The story begins in Kansas. As Dorothy Gale chases after her dog Toto, an upset Aunt Em tells her that she needs to take more responsibility (The Feeling We Once Had). Afterwards, a tornado (played by dancers dressed in black) sweeps Dorothy and the farmhouse away while Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and Toto go into hiding. Dorothy and the house land in the magical Land of Oz, falling on Evamene the Wicked Witch of the East. Dorothy soon finds herself surrounded by small round shaped people called Munchkins . The Munchkins rejoice, joined by Addapearle the Good Witch of the North after she comes to see what has happened. Dorothy asks them how can she get back home, and they tell her she must go and visit The Wiz (He's the Wizard). To go to him, she must follow the Yellow Brick Road (played by four