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Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz
First Preview: Sep 16, 2019
Opening Date: Sep 26, 2019
Closing Date: Oct 27, 2019
Running Time: 02:20
Playing @
Paper Mill Playhouse
22 Brookside Drive, Milburn , NJ 07041
Before she burst onto the big screen as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland was a young vaudeville trouper named Frances Gumm.
In this highly anticipated new musical chronicling Garland’s early career from vaudeville baby to MGM teen star in the making, the road to Oz is paved with adversity.
At its heart a story of love between a father and daughter, featuring such legendary songs as “Over the Rainbow,” “You Made Me Love You,” and “Everybody Sing,” Chasing Rainbows is a poignant coming-of-age tale about “the little girl with the big voice,” who went on to become one of the world’s most beloved entertainment icons.
The show has already earned praise from Liza Minnelli, who said, “My mother said that her biography is in her music, and now a talented creative team is using that music to tell the story of her early years and her extraordinary rise to fame.”
In this highly anticipated new musical chronicling Garland’s early career from vaudeville baby to MGM teen star in the making, the road to Oz is paved with adversity.
At its heart a story of love between a father and daughter, featuring such legendary songs as “Over the Rainbow,” “You Made Me Love You,” and “Everybody Sing,” Chasing Rainbows is a poignant coming-of-age tale about “the little girl with the big voice,” who went on to become one of the world’s most beloved entertainment icons.
The show has already earned praise from Liza Minnelli, who said, “My mother said that her biography is in her music, and now a talented creative team is using that music to tell the story of her early years and her extraordinary rise to fame.”
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
Performance Schedule
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY @ 7:30 PM
FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SUNDAY @ 7 PM
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 1:30 PM
Written By
- Tina Marie Casamento - conception and additional lyrics
Music
- David Libby -musical adaptation & additional music
Book
- Marc Acito
Director
- Denis Jones
Choreography
- Denis Jones
TDF Tickets Offers:
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Full-price tickets:
$34.00 - $122.00
Lottery & Rush
$23-$28 - over the phone or in person at the Paper Mill Playhouse Box Office on the day of the performance.
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Accessibility
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Assisted Listening System
Assistive listening devices are available for patrons who are hard of hearing to assist with amplification and clarity of the performance. Headsets and devices, cleaned between each performance, may be obtained at the access services window of the box office in the lower lobby. A name and phone number are required to check out the devices. A limited number of devices are compatible with T-coil hearing aids, and looped T-coil mats are installed at our box office. -
Elevator/Escalator
Elevator access is available to the upper lobby, lower gallery, and upper gallery levels. The men’s restroom and the entrance to the orchestra level of the auditorium are located at the upper lobby level. An additional concessions bar and the donor lounge are located at the lower gallery level. The upper gallery level includes additional restrooms and the entrance to the mezzanine level of the auditorium. -
Entrance
The lower lobby is wheelchair accessible through the front entrance of the theater only. The lower lobby includes the box office & access services window, women’s restroom, and main concessions bar. -
Folding Armrests
Seats in the orchestra are designated as transfer seats for patrons in wheelchairs, where the outer armrest is removable to allow patrons to transfer. Visit https://papermill.org/access-for-all/ for seat locations. -
Parking
Designated accessible parking spaces are located in Parking Lot A and E. Lot A is situated at the rear of the building and accessible to the front entrance via our brick courtyard to the side of the building and contains 6 designated accessible spots. Lot E is next to the courtyard at the front entrance of the building and contains 8 designated accessible spots. -
Restroom
Gender diversity is welcome at Paper Mill Playhouse. Please use the restroom that best aligns with your personal gender identity or expression. The women’s restroom is located in the lower lobby, directly to the right of the box office. The men’s restroom is located in the upper lobby, to the left and around the corner from the entrance to the orchestra. A single-use, accessible bathroom is located directly next to the elevator at the upper lobby level, across from the gift shop. -
Telephone
None on premises -
Visual Assistance
A limited quantity of Braille and large-print programs are available for each Mainstage performance. Programs may be obtained from the access services window of the box office. Audio description for patrons who are blind or have low vision is available for each Mainstage production. Headsets and devices, cleaned between each performance, may be obtained at the access services window of the box office in the lower lobby. A name and phone number are required to check out the devices. -
Water Fountain
Near men's restroom on orchestra level. Wheelchair accessible. -
Wheelchair Info
There are no steps required to reach any row in the orchestra level. Free-standing chairs are located in the last row of the left- and right-side sections that are designated for patrons in wheelchairs or with other mobility disabilities and their companions. Patrons who transfer from their wheelchairs or mobility devices will be able to have their chair or device stored with house management for the duration of the performance; ushers will be available to assist patrons in retrieving.









