The Wizard of Oz

  • July 12 - 28, 2024
  • Ralston Community Theatre

    8969 Park Drive
    Ralston, Nebraska 68127
Ticket Price $26.00-$30.00 Buy Tickets
Description

THE WIZARD OF OZ

BY L. FRANK BAUM

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY HAROLD ARLEN AND E. Y. HARBURG

BACKGROUND MUSIC BY HERBERT STOTHART

Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard

Orchestration by Larry Wilcox

Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company

Based upon the Classic Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.

Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s beloved tale, features the iconic musical score from the MGM film. The timeless tale, in which young Dorothy Gale travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz, continues to thrill audiences worldwide.

 

This RSC version is a more faithful adaptation of the film. A more technically complex production, it recreates the dialogue and structure of the MGM classic nearly scene for scene, though it is adapted for live stage performance.

 

The MGM film The Wizard of Oz, based on L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel, premiered Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on August 15, 1939. This stage adaptation, presented by the Royal Shakespeare Company, premiered at the Barbican Centre in London on December 17, 1987. The production starred Imelda Staunton as Dorothy and featured Bille Brown as the Wicked Witch of the West, Paul Greenwood as the Scarecrow and John Bowe as the Tin Man. Imelda Staunton’s husband, Jim Carter (of Downton Abbey fame) played the Cowardly Lion.

Date & Time

Jul 12 - 28, 2024

Venue Details

Ralston Community Theatre

8969 Park Drive
Ralston, Nebraska 68127 Ralston Community Theatre
Ralston Community Theatre

Originally founded in 1979 as a community project through the Ralston Chamber of Commerce, Ralston Community Theatre was intended as an entertainment cornerstone around the 4th of July festivities in Ralston. Starting in the 1980’s Ralston Community Theatre was officially created, to specifically carry out our mission of furthering the art of musical theatre within the Ralston community. To this day we are dedicated to the production of high-quality musical theatre and the support of arts within the Greater Omaha Area. Continually recognized as a premier arts organization, Ralston Community Theatre looks forward to many more years serving the Greater Omaha community.

Who is Ralston Community Theatre?

Offering one main stage production in the summer and supplementary children’s programming throughout the year, Ralston Community Theater partners with Ralston Public Schools to make use of the state-of-the-art Ralston Performing Arts Center located inside of Ralston High School. Both our main stage production and children’s programming utilize this stunning space, engaging audience sizes of 500+. Our main stage production in the summer runs for three weeks, with three performances a week. Our Children’s Programming runs for one week with three performances.