The Wizard of Oz (MUNY Version)

Act I

A teenage girl named Dorothy, living on a farm in dreary Kansas with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em, dreams of faraway places (“Over the Rainbow”). One day the farmhouse, with Dorothy inside, is swept off by a tornado to Munchkinland in the Land of Oz. The falling house kills the cruel ruler of the Munchkins, the Wicked Witch of the East. The Munchkins and the Sorceress of the North greet Dorothy (“Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead” and “Munchkinland”). The Sorceress tells Dorothy that she will have to go to the Emerald City to ask the great Wizard of Oz to help her return home. The Wicked Witch of the West, sister of the late Wicked Witch of the East, vows revenge upon Dorothy.

Dorothy meets the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman. The Scarecrow wants to get a brain, and the Tin Woodman needs a heart (“If I Only Had a Brain”/“If I Only Had a Heart”). Dorothy suggests that the Wizard can help them too (“We’re Off to See the Wizard”). They then meet the Cowardly Lion (“If I Only Had the Nerve”). The four friends travel down the yellow brick road, having been warned of the lions, tigers, bears and the fantastical jitterbugs who are controlled by the Wicked Witch. When the jitterbugs attack, Dorothy appeals to the Sorceress of the North, who freezes the jitterbugs (“Jitterbug”).

Act II

In the Emerald City, the Royal Army of Oz (which consists of many generals and just one private) practices maneuvers. Dorothy and her friends arrive and meet Lord Growlie, his daughter Gloria, and the Royal Army. Lord Growlie warns them of the Great Wizard’s power and temper. Gloria leads the friends on a tour (“The Merry Old Land of Oz”) and several Ozian girls ask Dorothy to sing about love (“Evening Star”). Finally, the friends meet the Wizard, who declares that he will only help them after they kill the Wicked Witch of the West. The four friends set off for the witch’s castle. With the aid of her skeletal assistant, Tibia, the witch eventually captures Dorothy, and her friends rush to try to rescue her, disguising themselves as ghosts. The witch, unfazed, intends to shrink Dorothy and her friends with a magic potion in her cauldron. When the Witch threatens the Scarecrow with fire, Dorothy pushes her into the cauldron, shrinking her away to nothing (“Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead” Reprise).

The friends return to the Emerald City, but the Wizard turns out to be an ordinary old man who had journeyed to Oz from Omaha long ago. Despite his lack of magical powers, the Wizard provides the companions with symbolic gifts: a diploma for the Scarecrow, a pocket watch for the Tin Woodman, and a medal of courage for the Cowardly Lion. To help Dorothy return home, the Wizard personally escorts her in his new rocket ship. As Dorothy and the Wizard fly off to Kansas, the entire company sings a reprise of “Over the Rainbow.”

(4 female; 4 male; 3 any gender)

Dorothy (Range: Bb3-F5)
The Good Witch, Sorceress of the North (Range: C4-F5)
Gloria (Range: Bb3-Eb5)
The Wicked Witch of the West*

The Scarecrow (Range: C3-E4)
The Tin Woodman (Range: C3-E4)
The Cowardly Lion (Range: C3-E4)
The Wizard of Oz*

Munchkin Mayor (Range: D3-D4)
Munchkin Barrister (Range: D3-D4)
Munchkin Coroner (Range: F3-E4)

*non-singing

Aunt Em
Uncle Henry
Farmhand
A Munchkin Farmer
Visiting Witch No. 1
Visiting Witch No. 2
Tibia
Servant
Ozmas
Lord Growlie

Private
Foremost General
23 Other Generals
Oz Lady
Girls
3 Tots (Range: C4-D5)
3 Tough Kids (Range: A2-C4)
City Father 1&2 (Range: D3-D4)

Farmhands, Munchkins, Citizens of Oz