Broadway's THE OZ PROJECT: A Tribute to The Wizard of Oz & The Wiz

The Oz Project, a love letter to The Wizard of Oz and The Wiz, was created and performed by Broadway’s diehard Oz fans, including Kate Rockwell, Joshua Henry, Rob McClure and more. The video was released on August, 25th, 2016 - the same date The Wizard of Oz hit movie theatres nationally in 1939.
Directed by Sean Barrett, the cast includes Rockwell and Brynn Williams as Dorothy, Henry and Ben Jacoby as the Lion, McClure and James T. Lane as the Scarecrow, Grasan Kingsberry and Ryan VanDenBoom as the Tin Man, Nancy Opel and Jennie Harney as Glinda, Liz Larsen as the Wicked Witch of the West, Mykal Kilgore as Evillene and Patrice Covington as Addaperle with Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Natalie Joy Johnson, Ashlee Dupre, Alan Wiggins, Julia Knitel, Marty Thomas, Louis Jones and Gabrielle Reed.
The ten-minute music video follows the parallel journeys of Dorothy in each adaptation as they both get whisked away in the same tornado, land in their respective versions of Oz and follow their own yellow brick road. Their stories are interwoven with highlights from each classic score to show that everyone goes on the same journey regardless of their race, religion, gender, or sexuality in search of the same ideals: Love, Home, Wisdom, and the Courage to be yourself.
The creative team also includes Matt DiCarlo (assistant director), Jason Michael Webb (musical arrangements) and James Harkness (choreography). Walter Krueger is the project’s producer.

[@dylanbrown1326]

I imagined that two dorothys met each other than became best friends and hug to each other.

[@ballerinafromtheblock]

Keep finding things to love about this. I love both lions first of all. Jitterbug. The wicked witches. The Dorothys hugging

[@MaskedMan66]

That's Dorothy Gale all over; she has this amazing ability to make friends. Nearly everyone she meets ends up being her friend, even some characters who started out as bad guys, like Ugu the Shoemaker.

[@samanthavictoria3308]

That one person who disliked im coming for you

[@stevenorourke3526]

Wicked witch of the west: I will get you my pretty and your little dog too Evillene: I'm gone nope

[@THEBIGDUDE103]

I love the follow the yellow brick road mashup

[@superstar2446]

Same

[@hagangoings2359]

This should be on iTunes I would totally get it

[@joecascone2189]

Beautiful! Very moving in their similarites and their differences and in the assimilation of both versions!

[@MaskedMan66]

Great, isn't it? Now, if they could have just worked in your version. 🙂

[@crusmonster1397]

This was a beautiful homage to the different versions of Oz people have come to love. ♥️✨

[@MaskedMan66]

Only two versions; there are so many others. 🙂

[@TheNotverysocial]

Playing them back to back, it's clear The Wiz has more powerful tracks. I love both, but I think the wiz is stronger. Edit: Nothing from the Wizard of Oz ever made me cry. And for the most part, I didn't cry listening to The Wiz. But Diana Ross and Stephanie Mills performances of Home did make me cry, and this rendition didn't fail either.

[@MaskedMan66]

"Nothing from the Wizard of Oz ever made me cry." Report to the Wizard for a heart at once!

[@TheNotverysocial]

@@MaskedMan66 Did you read the second part of my comment, post edit?

[@MaskedMan66]

@@TheNotverysocial I quoted it.

[@TheNotverysocial]

@@MaskedMan66 Here I am missing humor again.

[@JohnChavez11]

the ending is so sad but mostly because the songe home is sung so good

[@MaskedMan66]

Not sad as such, but the sort of beauty that makes people cry.

[@fatduckross]

Kate Rockwell has such a stunning voice & fits Dorothy so well. ❤

[@BroadwayGuy]

What can I say? except: BEYOND AWESOME!!!!!!

[@kaitlynnicolemartin]

I am watched this a thousand times

[@zpozuniverse4562]

The fabulous Kaitlyn M 5:41 Dorothy gale:JUDY GARLAND? VS DIANNA ROSSSS???

[@MaskedMan66]

@@zpozuniverse4562 More like Stephanie Mills.

[@roshundaa1837]

Omg this was AMAZING! 🥰🌈👠✨

[@sweettreatsfrozendelites8813]

Fantastic rendition

[@makenzieellison2149]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

[@ballerinafromtheblock]

This video is so very relevant right now.

[@MaskedMan66]

?

