At last the wait is over as Repertory Philippines shares to the public the first look on the characters of their upcoming musical, the Wizard of Oz. See the exciting and creative compositions of characters like Dorothy, The Tinman, The Lion, Glinda and the Wicked Witch of the West. See them after the jump.


“THE WIZARD OF OZ” is an enchanting adaptation of the all time classic, with its wonderful music by Jeanne Bargy and Jim Eiler and book and lyrics by Jim Eiler. After a tornado whisks away a young Kansas farm girl, Dorothy, to the magical land of Oz, she starts her quest to find the mighty Wizard of Oz who has the power to send her back home. Along the way she meets a Scarecrow, a Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion who help her on her journey.


Repertory Philippines picks their best actors to fill the roles of the show that includes Carra Barredo and Giannina Ocampo as Dorothy Gale; Liesl Batucan and Kyla Rivera as Glinda, Pinky Marquez and Rem Zamora as the Wicked Witch of the West; James Stacey and Arnel Carrion as the Scarecrow; Hans Eckstein and Nic Campos as the Tin Man; Oliver Usison and Mano Domingo as the Lion; Nathalie Everett and Ayam Barredo Eckstein as Aunt Em; Rem Zamora and Chino Veguillas as Uncle Henry; Bobby Superales, Jim Ferrer, Deo dela Cruz and Clark dela Riva as the acrobats and Monkeys.


The rest of the cast will fill the ensmble including Janine Tolentino, Shalee Vicencio, Nicky Trivino, Ina Salonga, Daniella Gana, Gold Soon, Marie Delgado, Karyl Factora, Dingdong Rosales, Josh Ramirez, Jon Mamaid, Fran Jose, Edu Briones, Luis Nieto, Eric Mercado and Onyl Torres.

So are you ready for the adventure of the life time? Directed by Repertory Philippines Childrens Theater Associate Artistic Director Ms. Joy Virata. The Wizard of Oz opens curtains on August 18, 2012 at Onstage, 2/F, Greenbelt 1, Paseo de Roxas cor. Legazpi St., Makati City.


For details of show, please call 5716926 or 5714941 or email info@repertory.ph or log on to www.repertory.ph. Tickets are also available through Ticketworld at 8919999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph.