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The Marvelous Land of Oz (1981)

Directed by John Driver, John Clark Donahue

Overview

The Marvelous Land of Oz is a 1981 musical play by Thomas W. Olson, Gary Briggle, and Richard Dworsky, based on the 1904 novel by L. Frank Baum. Not long after the events in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a young boy named Tip is the unhappy servant of Old Mombi, a wicked Sorceress in the Land of the Gillikans (in the north of Oz). One day Tip escapes, after creating a walking stick figure with a jack-o-lantern head named Jack Pumpkinhead with a magic Powder of Life stolen from the witch. He goes to the Emerald City, now ruled by the Scarecrow, but unfortunately, a female Army of Revolt, 400 strong and led by General Jinjur, captures the city. The Scarecrow, Tip, Jack, and some other oddball characters flee the city and head west to the land of the Winkies, now ruled by the Scarecrow’s old friend the Tin Woodman. They must recapture the Emerald City, defeat Old Mombi (who allies herself with Jinjur), and most of all, discover the true secret of unassuming young Tip.

Length 104 minutes

Actors

Wendy Lehr | Christopher Passi | Carl Beck | Gary Briggle | Stephen Boe | Rana Haugen | Julee Cruise | Steve Huke | Kathleen Wegner | Tom Dunn | Garth Schumacher | Suzanne Petri | Oliver Osterberg | James McNee | Lynn Anderson | Andrea Bebel | Gary Costello | Libby Croteau | Lisa Dante | Michael De Leon | Sally Dworsky | Melissa Finnson | David A. Gray | Tracy Harrison | Amy Harsha | Keith Herron | Catie Hinchey | Stacey Howat | Sonya Kostich | Kate McKillip | Sean McNellis | Sarah Napier | Kris Neville | Peter Passi | Elizabeth Piper | Devi Piper | Lily Vakili | Mary Walker Baron | Julie Warde | Jon Westgaard | Elizabeth White | Lori Williams | Chris Ryan | John Cunningham | Kristen B. Froebol | Andrea Franchett | Heather Gorecki | Michael Monroney | Angela R. Prokop | Truda Stockenstrom | Gabrielle Zuckerman