The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (musical) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (musical) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a musical play based on the novel of the same title by L. Frank Baum that premiered at the Toronto Civic Light Opera Company in 2000. The lyrics are by James Patrick Doyle and Joe Cascone, the music is by Doyle and the book is by Cascone who also directed. This company describes the show as the most requested in their repertory and revived it in 2002 and again in 2010. Joe Cascone, artistic director of the Toronto Civic Light Opera Company, had long wanted to stage a
The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz is a 1992 Japanese anime television series that is a futuristic adaptation of the classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz produced by Enoki Films, TX Network and E&G Films. It was originally debuted on October 5, 1992 in Japan as Space Oz no Bōken (スペースオズの冒険, "Adventures of Space Oz"), and consists of 26 episodes. The plot parallels the original but imposes a science fiction theme. In 1996, A highly truncated (76 minutes) English dubbed version of the original was released into a full-length film for North America by Enoki