[@camronchristopherpoellnitz7456]

two scarecrow two tin man two lion Brother

[@Yayasworld24]

Wow!!! This is so great! 😍

[@MaskedMan66]

There are other stage adaptations of the story, and I'd love to see some of them worked in. One that I like better than either the MGM musical or "The Wiz" is called "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," and was created by Joe Cascone and the late James P. Doyle in 2000. This is great, but I wish there was more interaction between the two sets of characters, and certainly more than a token appearance by the Wizards. "But most of it was beautiful!"

[@h193013]

I have heard of that one. I’d like to see it. There’s also Wicked.

[@MaskedMan66]

@@h193013 Mention that aberration not!

[@h193013]

@@MaskedMan66 Wicked is my favorite musical

[@MaskedMan66]

@@h193013 The music itself is good, but deserved a better story to be attached to.

[@Superdave3426]

Amazing!!

[@ethanpotter7408]

This is GREAT!

[@theatregeek9731]

Definitely wish there was more to the jitterbug scene

[@patrickoneill4870]

I love this

[@barbara_sepur]

omg I LOVE this!!!😍🙌

[@erinwitcraft9141]

Damn it, I was hoping they'd do "So You Wanted To Meet the Wizard!" Still, this was really good!

[@zpozuniverse4562]

Erin Witcraft who wants to do this ozsome project? I do! 0:11-9:29

[@MaskedMan66]

@@zpozuniverse4562 I'm there! RRrowff!

[@MaskedMan66]

There are so many projects that lessen the role of-- or worse, completely omit to use-- the title character!

[@alanahclaire6494]

Just noticed Andrew Keenan-Bolger from Newsies at the beginning 🥹

[@jallysamuel96]

What a great movie

[@anaisbkiss920]

thank you :*:*

[@ballerinafromtheblock]

The Glinda’s.

[@MaskedMan66]

Glindas.

[@superstar2446]

The wiz is better in my opinion BUT NONETHELESS THIS TRIBUTE WAS SO AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, AND WE'LL DONE!!! 4:40 that judgy state from the wicked witch

[@cheleseaboone6554]

Bruh i'm glad i wasn't the only one who noticed. Evilene is the theater friend. XD XD XD

[@MaskedMan66]

"Judgy state?"

[@theatregeek9731]

I definitely wish there was more to the jitterbug, and was zoomed out so the whole cast was shown

[@bbl17]

😻😻😻😻

[@MaskedMan66]

Evillene, you need a shave!

[@superstar2446]

......

[@MaskedMan66]

@@superstar2446 What?

[@nicolewright819]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MaskedMan66]

@@nicolewright819 *bows*

[@nicolewright819]

@@MaskedMan66 he does not need a shave

[@zakyluis]

What a phenomenal collaboration!!🤩🤩

[@downwithblmletsgobrandon2920]

There should be a "wiz" and "wizard of oz" Hibrid mix it’s 2018 people we don’t need 2 of the same movie🙄🤷‍♀️💁‍♀️🤯🙌🙏

[@MaskedMan66]

They aren't the same movie.

[@cheleseaboone6554]

@@MaskedMan66 Masked man has a good and wrinkly brain

[@MaskedMan66]

@@cheleseaboone6554 I thank you!

[@athf4ever780]

They may involve the same plot but the stories are totally different both a Time Capsule of their respective decades

[@MaskedMan66]

@@athf4ever780 "The Wiz" is actually closer in story structure to the original book than the MGM musical is.

[@oreo-nz1mm]

I pick the wiz

[@MaskedMan66]

This isn't a competition, it's a tribute to both productions.

[@nicolewright819]

why is Evillean a boy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@athf4ever780]

Cuz why not

[@MaskedMan66]

@@athf4ever780 Cuz she's ugly enough as a woman, that's why.

[@athf4ever780]

@@MaskedMan66 lol I’m pretty sure that’s kinda the point. At least in the 1970s version she’s supposed to be ugly

[@MaskedMan66]

@@athf4ever780 Exactly; so she doesn't need hirsutism on top of ugliness. 🙂

[@vicentehizon6202]

@@athf4ever780 although, having a drag queen playing Evillene would be an interesting idea.

[@thewizboy]

Loved it all except Evillene. smdh 🤔 Nope nope nope. Poor choice of casting. I wanted to see a female and not a damn man with a beard and muscles. Totally ruined it for me so I'm gonna have to give this one to The Wizard of OZ team.

[@MooTelevision]

I love this