Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz
Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz
Closed 2h 0m NJ: Millburn
89% 169 reviews
89%
(169 Ratings)
Positive
93%
Mixed
6%
Negative
1%
Members say
Entertaining, Great singing, Delightful, Great acting, Must see

About the Show

Paper Mill Playhouse's new musical chronicles Judy Garland’s early career from vaudeville baby to MGM teen star in the making, and features such classics as “Over the Rainbow” and “You Made Me Love You.”

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Critic Reviews (14)

Variety
October 22nd, 2019

"Judy Garland Bio ‘Chasing Rainbows’ The biopic with Renée Zellweger is a perfect set-up for this new musical about Judy Garland's early years."
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Theatermania
October 9th, 2019

"Judy Garland Finally Gets a Happy Ending in 'Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz': Garland's rise to fame as 'the girl next door' at MGM is onstage at Paper Mill Playhouse."
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BroadwayWorld
October 7th, 2019

"'CHASING RAINBOWS: THE ROAD TO OZ' at Paper Mill Playhouse-An Exhilarating New Musical Theatre Production"
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Talkin' Broadway
October 8th, 2019

"'Chasing Rainbows' is a lively, intelligently entertaining, 1930s jukebox musical. It is very well written, choreographed, directed and performed."
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CurtainUp
October 9th, 2019

"Whether you are fans of the Judy who...went down the yellow brick road in the 1939 classic, or of the incomparable adult superstar...this delightful new musical is clearly calculated to bring waves of laughter, an occasional tear and mostly appreciative applause. It does."
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Front Mezz Junkies
October 11th, 2019

"Overflowing with classic songs that are wound in and around the young MGM star's rise. it is in daddy's eyes and voice that we are being truly gifted by this musical. Max von Essen as the troubled father,..steals the show from under those Ruby shoes, giving the most nuanced portrayal on that big wide stage."
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Times Square Chronicles
October 7th, 2019

"'Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz'"
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NJ.com
October 9th, 2019

"'Chasing Rainbows' is a hollow Judy Garland story at Paper Mill: review"
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