The MUNY version is more faithful to the book and the RSC version tracks closer to the film version. For one thing, there are two different licensable versions of the show. Luckily, Oz is a show full of choices with potential to wow your audiences. We all want the deafening applause at the end of the night. From casting to staging to lighting to performing, every choice builds on the other. Frank Baum’s beloved tale of displacement, enchantment, friendship, and loyalty has been reinvented time and again over, and with each retelling it seems to grow ever stronger. Over the last 110 years, it has been remade many times over for musical theatre, film, and television. The Wizard of Oz first appeared as a stage play in 1903.
