. "The Wizard of Oz is a musical based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The adaptation is by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams. The musical uses all of the Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg songs from the film and includes new songs and additional music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and additional lyrics by Tim Rice. The show is currently playing at the London Palladium. After previews in the West End from 7 February, The Wizard of Oz London opened on 1 March 2011, directed by Jeremy Sams, with the lead role of Dorothy Gale played primarily by Danielle Hope, who was chosen in the television program \"Over the Rainbow\". Michael Crawford plays the title role of the Wizard, Hannah Waddingham plays the Wicked Witch of the West and \"Over the Rainbow\" runner-up Sophie Evans plays Dorothy on Tuesday evenings and when Hope is on holiday."@en . "The Wizard of Oz is a musical based on the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The adaptation is by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams. The musical uses all of the Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg songs from the film and includes new songs and additional music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and additional lyrics by Tim Rice. The show is currently playing at the London Palladium."@en . "The Wizard of Oz (London 2011)"@en .