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The Wiz (stage)

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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

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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 men in yellow and orange square costumes) to his home in the Emerald City. Addapearle gives Dorothy Evamean's Silver Shoes to protect her, and sends her on her way. Dorothy is frightened along her journey (Soon As I Get Home), but her fears disappear once she meets a friendly Scarecrow, who wishes to get down from his pole. After Dorothy helps him, he tells her his life story (I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday), and his desires for a brain. Dorothy tells him that the Wiz might be able to give him a brain, so he joins her (Ease On Down the Road). While in a small patch in the wood, they come across a rusted Tin Man, who begs for oil (Slide Some Oil To Me). After the duo helps the Tin Man, he tells the two of them that he wants a heart, so his life can be complete. They ask him to join their party, and he accepts the offer (Ease On Down the Road "Reprise"). In the middle of the woods they run into the Cowardly Lion (I'm a Mean Ole Lion). Once the Tin Man and Scarecrow say they aren't afraid of him, the Lion fills up with rage and tries to attack them. But Dorothy pushes the Lion, then he shows his real side: He wants courage, and decides to join them (Ease on down the road "Reprise"). Dorothy and her friends encounter many more dangers on their way to the Emerald City. During a battle with the Kalidahs, the Lion shows his cowardice again. After the Scarecrow and Tinman heckle the Lion for a short while, Dorothy cheers him up (Be a Lion). The friends see the Emerald City over the horizon, but have to pass through the Poppies, which the Munchkins warned Dorothy would put her to sleep. They all run across, except for the Lion. He gets hypnotized by the Poppy Girls, but is rescued by the Mice Squad. Finally with the Lion rejoining them. Dorothy and her friends reach the Emerald City. The Gatekeeper gives them special glasses to enter. Inside, (Emerald City Ballet) the citizens realize Dorothy is wearing the Silver Shoes, and show her the way to the Wiz. As the enter The Wizard's large empty room, The Wiz himself enters (So You Wanted to Meet the Wizard), and asks them what they want from him. He refuses to grant their wishes, until he hears the Tin Man's wish (What would I do if I could feel). He is touched by the song, and promises to grant their wishes, only if they do him a favor: To go kill Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West. The four return to the Emerald City only to discover the Wiz is a fake, and call out his deception (Who Do You Think You Are?). The Wiz tells them he's just a nobody from Nebraska, whose hot air balloon was caught in a big storm, and landed in the middle of a ladies social in Oz. The women had never seen a hot air balloon before, and proclaimed him the Wizard (If You Believe). Back in the present, the four still want their wishes granted. The Wiz looks in his "magic" storage chest, and hands out some "miracles": A bowl of All-Bran for the Scarecrows' brain, a large red heart for the Tin Man, and a bottle full of liquid courage for the Lion to drink. Then he promises to take Dorothy home himself. At a farewell ceremony, the Wiz says his goodbyes to his citizens (Ya'll Got It). Unfortunately, the balloon accidentally leaves without Dorothy. She throws a temper tantrum, then Addapearle appears. Dorothy asks her how can she get home now, so Addapearle conjures Glinda the Good Witch of the South to help her. She arrives in a large tent, with an escort of four Quadlings, and tells Dorothy to rest (A Rested Body is a Rested Mind). Glinda then tells her she can go home if she believes in herself, clicks her heels three times, and thinks of home (If You Believe " Reprise"). After Glinda and Addapearle exit, Dorothy promises her friends that she'll someday use the Silver Shoes to visit them again. But now Dorothy must return to Kansas. As Dorothy thinks of her home (Home), Oz and its denizens slowly disappear around her. After she clicks her heels, Toto runs into her arms, welcoming her back to the farm.