Wizard of Oz (2005) - Behind the Scenes video

Various stills and footage showing the process of creating the magical world of Oz live on stage. From sets, and costumes to the 31-piece orchestra to the greenscreen & animations projected onto the cyc.

JP Gedeon received the "Best Musical Director" Thea Award for this show.

Alexander Galant received Act-Cos 2005 special Musical Adjudicators Thea Award for Innovation (for incorporating Animation, Computer Generated FX, and Film Sequences in a live stage production)

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[rosiemon]

My friend and I watch the 1939 movie quite often and we do catch many mistakes in the film with props or scenery but I don't think that it should ever be remade. The movie was ahead of it's time for the year it was made and it deserves much respect.

[agalant13]

@rosiemon I agree!

[IdLie32]

I feel like they COULD re-do The Wizard of Oz, with all the Wicked stuff combined. But should they?

[agalant13]

@IdLie32 Once "Wicked" stops making $5Million per week on Broadway, then they'll make a film version of it. Universal Pictures already owns the rights to "Wicked".

However, "The Wizard of Oz" is a classic and still holds out against CG filled movies of today. I don't think they should ever remake it.

[hydrolito]

@agalant13 The 1939 version is a remake it was orignally done in black and white. There have been other remakes such as TheWiz (Black Actors) and for tv The tinman (on Syfy Channel formerly scifi Channel) and Oz on ice (ice skating version), has also had sequels and paradies on various shows such as That 70's Show with Jackie as Dorothy and Donna as the Witch, Also an episode of Dr. Oz and others.

[agalant13]

@hydrolito - The 1939 version is NOT a remake to the extent that I was referring to earlier. The 1939 MGM version with Judy Garland was a musical adaptation of L. Frank Baum's book. The earlier silent films entitled Wizard of Oz were very very loosely based on the book (Dorothy never had a pet cow in Oz). So the 1939 version was not a remake of the silent film, it was a different interpretation of the novel.

The other examples you have given are also interpretations of that same book.

[agalant13]

@hydrolito Also, the novel Wicked... is a imagining of Oz worlds. And Gregory McGuire paid homage to L. Frank Baum by naming the Wicked Witch of the West 'Elphaba' based on his name.

The concern expressed earlier was that Robert Zemeckis was going to take the MGM musical version (with all songs like "Over the Rainbow") and do a 3D animation version. That is UNNECESSARY! The original 1939 film still holds up today.

[mumandauntyglad]

I don't usually like these self put together things, but this was good, I mean really good, I enjoyed the music as also. Well done

[SLuMberMoOn7]

a douche bag made this song... its so annoying!!! but everything it says is true when it comes to film making though

[grizzleybearz282004]

@IdLie32 no they shouldnt as much as i would like to see a remake its never the same they should just should leave it alone and in the high up in the spotlight like its been for over 70 years now in 1985 disney did a movie called return to oz the woman that played in the 1996 movie the CRAFT she plays as dorothy in return to oz which was her very first movie she was in its a pretty good movie i just got it on dvd for my kids to watch on ebay you can get it new for as low $5

[ManBig4]

Sunday in the park to the wizard of oz..... nice.

[orioncon]

Heck with the movie scenes ... this music does it for me ... i listen to this every day !

[Dragon1813]

@agalant13 I don't think they should do a remake of the musical, but I would love to see a well made movie of the book, with all the details.

[leegeorgeson]

I know Wizard of Oz is a classic but I think Peter Jackson or Quentin Tarrantino could pull it off