Glinda is portrayed with elegant distinction by Lyn Philistine, who sings delightfully in the marvelous Munchkinland number “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead!” and also projects a firm, yet loving Aunt Em. Toto, her dog, played by Dusty, a rescue, is adorable and amazingly well trained by William Berloni. Adrienne Eller graces Dorothy with a strong, beautifully clear voice when singing or speaking, and an overall touching sincerity that could pierce through the toughest core, particularly during “Over the Rainbow.” Her manner and interaction with other characters on stage appears perfectly youthful, unaffected and trusting. A raging tornado twists her plans topsy-turvy landing her in Oz where she makes many new friends, and one very wicked enemy, has adventures, some misadventures, but above all, a valuable lesson is driven home as she learns what really matters most.Ī vibrant ensemble and extraordinary orchestra, conducted by Music/Vocal Director John Daniels, keep the excitement alive on stage at all times. Finding her family and friends lacking, Dorothy runs away, but is persuaded to return home by a phony, but good hearted, traveling psychic she meets along the road. When a neighbor threatens the well-being of her darling little dog, Toto (Dusty), Dorothy (Adrienne Eller), who lives on a farm in Kansas with her Aunt Em (Lyn Philistine) and Uncle Henry (Fran Prisco), looks to them, and their farmhands for support, but the situation is impossible. The Company of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ by Mark Garvin. Frank Baum’s original story, written in 1890, Director Glenn Casale, and an incredible cast and crew, chart a magical musical journey over the rainbow, down the Yellow Brick Road, straight to the heart in this endearing classic for all ages. There’s no place like Philadelphia’s Walnut Street Theatre this season to see The Wizard of Oz in all of it’s enchanting glory! With the Royal Shakespeare Company’s adaptation of L. ~ The Wizard of Oz to The Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz A heart is not judged by how much you love but by how much you are loved by others.

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