The production will be heading to the Gillian Lynne Theatre following its UK tour.
It has been confirmed that Nikolai Foster’s (Billy Elliot The Musical, A Chorus Line) production of The Wizard of Oz will play at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from the 15th August to 8th September 2024. Tickets will go on sale at 10am on the 28th March.
Initial casting for the musical’s return has also been announced with The Vivienne as The Wicked Witch of the West, and Aston Merrygold as the Tin Man. Other principal cast members will also include: Aviva Tulley (The Book of Mormon) as Dorothy, Benjamin Yates (Jersey Boys) as The Scarecrow, Nic Greenshields (Les Misérables) as The Cowardly Lion and Abigail Matthews (War Horse) as Toto. Further cast has yet to be revealed, with Femi Akinfolarin to play all dates that Merrygold will not appear at (20th, 24th, 27th and 31st August).
The production was seen in London last Summer, ahead of its UK tour which continues until the 11th August.
This revival of the musical includes: choreography by Shay Barclay, set design by Colin Richmond, projection design by Douglas O’Connell, costume and puppet design by Rachael Canning, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Adam Fisher, creative consultancy by Mark Kaufman, musical direction and supervision by George Dyer, casting by Debbie O’Brien, props supervision by Marcus Hall Props, and wigs, hair and make-up design by Elizabeth Marini.