El Otro Oz

About

This bilingual musical and New York Times Critic’s Pick by Mando Alvarado, Tommy Newman, and Jaime Lozano, returns in a reimagined production! Click your heels together tres veces and take a transformative journey with this salsa, merengue, and Mexican folk-infused musical inspired by The Wizard of Oz. As her fifteenth birthday approaches, Dora, a contemporary Latiné teenager, struggles with her family’s ideas about tradition and dreads her impending quinceañera! But, when Dora gets swept away to a strange new land, she learns how to celebrate her unique rhythm and embrace her cultural identity.

Cast Size: 3M, 3F
Approximate Running Time: 65 Minutes
Recommended Ages: 
Grades 3-7

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Original Credits

Book by David Armstrong
Lyrics by Mark Waldrop
Music by Dick Gallagher
Based on the story by Charles Dickens
Original Direction and Choreography by David Armstrong
Scenic Design by Doug Huszti
Costume Design by Christianne Myers
Orchestrations by Greg Pliska
Production Photo of Premiere Cast by Jeremy Daniel: Indra Palomo, Rafa Reyes, Mayelah Barrera, Gerardo Esparza, Regina Carregha, Juan Danner