FORIMMEDIATERELEASE:March1toMay15,2016MEDIACONTACT:JoséeDuranleau|416.652.7672|[email protected]
YPTpresentsthemostpopularmusicalofalltime,TheWizardofOz!
The50thAnniversarySeasonatYoungPeople’sTheatre(YPT)reachesacrescendowithTheWizardofOz,oneofthemostbelovedmusicalsofthetwentiethcentury.FilledwithallthemagicandwonderofL.FrankBaum’smasterpiece,YPTwillofferarefreshingnewtakeontheclassicmusical,includinganumberthatwascutfromtheoriginalmovie.TheWizardofOzwillbepresentedontheMainstagefromApril4toMay15.DorothyandherdogTotoarecaughtinatornado'spathandsomehowendupinthelandofOz.There,shemeetssomememorablefriendsandfoesonherjourneytoseetheWizardwhomeveryonesayscanhelpherreturnhomeandhopefullygranthernewfriendstheirwishesforabrain,aheartandcourage."Dorothyisagirlinsearchofherhome.Inaway,shehasn’trealizedthepeopleinherlifearetryingtoshowthattheyareherhome,thatshematterstothemandthatthey’reherreal-albeitchosen-family”saysAllenMacInnis,YPTArtisticDirector.“ButDorothy’sadventureinOzisasnecessaryasitisfantastical,forshehastofind“home”forherself.Somethingschildrenmustbeallowedtodiscoverforthemselves.”InnovativelyarrangedbyAllenColeanddirectedbyJoeyTremblay,thisdelightfulnewproductionfeatureseveryone’sfavouritetunes,includingSomewhereOvertheRainbow,We’reOfftoSeetheWizard,FollowtheYellowBrickRoad–plusasongthatnevermadeitintothemovieversionofthestory:TheJitterbug.DirectedbyJoeyTremblay.WithJustinBott,MatthewG.Brown,NathanCarroll,DavidCoomber,JonathanEllul,OmarForrest,AlanaHibbert,AmyMatysio,JamieMcRobertsandVanessaSears.MusicalDirector:RezaJacobs;MusicalArrangements:AllenCole;Choreographer:DaynaTekatch;SetDesigner:DavidBoechler;CostumeDesigner:RobinFisher;LightingDesigner:LouiseGuinand;SoundDesigner:AdamHarendorf;AssistantDirector:RobKempson;StageManager:LisaHumber;AssistantStageManager:KristinMcCollum.TheWizardofOzByL.FrankBaumWithMusicandLyricsbyHaroldArlenandE.Y.HarburgBackgroundMusicbyHerbertStothartDanceandVocalArrangementsbyPeterHoward,OrchestrationbyLarryWilcox,AdaptedbyJohnKanefortheRoyalShakespeareCompanyBasedupontheClassicMotionPictureownedbyTurnerEntertainmentCo.anddistributedinallmediabyWarnerBros.DirectedbyJoeyTremblayMAINSTAGE|April4toMay15,2016|Recommendedforages5&upOpening:Thursday,April7at7PM|Weekendmatinees:Apr.9,10,17,23,30,May8,14–2:30PMApr.16,May7–2:30PM&7PM;Apr.24,May1,15–11AM&2:30PMSchoolMatinees(opentothepublic):Apr.4&5at10:15AM|Apr.6&7at1PM|Apr.13,15,20,22,27&29;May4,6,11&13at10:15AM|Apr.12,14,19,21,26,&28;May3,5,10&12at10:15AM&1PMVIEWPERFORMANCESCHEDULEYoungPeople’sTheatre|165FrontStreetEast,TorontoTickets:$10-$45+HST&servicecharges|Online:youngpeoplestheatre.ca|PricessubjecttochangewithoutnoticeBoxOffice:416.862.2222|Formoreinformationvisityoungpeoplestheatre.ca
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