“Wizard of Oz”

(MUNY edition)

Directed by: Keri Burman Castro

Vocal Direction by: Anne Marie Bice

Performances:

Nov. 5th & 6th, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. CT

and

Nov. 7th & 8th, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. CT

Location: Center for the Arts; University Theater

Duration: 120 minutes (2 hours)

Summary:

This original stage adaptation of The Wizard of Oz premiered at the Municipal Theatre of St. Louis (MUNY) in 1942.

This MUNY version is the more theatrically conservative, and employs its stage, actors, singers, dancers and musicians in traditional ways. Using L. Frank Baum’s book – and not the MGM film – as its inspiration, this version employs story and songs as elements of a classic stage musical. This version does not include Toto, but instead adds new characters, including Farmhand Joe, Gloria of Oz, Lord Growlie, Tibia (the witch’s skeletal assistant), two comical neighboring witches, and the Royal Army of Oz.