Newark Amateur Operatic Society to stage The Wizard of Oz as 85th anniversary celebrations

For its 85th anniversary production, Newark Amateur Operatic Society is staging the classic The Wizard of Oz, which itself celebrated its 80th anniversary this year, and the production will be staged at the town’s Palace Theatre, in its centenary year.

The society will be performing the Royal Shakespeare Company version of the show, which follows the famous film closely.

It includes all the familiar songs, including Over The Rainbow, Munchkinland (Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead), If I Only Had A Brain, If I Only Had A Heart, If I Only Had The Nerve, We’re Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick Road), The Merry Old Land of Oz, and If I Were King Of The Forest.