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The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz is a musical with a book by John Kane, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It has additional background music by Herbert Stothart. It is based on the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film version written by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf.

Successful musicals based on the Baum novel were created in 1902 (for Broadway) and 1945 (for St. Louis Municipal Opera), the latter of which, using songs from the popular 1939 film, is still frequently revived. Seeking to more closely recreate the 1939 film on stage, the Royal Shakespeare Company adapted the film's screenplay, also using the songs from the film, and produced a new version at London's Barbican Centre in 1987. This was also a success and has been given many revivals in various formats. This musical has been touring the U.S. since 2008. It has become a popular musical for community theatres, schools and children's theatres in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Music By - Harold Arlen | Stage Date - 1987 | Film Date - 1939

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David Nelson : The Wizard of Oz

With the film's original 50th anniversary artwork on the cover, this fantastic folio is a real collector's item. Includes: Over the Rainbow * Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead * We're Off to See the Wizard * If I Only Had a Brain * Optimistic Voices * If I Were King of the Forest * The Merry Old Land of Oz * Munchkinland and more.

Songlist: Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead (from "The Wizard of Oz"), If I Only Had a Brain (from "The Wizard of Oz"), If I Were King of the Forest (from "The Wizard of Oz"), Jitterbug, Lullaby League and Lollipop Guild (from "The Wizard of Oz"), Munchkin Land, (You're Out of the Woods) Optimistic Voices (from "The Wizard of Oz"), Over the Rainbow (from "The Wizard of Oz"), The Merry Old Land of Oz (from "The Wizard of Oz"), We're Off to See the Wizard (from "The Wizard of Oz")

Harold Arlen : The Wizard of Oz

As one of Hollywood's most memorable films, and perhaps the greatest screen adaptation of a novel ever, the 1939 The Wizard of Oz brought the words to music, entrenching the songs in popular culture and ensuring their timelessness. With this piano/vocal/guitar songbook, you can play every song from the classic movie, including: Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead - If I Only Had a Brain - Lullaby League/Lollip Guild/We Welcome You to Munchkinland - Over the Rainbow - and more.

Harold Arlen : The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Deluxe Songbook (Vocal Selections)

This book features all of the classic songs by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen. Also included are the never-before published "character themes" by Academy-Awardae winning composer Herbert Stothart, the complete "Munchkinland Musical Sequence," and the song "The Jitterbug," which was cut from the original film. Utilizing rare M-G-M studio manuscripts and the original motion picture soundtrack, each song is presented in its original key. As a bonus, this unique collector's item includes two songs from the 1903 Broadway musical production of The Wizard of Oz, with lyrics by original Oz author L. Frank Baum. These songs have not been published in over a century. The songbook also contains dozens of original production stills and publicity photos, an essay on the story behind the songs and score, and biographies of the composers.

Songlist: If I Were King of the Forest, If I Only Had a Brain, We're Off to See the Wizard, The Merry Old Land of Oz, Over the Rainbow, Lullaby League and Lollipop Guild, Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead, (You're Out of the Woods) Optimistic Voices, Lullaby League