![]() ![]() Any other path, and you risk getting sued. If you are going to use the 1939 version as your inspiration, you are going to need permission from MGM studios, and good luck getting that. Maybe reread the other books and watch the other films to see how they've embodied the characters differently before you flex your creative muscles and reimagine the characters. What this basically means to anyone trying to adapt the book into a movie or play is that you need to avoid inspiration from the Judy Garland version (to the best of your abilities). All of the dialogue in the film version of the movie that does not appear word-for-word in the book is still protected by copyright.Īre the characters copyrighted and what does this mean to me?Ĭharacters in the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz are copyrighted. Recordings of the film itself, all of the recorded dialogue, and all still photos of the film, are still protected by copyright. Below I’ll describe what is and is not still protected by copyright law. It creates an interesting legal situation when a film is still protected by copyright but the story that it is based on is not. The law considers the film a “derivative work” of the original book. Instead, the copyright to The Wizard of Oz, is owned by its producer, the classic film studio MGM. The film, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland and directed in 1939 by Victor Fleming is NOT in the public domain. This follows the general rule that any work published before 1923 is in the public domain. ![]() Frank Baum in 1900 is in the public domain. The children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by L. Michael Harrison ( newly partnered with Lloyd Webber), Gavin Kalin with David Mirvish, Crossroads Live, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Rupert Gavin and Mallory Factor, by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Limited, present the Curve production of The Wizard of Oz.Is The Wizard of Oz in the public domain? ![]() The upcoming staging will also have choreography by Shay Barclay, set design by Colin Richmond, projection design by Douglas O’Connell, costume and puppet design by Rachael Canning, lighting design by Ben Cracknell, sound design by Adam Fisher, creative consulting by Mark Kaufman, musical direction and supervision by George Dyer, casting by Kay Magson, props supervision by Marcus Hall Props, and wigs, hair, and makeup design by Elizabeth Marini. Casting for the new production will be announced at a later date. Lloyd Webber's stage production of The Wizard of Oz previously played the Palladium in 2011 with a cast that included Danielle Hope as Dorothy and Michael Crawford as The Wizard. ĭirected by Nikolai Foster, the production will feature the film score-including "Over the Rainbow," "Follow the Yellow Brick Road," "and "We're Off to See the Wizard"-with additional songs penned by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. The touring production will open with a holiday season at the Liverpool Empire beginning December 13 with additional dates to be announced. Frank Baum story as immortalized in the 1939 MGM film featuring music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Following its summer engagement at the London Palladium, the new production of The Wizard of Oz-the musical based on the L.
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