As all you theatre fans will know the revival of The Wizard of Oz is due to be coming soon to the West End and now it has been confirmed that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s forthcoming show will take over from Sister Act at the London Palladium Theatre in March 2011.
No doubt if you’re a big fan of musicals you will have also followed the BBC show Over the Rainbow which found the best Dorothy and Toto to star in the new production.
The winner of the TV talent show will go on to tread the boards at the Palladium Theatre and the show is due to open on the 29th March 2011.
The competition was eventually won by Danielle Hope, 18, who stunned TV audiences with perfomances of Mambo Italiano and On My Own from Les Miserables.
The current show at the London Palladium, Sister Act the musical, will have its last performance on the 1st January 2011 in order to make way for the setup of The Wizard of Oz.
The Wizard of Oz will be a production of the L. Frank Baum novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which was made into a film in 1939 starring Judy Garland and has proved to be a massive family favourite so, no doubt the stage adaptation will go down a treat with audiences in the West End.
You can get your tickets from Londontheatre.com and read more about the show online.
MH xXx
Well let’s face facts…Sister Act The Musical is closing in early 2011 to make way for The Wizard Of Oz starring Danielle Hope from Over The Rainbow. I booked tickets for May 29th because I heard it was Cast Change and that Sheila ‘I’m a legend’ Hancock was leaving. Having enjoyed Wicked London Cast Change so much I specifically wanted to see the energy of another one! As it turns out, Sheila extended her run due to her popularity on Over The Rainbow however it was still a minor cast change as some of the nuns and men were leaving.
