the dance styles featured in Piedmont Players Theatre's upcoming spring musical CHICAGO! Whether you plan on auditioning for CHICAGO this spring or you just love to dance this is the class for you!

Danny Burstein, Betsy Wolfe Make Met Debuts in DIE FLEDERMAUS, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 31, 2013


A new production of Johann Strauss Jr.'s New Year's Eve classic, the comedic operetta Die Fledermaus, will open at the Met tonight, December 31, with two Broadway stars appearing.

Danny Burstein, Betsy Wolfe to Make Met Debuts in DIE FLEDERMAUS, Opening on New Year's Eve
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 27, 2013


A new production of Johann Strauss Jr.'s New Year's Eve classic, the comedic operetta Die Fledermaus, will open at the Met on December 31. Jeremy Sams, writer and creator of the Met's Baroque pasticheThe Enchanted Island, makes his company debut as director with the new staging, which is set in Vienna at the turn of the 20thcentury. Sams also contributes new lyrics for Strauss's work, which will be performed entirely in English; Tony Award-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane makes his Met debut with new dialogue. Adam Fischer conducts a cast of rising opera stars and Broadway performers. The cast is led by Susanna Phillips and Christopher Maltman as the unhappily married Rosalinde and Eisenstein; Jane Archibald as Rosalinde's feisty maid, Adele; Anthony Roth Costanzo as Prince Orlofsky; Michael Fabiano as Rosalinde's former lover, Alfred; Paulo Szot as the bumbling Dr. Falke; and Patrick Carfizzi as the prison superintendent, Frank. Broadway stars Danny Burstein and Betsy Wolfe make Met debuts as the drunken jailer, Frosch, and Adele's sister, Ida. Robert Jones is set and costume designer for the production, with lighting design by Jennifer Schriever and choreography by Stephen Mear in their Met debuts.

PPT Hosts Bob Fosse-Style Master Dance Class Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 10, 2013


Piedmont Players Theatre (PPT) announces a Bob Fosse style MASTER DANCE CLASS set for tonight, December 10, 2013 7pm-9pm at the Norvell Theater, 135 E. Fisher St., Salisbury, NC.

The Philhallmonics Presents Holiday Concert, MAN WITH THE BAG Today
by BWW News Desk - Dec 7, 2013


Join The Philhallmonics swingin' and singin' their way through holiday favorites in 'Man With The Bag' presented by The Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts and The PhilHallmonics (www.philhallmonics.com) today, December 7, 2013, 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center (entrance at 65th St & Amsterdam). The PhilHallmonics is led by founder, Broadway conductor and composer, Phil Hall and directed by Broadway choreographer Sharon Halley.

PPT to Host Bob Fosse-Style Master Dance Class, 12/10
by BWW News Desk - Dec 3, 2013


Piedmont Players Theatre (PPT) announces a Bob Fosse style MASTER DANCE CLASS set for Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7pm-9pm at the Norvell Theater, 135 E. Fisher St., Salisbury, NC.

The Met to Open DIE FLEDERMAUS on New Year's Eve
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 3, 2013


A new production of Johann Strauss Jr.'s New Year's Eve classic, the comedic operetta Die Fledermaus, will open at the Met on December 31. Jeremy Sams, writer and creator of the Met's Baroque pastiche The Enchanted Island, makes his company debut as director with the new staging, which is set in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. Sams also contributes new lyrics for Strauss's work, which will be performed entirely in English; Tony Award-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane makes his Met debut with new dialogue. Adam Fischer conducts a cast of rising opera stars and Broadway performers. The cast is led by Susanna Phillips and Christopher Maltman as the unhappily married Rosalinde and Eisenstein; Jane Archibald as Rosalinde's feisty maid, Adele; Anthony Roth Costanzo as Prince Orlofsky; Michael Fabiano as Rosalinde's former lover, Alfred; Paulo Szot as the bumbling Dr. Falke; and Patrick Carfizzi as the prison superintendent, Frank. Broadway stars Danny Burstein and Betsy Wolfe make Met debuts as the drunken jailer, Frosch, and Adele's sister, Ida. Robert Jones is set and costume designer for the production, with lighting design by Jennifer Schriever and choreography by Stephen Mear in their Met debuts.

BWW Blog: Eric Ulloa of Goodspeed's THE MOST HAPPY FELLA - I'm the Greatest Star
by Guest Blogger: Eric Ulloa - Nov 26, 2013


As promised, we finish getting to know each and every cast member of 'The Most Happy Fella' before we close up shop on December 1st.

The Philhallmonics Presents Holiday Concert, MAN WITH THE BAG, 12/7
by Christina Mancuso - Nov 19, 2013


Join The Philhallmonics swingin' and singin' their way through holiday favorites in "Man With The Bag" presented by The Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts and The PhilHallmonics (www.philhallmonics.com) on Saturday, December 7, 2013, 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center (entrance at 65th St & Amsterdam). The PhilHallmonics is led by founder, Broadway conductor and composer, Phil Hall and directed by Broadway choreographer Sharon Halley.

Victory Gardens Presents The Co-world Premiere Of APPROPRIATE By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Directed By Gary Griffin
by Robert Diamond - Oct 15, 2013


Victory Gardens Theater kicks off its 2013-14 season with the Co-World Premiere of Appropriateby Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Gary Griffin. Appropriate is presented in association with Actors Theatre of Louisville and was developed, in part, by IGNITION 2012. Appropriate runs November 8-December 8, with the press performance on November 15, 2013, at Victory Gardens Biograph Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue.

'ABCs of Producing Off Broadway' Seminar Set for Today
by BWW News Desk - Sep 29, 2013


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.

Final Call for Submissions to 'ABCs of Producing Off Broadway' Seminar, 9/29
by BWW News Desk - Sep 27, 2013


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.

