VITAL THEATRE COMPANY'S
ONE-HOUR, SIX ACTOR
"THE WIZARD OF OZ"
DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY MICHAEL SCHLOEGL
[DATE(S) TIME(S)]
[LOCATION]
Through [END DATE]
Tickets Start at $00.00
[CITY], [STATE] ([MONTH] [DAY]th, [YEAR]) [PRESENTER] is pleased to announce the Vital Theatre Company's one-hour, six-actor
"The Wizard of Oz," By L. Frank Baum, with Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, background Music by Herbert Stothart,
dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard, Orchestration by Larry Wilcox, adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company,
based on the Classic Motion Picture, owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.
The production is directed and choreographed by MICHAEL SCHLOEGL,
based on original adaption and direction by Vital Theatre Company co-founder Michael Schloegl.
Performances run [DAY[S)] at [TIME] am at [LOCATION], [ADDRESS].
Tickets start at $00.00 and can be purchased by visiting [URL], calling (000) 000-000,
or by visiting the Box Office ...
A one-hour adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz," the classic tale that has been entertaining audiences for ages, features a cast of 6 actors,
the Munchkins as puppets, one flying monkey and a funny witch. Perfect for audiences 2-7 years old.
Rediscover the joy of following the yellow brick road with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion as they travel through a reimagined
world of Oz.
Michael Schloegl (Adaptor and Original Director/Choreographer) is a New York City based artist. He is one of the founding members of Vital Theatre Company
and helped launch the first Vital season with his original show, "Three Bears and A Babe." He works regionally and internationally as a
director-choreographer ("Footloose," "Grease," "The Wizard of Oz," "Bring it On!," "Legally Blonde.") Michael has performed throughout the United States
and Europe in shows such as West Side Story, Oklahoma, The Will Rogers Follies, and A Chorus Line. He is also a costume designer, children's book
author/illustrator and playwright. With his production company, Already Cast Productions, he has toured throughout the East Coast with his
interactive history show, History Time Henry. As a theatre and dance educator, Michael has taught a wide spectrum of performers from professional
to elementary students.
Featured in the cast are
LINK TO CURRENT COMPANY
VITAL THEATRE COMPANY is dedicated to producing entertaining and educational theatre for young audiences.
It commissions and produces three to five musicals for children each season. Since its founding in 1999,
Vital Theatre Company has been honored with the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Family Musical, two Awards for Excellence by the
Off-Off Broadway Review, and has received high acclaim from audiences and critics alike for being "a wonderful place for parents to introduce
their kids to the glories of live theatre, done well and at modest prices" (Off-Off Broadway Review). Since 1999, Vital Theatre Company has
presented over 100 original productions for hundreds of thousands of children and their families here in New York and across the country on tour. www.vitaltheatre.org
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