- The Great and Powerful Oz
According to a rather emphatic press release, “THE NATIONAL TOUR OF THE WIZARD OF OZ ANNOUNCES LOCAL MUNCHKIN AUDITIONS FOR ITS ORPHEUM ENGAGEMENT.”
The National Tour of THE WIZARD OF OZ , which opens at the Orpheum on Dec. 15 is looking for 12 local children to perform the roles of “munchkins.” The auditions are scheduled to take place at the Courtyard Marriott in Collierville, TN. Check-in will be at 9:30 am and auditions will begin at 10:00 am.
BUT WAIT STAGE MOMS!!! The Great and Powerful Oz doesn’t want to see your gifted little Pookie. He wants 12 singers and dancers who are currently “engaged in an ongoing study of acting, music and/or dance” to perform “timeless classics such as “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead.” The children “will be from an existing group.” According to the release no individual kids will be allowed to audition. The selected dancers and singers “MUST” be available for all eight shows between Dec. 15-20.
