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- 1995 · Family · 1h 35m
English. The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True is a 1995 television musical performance based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz (starring Judy Garland ). [1] The book and score of the film were performed on stage at Lincoln Center to benefit the Children's Defense Fund. The concert featured guest performers including Jackson Browne as ...
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- L. Frank Baum
- November 22, 1995
Nov 22, 1995 · The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True: Directed by Louis J. Horvitz, Darrell Larson. With Jackson Browne, Roger Daltrey, Natalie Cole, Joel Grey. This production consists an abbreviated script and highlights most musical numbers from the 1939 film.
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- Documentary, Comedy, Family
- Louis J. Horvitz, Darrell Larson
- 1995-11-22
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Jul 5, 2023 · Plot The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True was a 1995 television musical performance based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The book and score of t...
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In 1995, a celebrity cast performed songs from the MGM film The Wizard of Oz at the Lincoln Center as a benefit for the Children's Defense Fund. This is the soundtrack from that performance.
The production consists of an abbreviated script and highlights most songs and musical numbers from the movie. The most notable difference is Uncle Henry and the three farmhands do not appear in this production, but Joel Grey in his role of Professor Marvel and Debra Winger's "Cyclone" narration both mention Miss Gulch. The concert begins with Jewel Kilcher as Dorothy Gale singing the complete version of "Over the Rainbow". The concert also includes the song "The Jitterbug" which was cut from the original film.
Throughout the entire concert, the conductor and orchestra are featured on-stage with the performers. The performers are predominantly positioned at music stands reading the script and music (similar to reader's 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 Woodman, 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.
The tempos for 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 the beautiful Roger Daltrey (Daltrey even swings his microphone, mimicking his Who persona).
Nathan Lane's portrayal of the Lion included a version of "If I Were King of the Forest" where he adds in addition to the lyrics "not, queen, not duke, not prince...or the Artist Formerly Known as Prince".
This production shortens the Wicked Witch's Castle scenes due to time limit. In the scene where Dorothy (Jewel) suffers her imprisonment after Aunt Em's image fades away in the crystal ball, Winger says the line "What a little whiner! I'll give you something to cry about" which was not spoken by Margaret Hamilton. The Wicked Witch's meltdown scene is followed by the musical number "Hail! Hail! The Witch is Dead" which was also cut from the original film. Phoebe Snow added a stirring "If I Only Had..." medley set to a solo piano, combining all three of the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion's desires. Unlike Jack Haley, Daltrey as the Tin Man hugged Joel Grey as the Wizard toward the end with a sweet "Thank you from the bottom of my heart!"
1.Main Title - Orchestra
2.Over The Rainbow - Jewel
3.Cyclone - Debra Winger
4.Come Out, Come Out - Natalie Cole & Boys Choir Of Harlem
5.It Really Was No Miracle - Jewel/Boys Choir Choir Of Harlem
6.We Thank You Very Sweetly - Boys Choir Of Harlem
Joel Grey reprised the role of the Wizard in the original 2003 Broadway company of Wicked.
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Jackson Browne (The Scarecrow) Roger Daltrey (The Tin Woodman) Natalie Cole (Glinda) Joel Grey (Professor Marvel) Jewel (Dorothy) Nathan Lane (The Cowardly Lion) Debra Winger (The Wicked Witch of ...
