The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

The Wizard of Oz in Concert Dreams Come True was a 1995 television musical performance based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland. The book and score of the film were performed on stage at Lincoln Center to benefit the Childrens Defense Fund. The concert featured guest performers including Jackson Browne as the Scarecrow, Roger Daltrey as the Tin Man, Natalie Cole as Glinda, Joel Grey as the Wizard a role he reprised in Wicked, Jewel as Dorothy, Nathan Lane as the Cowardly Lion, Debra Winger as the Wicked Witch, and Lucie Arnaz as Aunt Em. The Boys Choir of Harlem appeared as the Munchkins, and Ry Cooder and David Sanborn performed as musicians.

Throughout the entire concert, the conductor and orchestra are featured onstage with the performers. The performers are predominantly positioned at music stands reading the script and music similar to readers theatre. The choreography is different from the 1939 movie noticeable differences include the Munchkins not dancing and at no point do the four principals Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion dance together. Throughout the production, various photos of Wizard of Oz artwork such as a tornado striking the Kansas farm, the Yellow Brick Road, and Emerald City are projected on a screen in the back of the stage.Various songs were changed to better feature specific talents of individual singers, including If I Only Had a Brain, which had a folk music tempo to highlight Jackson Browne and If I Only Had a Heart, which had a rock and roll tempo to highlight Roger Daltrey Daltrey even swings his microphone, mimicking his Who persona. This stage adaptation omits the Wicked Witchs scene of interrupting as well as threatening Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tin Man while being on top of the Tin Mans wooden cottage following this musical number. ........

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