ABOUT AND SYNOPSIS
“The Woman Behind the… Wand” ©, is based on the life of Billie Burke, or, as she preferred, Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld. Its production concept is of a back-stage period musical, with over 22 songs and multiple dance production numbers, and is narrated by Billie Burke herself. It flashes back to the settings of Barnum & Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth (1883), to the fabled London stage, to New York’s Broadway stage, including the Glitz and Glamour of the “Ziegfeld Follies”, and out to the world of Hollywood. Ranging from the late 1800s to 1939, Billie Burke revisits her amazing career and shares the riveting love story between her and Florenz Ziegfeld. Billie Burke, who only the avid fan of today knows by name, is known by everyone as “Glinda, the Good Witch of the North” of “The Wizard of Oz” fame. Her life of charm and graciousness did not come easy… as she often recounts the work it took to become a Wife, Mother and a Star. However, she endured more than her fair share of tragedy and loss along the way, and despite her pain and suffering, she manages to emerge with the grace and beauty of …“BILLIE BURKE” herself, and was loved by all who knew her…And now, through the Musical, “The Woman Behind the Wand”©, we and the world can get to know her as well, as she meets Florenz Ziegfeld, and balances her love for him with career, family, and friends, as we become enamored with the charm, charisma, and compassion of the real… Billie Burke!! **************************************************************** *“I think when an actress marries she should leave the stage. She cannot be happy if she is married and remains on the stage. She must care more for her art or for her husband. . . . If I ever loved a man better than I love my art, I should marry him and leave the stage. But I have never met such a man.” …Billie Burke (1908 / Lyceum Theatre “ Love Watches”) *(1913) She meets Florenz Ziegfeld and their eyes meet as Billie Burke enters at the top of the grand staircase at the glamorous Hotel Astor and they sing the beautifully romantic duet… What Ever it Takes / Forever *(1914) The Marriage Proposal ************************************************************** Music and Orchestration Highlights ____________________________________ (Recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra) (Some Lyrics, Scores, and Orchestrations are being updated) • Encore / The Show of Life • MY DAY! • Can’t Make It On My Own (Billie) • What Ever it Takes / Forever (Duet: Flo and Billie) • Life On The Stage (Old Lyrics) • Billie decides to go to Hollywood…. IT’S MY DAY!! • Marriage Is A Room • Can’t Make it…Flo Sings a Solo about Billie • Nothing Left to Say (Duet: Flo and Billie) (Not by London Symphony) NOTICE / COPYRIGHT WARNING Copyright© July 2015 MMXV ……including but not limited to: BillieBurke.com / BillieBurkeTheMusical.com / GlindaTheMusical.com / GlindaMusical.com / BillieBurkeTheRealGlinda.com / TheWomanBehindTheWand.com A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D Richard D. Pelton owns and holds the exclusive performing rights to this and any other version as set forth in this script and music. All rights, including professional, amateur, radio, television broadcasting, internet, recitation, lecturing, motion picture, public reading, and or recordings are fully protected and strictly reserved.
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