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The National Tour of The Wizard of Oz announced that Elizabeth Anne Brown's Performing Arts of Germantown team will perform the roles of "munchkins" while this beloved classic is live on stage at The Orpheum Theatre when the show  performs Dec. 15-20 in Memphis.

The dance and vocals team consists of Hayley Bardos, Anne Marie Hall, Rachel Collins, Tatum Farlow, Cole Jackson, Ty Lenderman, Demi Foucault, Laura Rowland, Lauren Sisco, Hannah Stevens, Caroline Walker, and Olivia Wilkinson. Vocals were taught by Cindy Barrett.

The Wizard of Oz, touching down in held auditions on Nov. 14 to find a group of 12 local children to perform the roles of "munchkins" as part of their continuing arts education. Forty Mid-South children learned choreography of Leigh Constantine from the National Tour of The Wizard of Oz and sang the beloved classic ‘Ding Dong the Witch is Dead' as part of the audition. Three groups from the Mid-South area participated in the auditions.

Tickets for The Wizard of Oz are on sale now and and can be purchased at the Orpheum Box Office, Davis-Kidd Booksellers and all Ticketmaster locations, by phone (901) 525-3000, or online at www.orpheum-memphis.com.

Tickets range from $10-$75. Groups of 10 or more, call (901) 525-7800.

For more information on the tour visit www.wizardofozontour.com.