Film Society of Lincoln Center Announces Full Line-Up for Views From the Avant-Garde
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 4, 2013


The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today the complete lineup for the 17th edition of Views from the Avant-Garde (VIEWS), taking place from October 3-7

Pittsburgh CLO Presents Kopit & Yeston's PHANTOM, Now thru 6/30
by BWW News Desk - Jun 21, 2013


Audiences will be mesmerized by the classic score in Kopit & Yeston's Phantom tonight, June 21- 30 at the Benedum Center. Phantom is back by popular demand and will feature an incredible cast comprised of Broadway stars and Pittsburgh CLO veterans.

Kat Ramsburg Star in 5th Avenue Theatre's HAIRSPRAY, Beg. Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2013


The 5th Avenue Theatre presents Hairspray in Concert, featuring some of Seattle's favorite musical theatre stars and the powerful voices of the 250-member Seattle Men's Chorus.

Great Small Works Brings 10th INTERNATIONAL TOY THEATER FESTIVAL to St. Ann's Warehouse, Now thru 6/23
by BWW News Desk - Jun 14, 2013


St. Ann's Warehouse will present a colossal celebration of tiny art, Great Small Works' Tenth International Toy Theater Festival, today, June 14-23.

Pittsburgh CLO to Present Kopit & Yeston's PHANTOM, 6/21-30
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 13, 2013


Audiences will be mesmerized by the classic score in Kopit & Yeston's Phantom June 21- 30 at the Benedum Center. Phantom is back by popular demand and will feature an incredible cast comprised of Broadway stars and Pittsburgh CLO veterans.

Kat Ramsburg to Star in 5th Avenue Theatre's HAIRSPRAY; Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2013


The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced complete casting for Hairspray in Concert, featuring some of Seattle's favorite musical theatre stars and the powerful voices of the 250-member Seattle Men's Chorus. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Hairspray's 2002 Broadway debut, this unique concert event will play for six very special performances of glorious and irreverent John Waters-inspired wackiness (Friday-Sunday, June 20-23). In 2002, Hairspray was The 5th Avenue Theatre's first world premiere musical to head for Broadway where it won the 2003 Tony Award for Best Musical and launched The 5th's unprecedented track record for sending new works to New York. Now the smash hit musical comes home, as audiences have never seen it before.

Porchlight Music Theatre to Present Original 1940 Broadway Version of PAL JOEY, 4/20-5/26
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2013


Porchlight Music Theatre presents Pal Joey, book by John O'Hara, music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, April 20 - May 26, at Stage 773, 1225 West Belmont Ave. Directed by Porchlight Music Theatre's Artistic Director, Michael Weber with music direction by Porchlight Artistic Associate Doug Peck (reuniting with Weber for the first time since their collaboration on Porchlight's triumphant production of Assassins) and choreography by Porchlight Artistic Associate Brenda Didier, Pal Joey stars Adrian Aguliar, 'Joey Evans,' Susie McMonagle, 'Vera Simpson,' Laura Savage, 'Linda English,' Matt Orlando, 'Ludlow Lowell' and Sharriese Hamilton, 'Gladys Bumps.'

Great Small Works to Bring 10th INTERNATIONAL TOY THEATER FESTIVAL to St. Ann's Warehouse, 6/14-23
by BWW News Desk - May 21, 2013


St. Ann's Warehouse will present a colossal celebration of tiny art, Great Small Works' Tenth International Toy Theater Festival, June 14-23.

The PhilHallmonics Present THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY at Lincoln Center Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 13, 2013


Join us for The Lusty Month of May, a musical theater performance by The PhilHallmonics of songs celebrating the time reawakening of sex, love and desire at Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY (at 65th Street and Amsterdam Avenue) tonight, May 13th, 2013 at 6:00 PM.

3-D Theatricals Presents PARADE, Now thru 5/26
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2013


3-D Theatricals presents PARADE, tonight, May 10 - 26, 2013 at Plummer Auditorium, 201 East Chapman Ave, Fullerton, Calif., directed by T.J. Dawson, choreographed by Dana Solimando and musically directed by David Lamoureux.

The PhilHallmonics to Present THE LUSTY MONTH OF MAY at Lincoln Center, 5/13
by BWW News Desk - May 7, 2013


Join us for The Lusty Month of May, a musical theater performance by The PhilHallmonics of songs celebrating the time reawakening of sex, love and desire at Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium, 40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY (at 65th Street and Amsterdam Avenue) onMonday, May 13th, 2013 at 6:00 PM.

Porchlight Music Theatre Presents Original 1940 Broadway Version of PAL JOEY, Now thru 5/26
by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2013


Porchlight Music Theatre presents Pal Joey, book by John O'Hara, music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, tonight, April 20 - May 26, at Stage 773, 1225 West Belmont Ave. Directed by Porchlight Music Theatre's Artistic Director, Michael Weber with music direction by Porchlight Artistic Associate Doug Peck (reuniting with Weber for the first time since their collaboration on Porchlight's triumphant production of Assassins) and choreography by Porchlight Artistic Associate Brenda Didier, Pal Joey stars Adrian Aguliar, 'Joey Evans,' Susie McMonagle, 'Vera Simpson,' Laura Savage, 'Linda English,' Matt Orlando, 'Ludlow Lowell' and Sharriese Hamilton, 'Gladys Bumps.'

The Wizard of Oz FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Wizard of Oz have there been?
The Wizard of Oz has had 9 productions including London Fringe which opened in 1987, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 1992, Off-Broadway which opened in 1997, Off-Broadway which opened in 1998, Off-Broadway which opened in 1999, St. Louis, MO (Regional) which opened in 2006, US Tour which opened in 2009, West End which opened in 2011 and US Tour which opened in 2013.

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