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The Wizard of Oz (Arlen/Harburg) is represented by Tams Witmark. There is/was/will be a Troika tour of the Arlen/Harburg work that has the billing "Featuring All The Classics Plus New Songs By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber."

I'd go back to Tams for more info. They represent the original Work.

Hi Pauline,

Yes, Tams-Witmark licenses THE WIZARD OF OZ with the Harold Arlen/Yip Harburg score. We have two full-length versions available: 1. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) version, which is extremely faithful to the MGM movie in dialogue and song; and 2. The MUNY version, which takes some additional elements from the book and adds original characters and plot developments. The RSC version is more ambitious theatrically, since it recreates some moments originally created by movie magic, but it is the story most audiences expect. The MUNY version is simpler to stage, but some story elements will be less familiar to audiences (Dorothy returns to Kansas in a rocket!). We also license THE WIZARD OF OZ Young Performers' Edition, which is a one-hour adaptation of RSC version designed for performance by elementary- and middle-school actors. I'm sorry-- the Lloyd Webber/Rice adaptation of the show is not currently available for licensing. Hope this helps!

The Wizard of Oz (Arlen/Harburg) is represented by Tams Witmark. There is/was/will be a Troika tour of the Arlen/Harburg work that has the billing "Featuring All The Classics Plus New Songs By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber."

I'd go back to Tams for more info. They represent the original Work.

Hi everyone and thank you for your responses.  I actually produced The Wizard of Oz back in 2000 and went through Tams Whitmark.  We chose the Royal Shakespeare version.  I am looking for the new version by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.  I checked with Tams and they didn't know where to direct me.  I also checked with MTI and R&H and they were all baffled.  I located a company in the UK called The Universal Music Publishing Group and they referred me to the California office.  I have had no response form the yet though.  Just wondering if anyone has ever done the show as the latest revival.

Thanks again for any help,

Hi Pauline,

Yes, Tams-Witmark licenses THE WIZARD OF OZ with the Harold Arlen/Yip Harburg score. We have two full-length versions available: 1. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) version, which is extremely faithful to the MGM movie in dialogue and song; and 2. The MUNY version, which takes some additional elements from the book and adds original characters and plot developments. The RSC version is more ambitious theatrically, since it recreates some moments originally created by movie magic, but it is the story most audiences expect. The MUNY version is simpler to stage, but some story elements will be less familiar to audiences (Dorothy returns to Kansas in a rocket!). We also license THE WIZARD OF OZ Young Performers' Edition, which is a one-hour adaptation of RSC version designed for performance by elementary- and middle-school actors. I'm sorry-- the Lloyd Webber/Rice adaptation of the show is not currently available for licensing. Hope this helps!

The Wizard of Oz (Arlen/Harburg) is represented by Tams Witmark. There is/was/will be a Troika tour of the Arlen/Harburg work that has the billing "Featuring All The Classics Plus New Songs By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber."

I'd go back to Tams for more info. They represent the original Work.

Hi everyone and thank you for your responses.  I actually produced The Wizard of Oz back in 2000 and went through Tams Whitmark.  We chose the Royal Shakespeare version.  I am looking for the new version by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.  I checked with Tams and they didn't know where to direct me.  I also checked with MTI and R&H and they were all baffled.  I located a company in the UK called The Universal Music Publishing Group and they referred me to the California office.  I have had no response form the yet though.  Just wondering if anyone has ever done the show as the latest revival.

Thanks again for any help,

Hi Pauline,

Yes, Tams-Witmark licenses THE WIZARD OF OZ with the Harold Arlen/Yip Harburg score. We have two full-length versions available: 1. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) version, which is extremely faithful to the MGM movie in dialogue and song; and 2. The MUNY version, which takes some additional elements from the book and adds original characters and plot developments. The RSC version is more ambitious theatrically, since it recreates some moments originally created by movie magic, but it is the story most audiences expect. The MUNY version is simpler to stage, but some story elements will be less familiar to audiences (Dorothy returns to Kansas in a rocket!). We also license THE WIZARD OF OZ Young Performers' Edition, which is a one-hour adaptation of RSC version designed for performance by elementary- and middle-school actors. I'm sorry-- the Lloyd Webber/Rice adaptation of the show is not currently available for licensing. Hope this helps!

The Wizard of Oz (Arlen/Harburg) is represented by Tams Witmark. There is/was/will be a Troika tour of the Arlen/Harburg work that has the billing "Featuring All The Classics Plus New Songs By Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber."

I'd go back to Tams for more info. They represent the original Work.