Let’s walk again at the yellow brick road going to the Emerald City together with Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion as Repertory Philippines stages The Wizard of Oz on August 18 – December 16, 2012 at the Ongstage Theater, Greenbelt 1 in Makati City. The Wizard of Oz presentation was headed by Rep Phils’ Repertory Children’s Theater headed by the Artistic Director Joy Virata and the Director of the Production.
The Wizard of Oz was based from the children’s novel written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow and adapted to musical with music by Jeanne Bargy and Jim Eiler and book and lyrics by Jim Eiler. Member of the cast includes Cara Barredo and Giannina Ocampo as Dorothy; Liesl Batucan and Kyla Rivera as Glinda the Good Witch; Pinky Marquez and Rem Zamora as the Wicked Witch of the West; James Stacey and Arnel Carrion as the Scarecrow; Hans Eckstein and Nic Campos as the Tin Man; Oliver Usison and Mano Domingo as the Lion; Nathalie Everett and Ayam Barredo Eckstein as Aunt Em; Rem Zamora and Chino Veguillas as Uncle Henry; Bobby Superales, Jim Ferrer, Deo dela Cruz and Clark dela Riva as the acrobats and Monkeys.
The musical follows the journey of Dorothy who lives in Kansas with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em and has a little black dog named Toto. By accident, Dorothy and her dog was caught by a cyclone and brought them in Munchkin Country one of the areas in the Land of Oz. She met Glinda the Good Witch, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion who will be guiding her on her way to meet the Wizard of Oz to help her go back to Kansas. But along her way she will be meeting the Wicked Witch of the West and her allies that will try to stop her as she brave herself along with her friends in the long journey on an endless yellow brick road going to the Emerald City where the great wizard lives.
The ensemble includes Janine Tolentino, Shalee Vicencio, Nicky Trivino, Ina Salonga, Daniella Gana, Gold Soon, Marie Delgado, Karyl Factora, Dingdong Rosales, Josh Ramirez, Jon Mamaid, Fran Jose, Edu Briones, Luis Nieto, Eric Mercado and Onyl Torres.
For more details about the show, along with sponsorships, show buying and ticket purchase please call 5716926 or 5714941 or email [email protected] or log on to www.repertory.ph. Tickets are also available through Ticketworld at 8919999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph.
