The Wizard of Oz (1942 musical) The Wizard of Oz (1942 musical) The Wizard of Oz is a musical commissioned by the St. Louis Municipal Opera (The Muny) based on the novel, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz" and using the film's songs by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. The book of the musical is by Frank Gabrielson, who would later write an adaptation of "The Marvelous Land of Oz" for Shirley Temple (1960). The musical was first presented in 1942 at The Muny and has been revived many times thereafter, both by The Muny
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