The wizard

Original cast members Michael Crawford and Danielle Hope both recently departed the West End production of THE WIZARD OF OZ, and have been replaced by Over the Rainbow finalist Sopie Evans and Russell Grant and Dorothyand the Wizard respectively. Check out production images of the newcomers in action below!

Ray Bolger in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

In honor of the film’s 80th anniversary, a look back at a few anecdotes that have not aged as well as the 1939 classic.

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A classic ahead of its time: The Wizard of Oz!

I was privately commissioned to create a painted poster for the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz.The project began with me selecting key iconic moments from the movie and experimented with ways to combine them into one cohesive image. I sketched and…

Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) was the main antagonist in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The Wicked Witch of the West was a green-skinned witch dressed in a long black dress with a black pointed hat. This representation of the Wicked Witch has become a standard for what witches resemble and an archetype of human wickedness. She was the sister of the Wicked Witch of the East, who Dorothy's house landed on top of. Because of this, she demands the Munchkins reveal who killed her…

These photos are not mine. Okay, I know what you are thinking. Sarah, why would you pick The Wizard of Oz this Monday when the characters don't even change their style at all the entire film? Let me explain. You see The Wizard of Oz has been a very understated and influential film for fashion. Plus, who doesn't love a movie about magical shoes? Because of its unique mix of black and white and one of the earliest uses of technicolor, The Wizard of Oz has become way more than just a classic…