U.K. 'Wizard of Oz' musical tix on sale

LONDON, June 7 (UPI) -- Tickets to the 2011 London stage production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Wizard of Oz" are on sale, ticket sellers Show and Stay announced Monday.

The musical is slated to open April 26, 2011, at the London Palladium.

The West End adaptation of the well-known tale has already received a lot of publicity thanks to Webber's BBC reality show "Over the Rainbow," which chronicled the composer-producer's search for the perfect Dorothy.

Danielle Hope won the talent competition show and the coveted leading role.