The Wonderful Wizard of OZ
About this audiobook
Audio World’s Golden Headset Award
Parents’ Choice Gold Award
Originally created in celebration of the centennial of L. Frank Baum’s beloved American fairy tale, this spectacular full-cast dramatization brings The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to life for a new generation of listeners.
When strong-willed Dorothy Gale is swept away to the magical land of Oz, she sets off along the Yellow Brick Road with an unforgettable group of companions: a newly made Scarecrow searching for a brain, a lonely Tin Woodman longing for a heart, and an uncrowned Lion hoping to find his courage. Their journey leads them through a wondrous world of helpful field mice, delicate China figurines, fighting trees, deadly bees, wolves, crows, and a monstrous spider.
Adapted by David Ossman in four hour-long episodes, this immersive production creates a true “movie for the mind,” allowing Baum’s timeless story of friendship, courage, and home to live anew in the imaginations of listeners of all ages.
Featuring an extraordinary cast:
Harry Anderson as the Wizard
Annette Bening as Glinda the Good
Phyllis Diller as the Wicked Witch
John Goodman as the Guardian of the Gate
Mark Hamill as Munch the Munchkin
René Auberjonois as the Scarecrow
Robert Guillaume as the Cowardly Lion
Nestor Serrano as the Tin Woodman
Michelle Trachtenberg as Dorothy Gale
Includes an affectionate afterword by Ray Bradbury.
An Otherworld Media production
Adapted by David Ossman
Produced by Judith Walcutt
Directed by David Ossman and Judith Walcutt
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About the author
David Ossman, narrator, writer, producer, and character actor, is a founding member of the legendary comedy troupe The Firesign Theatre, which has celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Funny, prophetic, and groundbreaking Firesign has had an incalculable influence on generations of comics and sound artists. Their album Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers has been inducted into the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. With his wife and partner, Judith Walcutt, he continues to create audio magic through their production company Otherworld Media.
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012), one of the most popular science fiction writers in the world, wrote more than five hundred short stories, novels, plays, and poems. He won many awards, including the Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the O. Henry Memorial Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the PEN Center USA West Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2000, he was the recipient of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Robert Guillaume is a versatile and Emmy® Award–winning actor whose career exemplifies applied intelligence, character, and hard work. His belief in the fundamental importance of education underlies his commitment and successes as a musical, dramatic, and comedic performer.
Mark Hamill is an American actor best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars movies. He is also an acclaimed voice artist who played the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, and in its spinoffs and video games. Hamill is the narrator of the Spiderwick Chronicles series by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi.
René Auberjonois is an American stage, film, television, and voice actor and an AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator. After graduating from Carnegie-Mellon University, he acted with various theater companies, including San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater and Los Angeles’ Mark Taper Forum. In 1969, he earned a Tony Award for his performance as Sebastian Baye alongside Katharine Hepburn in Coco. Since then, he has acted in a variety of theater productions, films, and television series, in addition to being active in radio drama.
