TheaterWorksUSA’s production of
March 29 – April 13, 2025
Ticket Price (all-in pricing including fees)
Starts at $34.50
Runtime
70 minutes, without an intermission.
This bilingual musical and The New York Times Critic’s Pick by Mando Alvarado, Tommy Newman, and Jaime Lozano, returns in a reimagined production! Click your heels together tres veces and take a transformative journey with this salsa, merengue, and Mexican folk-infused musical inspired by The Wizard of Oz. As her fifteenth birthday approaches, Dora, a contemporary Latiné teenager, struggles with her family’s ideas about tradition and dreads her impending quinceañera! But, when Dora gets swept away to a strange new land, she learns how to celebrate her unique rhythm and embrace her cultural identity.
Presented through special arrangement with TheaterWorksUSA.
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TheaterWorksUSA’s production of
El Otro Oz
Book by Mando Alvarado and Tommy Newman
Music & Lyrics by Jaime Lozano and Tommy Newman
Orchestrations and Arrangements by Salomon Lerner and Jaime Lozano
Scenic Design by Frank J. Oliva
Costume Design by Christopher Vergara
Puppet Design by Jessica Scott
Original Choreography by Andrea Guajardo
Original Direction by Elena Araoz
L-R Regina Carregha and Indra Palomo. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
L-R Indra Palomo, Rafa Reyes, Mayelah Barrera, Gerardo Esparza, Regina Carregha, and Juan Danner. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
L-R Gerardo Esparza, Rafa Reyes, Mayelah Barrera, Regina Carregha, and Juan Danner. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
L-R Rafa Reyes, Gerardo Esparza, Mayelah Barrera, and Juan Danner. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
Mayelah Barrera. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
L-R Gerardo Esparza, Rafa Reyes, Regina Carregha, Juan Danner, Indra Palomo, and Mayelah Barrera. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
L-R Gerardo Esparza and Mayelah Barrera. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.
March 5 – April 5, 2025
Boyle Heights & Culver City Libraries, Kirk Douglas Theatre
Join us for this month’s Community Workshops! Inspired by our production of El Otro Oz, join us for a magical workshop where participants will harness their personal story to create a dazzling collage.
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This performance is made possible in part by the City of Culver City and its Cultural Affairs Commission, with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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