The Wizard of Oz: The Toto-ly Awesome Family Musical

Big news: the Ross Petty Panto is back! Canadian Stage has proudly stepped up to lead the next chapter of larger-than-life holiday pantomimes with an all-out irreverent twist on the timeless tale of The Wizard of Oz.

Audiences of all ages will join Dorothy and her friends on a hilarious romp through the fantastical landscapes of TorOZto. Along the way you'll see astonishing sets spectacular costumes and enjoy very silly parodies of hit songs by Beyoncé Billie Eilish and more! Get ready to cheer on Team Dorothy as Plumbum the Cowardly Lion Tin Man and Scarecrow help to defeat the Wicked Witch of the West End and find their way to the CN Power to discover the identity of the Wizard of TorOzto. (Hint: she loves a bike lane!)

We're not in Kansas anymore: the Panto marks Canadian Stage's first foray into the historic Winter Garden Theatre.

A mainstay of the Panto and the Stratford Festival Dan Chameroy returns to play his beloved character Plumbum alongside another Panto favourite Eddie Glen as The Scarecrow and multi-Dora winner Vanessa Sears as the Wicked Witch of the West. Julia Pulo steps into Dorothy’s Ruby Blundstones after her star turn as Anne Boleyn in the Toronto production of Six. Coal Mine Theatre co-founder and another long-time member of the Panto family Ted Dysktra directs whiles the script comes from six-time Panto scribe Matt Murray. 

Host or Publisher Canadian Stage