Georgina Onuorah to play Dorothy in THE WIZARD OF OZ at London Palladium

It has been announced that Georgina Onuorah (Oklahoma!, West End) will star as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium from 23 June.

Georgina starred as Dorothy when The Wizard of Oz originally played at Curve, Leicester last year.

Georgina joins the previously announced principal cast of Jason Manford as The Cowardly Lion, Ashley Banjo as The Tin Man, Dianne Pilkington as The Wicked Witch of the West, Louis Gaunt as The Scarecrow, Christina Bianco as Glinda The Good Witch, and Gary Wilmot as The Wizard/Professor Marvel.

Completing the cast are Ben Thompson as Toto, Annie Southall, Charlotte St.Croix, Claire O’Leary, Eamonn Cox, Emily Ann Potter, Geoff Aymer, Harrison Wilde, Jacqui Dubois, Jessica Daley, Jonathan Dryden Taylor, Lauren Stroud, Marley Fenton, Michael Lin and Sam Stones.

Michael Harrison said: “It’s thrilling to announce today that Georgina will play Dorothy in our new production of The Wizard of Oz. She is a rare talent with great warmth. When she first played the role in Leicester last year, her soaring rendition of Over The Rainbow brought the whole house to their feet. She completes our casting, and along with Jason, Ashley, Dianne, Louis and Christina, is going to ensure it will be a summer to remember at the Palladium.”

Directed by Nikolai Foster, The Wizard of Oz has choreography by Shay Barclay, with set design by Colin Richmond, projection design by Douglas O’Connell, costume and puppet design by Rachael Canning, lighting by Ben Cracknell, sound by Adam Fisher, musical director and musical supervisor by George Dyer, and casting by Kay Magson CDG.

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