The Wizard of OZ
Featuring new orchestrations and arrangement by PigPen Theatre Co.

Dance and Vocal Arrangement by Peter Howard
Original Orchestration by Larry Wilcox
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum and the classic motion picture

Presented by Kansas City Repertory Theatre
Directed by Stuart Carden

Role
Auntie Em / Glinda the Good Witch of the North
[Dance Captain]

Reviews:

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"Jenise Cook’s Aunt Em demonstrates exceptional tonal control in the production’s opening movements. Her performance balances maternal warmth with comic precision, never allowing the character to collapse into stereotype. Cook understands rhythm — particularly the cadence of domestic realism — and uses silence, timing, and understated physicality to establish emotional stakes long before Dorothy’s journey begins."

"Jenise Cook’s dual performance as Glinda reveals impressive tonal versatility. Where her Aunt Em is grounded and practical, her Glinda operates with ethereal calm and moral clarity."

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-Andrew Burrill , Broadway World