The Wizard of Oz (London)

The Wizard of Oz is a digital stereo recording of the 1988 London original cast production of The Wizard of Oz. The music comes from the 1939 Film, and the instrumentals are provided by the Royal Shakespeare Company Orchestra. Originally released on LP, it was later re-released on CD with a slightly altered tracklist; both versions contain 17 tracks total.

Track Listing[]

Overture
Over the Rainbow
The Twister
Munchkinland
If I Only Had a Brain
We're Off to See the Wizard (LP only)
If I Only Had a Heart
We're Off to See the Wizard (Reprise)
If I only Had the Nerve (CD only)
Poppies/Finale Act One (separate tracks on the CD)
Entr'acte
The Merry Old Land of Oz
If I Were the King of the Forest
The Jitterbug
Winkies March
Over the Rainbow (reprise) (LP only)
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead
Finale Act Two

Credits[]

RSC Chorus and Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg
Adapted by John Kane
Orchestrations by Larry Wilcox
Principal cast includes: Gillian Bevan (Dorothy Gale); Joyce Grant (Aunt Em, Glinda); David Glover (Uncle Henry, guard); Paul Greenwood (Hunk, Scarecrow); Simon Green (Hickory, Tin Woodman); Trevor Peacock (Zeke, Cowardly Lion); Billie Brown (Almira Gulch, Wicked Witch of the West); Sebastian Shaw (Professor Marvel, Wizard of Oz); Millie (Toto); Jamie Hinde, Andrew Thomas James (crows).
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England on January 3, 9 & 14, 1989.

International Adaptations
Books	Book series	Volkov's Magic Land (1939–1982) • Kuznetzov's Magic Land (1992–2003) • Bachnow's Magic Land (1996–2003) • Emerald City Series (1997–2004) • Fairy Tales of the Emerald City (2000)
	Novels	Буратино в Изумрудном городе (1996) • Гудвин Великий и Ужасный (2001) • O Mágico Di Ó (2022) • The Iron Woodman and Ellie (???)
	Picture books	オズの魔法使い (1980) • Oz, un mundo fantastico (1987)
	Comic books	Turma da Mônica (1959–present) • 도로시 (2007)
Films	Feature films	Live-Action	Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde (1971) • Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz (1984) • Волшебник Изумрудного города (1994) • Rainbow (2022) • O Mágico Di Ó (2023) • Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из жёлтого кирпича (2025)
	Feature films	Animated	オズの魔法使い (1982) • Урфин Джюс и его деревянные солдаты (2017) • Урфин Джюс возвращается (2019)
	Short films	Animated	オズの魔法使い (1983) • Sugar & Spice: The Wizard of Oz (1991) • 【VOCALOID ミュージカル】 Music Wizard of OZ 【オリジナル曲】 (2014)
TV Shows	Live-Action	Adaptations	La Maga y el Camino Dorado (2008)
	Animated	Adaptations	Волшебник Изумрудного города (1973–1974) • まんが世界昔ばなし: オズの魔法使い (1978) • W krainie czarnoksiężnika Oza (1983–1989) • Приключения в Изумрудном городе (1999–2000)
		Guest Appearances	Turma da Mônica (1976–present)
		Upcoming	TinBots (TBA)
Video Games	Console games	イエロー・ブリック・ロード (1995–1997) • オズの魔法使い~Another World~Rung Rung (2000) • いろづきチンクルの恋のバルーントリップ (2009) • RIZ-ZOAWD (2009) • 『オーバーレクイエムズ』 (2025)
	Mobile games	Road to Emerald (2010) • オズの国の歩き方~Way to Travel the World of Oz~ (2014) • OZ Chrono Chronicle (2016) • オズの原罪 (2024)
	Guest Appearances	オズ（Over Zenith） (2005) • Winged (2025)
Theatre	O Mágico Di Ó (2020) • O Mágico de Oz (2023)
Albums	The Story and Songs of The Wizard of Oz (1969) • Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz (1984) • The Wizard of Oz (UK LP) (1989) • The Wizard of Oz (UK CD) (2000) • The Wizard of Oz (Australian CD) (2001) • Anacrônico (Na Sua Estante) (2005) • O Mágico Di Ó (2020)
Commercials and Advertisements	Ypê (2025)
Web Original	Porta dos Fundos (2012–present)