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REVIEWS

Oz-themed Kids' Musical Follows Classic Tales with Latin Twist

New York Daily News, August 5, 2011
The delightful new Oz-themed kids musical, "The Yellow Brick Road," proves there's still lessons to be learned traveling down this popular pathway.  Likewise, there's lots of magic still stirring inside those famous ruby slippers whose GPS is permanently set on Home.

Excelente "Wizard"
The New York Post, July 30, 2011
Imagine "The Wizard of Oz" spiked with a little salsa and merengue. Que divertido! You've pretty much summed up "The Yellow Brick Road," a fun new riff on L. Frank Baum's classic.

This Isn’t Kansas: It’s a Quinceañera That Sets the Scene
The New York Times, July 29, 2011

This isn’t your grandparents’ “Wizard of Oz.” Or your parents’ “Wiz.” Or your older sister’s “Wicked.”  “The Yellow Brick Road,” the 2011 entry in Theatreworks USA’s dependably diverting free summer series for young audiences, is a high-spirited mix of all these shows, particularly “The Wiz.” The director, Devanand Janki, has packed more than a dozen songs and several winning performances into this Latino-flavored riff on the L. Frank Baum classic at the Lucille Lortel Theater. No time to click heels in this 65-minute telling: these shoes are made for dancing.

Theatreworks USA puts a spicy new twist on The Wizard of Oz in this summer's free production.

Time Out New York Kids, July 28, 2011

In this muy caliente weather, what New Yorker wouldn't want to be whisked away to a magical land for an hour? Luckily, Theatreworks USA is offering free family vacations to Oz—with a spicy modern twist.

The Yellow Brick Road
Theatremania.com, July 28, 2011

L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz gets a 21st-century Latino twist in the sprightly new family musical The Yellow Brick Road, making its world premiere at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, courtesy of Theatreworks USA.

The Yellow Brick Road
NYTheatre.com, July 28, 2011

From the moment the theater darkens and the announcer requests you turn off your cell in Spanglish, you know Theatreworks’ 2011 free summer production The Yellow Brick Road isn’t set in Kansas anymore. Inspired by L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, this updated, urbanized, and Latin-flavored version also takes plot points (and ruby slippers) that are found in MGM’s 1939 classic film, but not the original book. Instead of Dorothy searching for a rainbow and escape from her colorless Kansas farm, we adventure through Oz with Dora, a Mexican-American city girl trying to escape her Spanish-speaking relatives and the quinceañera (a traditional 15-year-old coming of age party) they insist she celebrate.

The Yellow Brick Road

TalkinBroadway.com, July 28, 2011
Almost eight years on and Wicked is still packing them to the rafters? Assuming your kids haven't already graduated from high school, they're probably as tired of waiting to see the Wizard of Oz inspired musical as you are antsy about paying Broadway's mesospheric ticket prices. But one show playing in town this summer, Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, makes it easier to split the difference: The Yellow Brick Road.

Go See The Yellow Brick Road: A New Latin Take on the Old Oz Tale
Mommy Poppins, July 26, 2011

The Yellow Brick Road is smart and sassy, with wonderful salsa- and meringue-infused pop songs. And, unlike The Wiz, the multiculturalism presented here is progressive and positive. Bonus: The hour-long show is absolutely free.

OPENING NIGHT COVERAGE

Photo Coverage: The Yellow Brick Road
BroadwayWorld.com, July 28, 2011

PHOTO CALL: TheatreWorks USA's Yellow Brick Road, Featuring Natalie Toro, Opens Off-Broadway

Playbill.com, July 28, 2011

 

FEATURE STORIES

Preview: The Yellow Brick Road
OffBroadway.com, July 21, 2011

Latin Musical of Oohs & Oz
New York Daily News, July 15, 2011

Preview: The Yellow Brick Road.
Dorothy & Co. get a Latin American makeover in a free summer musical.

Time Out New York Kids, June 2011

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Virginia Cavaliere, Natalie Toro, Ryan Duncan Cast in New, Free Off-Broadway Musical Yellow Brick Road

Playbill.com, June 7, 2011

Casting Announced for Theatreworks USA's The Yellow Brick Road

Theatermania.com, June 7, 2011

The Yellow Brick Road Picked As Free Summer Theater; Chita Rivera To Chair

BroadwayWorld.com, June 7, 2011

 

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