Miss Gultch threatens to have the sheriff destroy Toto and takes him away on her bike after Dorothy tries and protect him. Dorothy confronts all of the adults for not doing anything to stop the injustice. Meanwhile, Toto has snuck away and returned to Dorothy. Dorothy runs away and a meets a fortune teller named Professor Marvel who can see in his crystal ball that Aunt Em is worried sick about her leaving. Dorothy tries to return home but is caught in a cyclone that transports her and her house to the magical land of Oz.

Upon landing in Munchkinland, her house accidentally kills the Wicked Witch of the East. The citizens of Munchkinland rejoice as she was a horrible leader. Dorothy meets the Good Witch of the North, Glinda, and the Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda gives Dorothy the dead witch’s ruby slippers and tells her to keep them away from the Wicked Witch of the West as they are very powerful. Glinda tells Dorothy that in order to return home, she must travel along the yellow brick road to the City of Emeralds to ask the Wizard of Oz for help. The Munchkins bid her a safe journey and tell her to “Follow the Yellow Brick Road.”

On her journey, Dorothy first meets the Scarecrow in a cornfield, who believes he lacks a brain and desires one. He can’t even scare the crows away and tells Dorothy of all the things he wishes he could do if he “Only Had a Brain.” Dorothy agrees to let him join her so that he can ask the Wizard for a brain. Next, they meet the Tinman, a rusted man who desires a heart. Dorothy is hungry and tries to pick an apple off of a nearby tree, but the trees come to life and hits her and throws apples at her. They help the Tinman by oiling his body and getting rid of his rust while he tells them about what he would do if “I Only Had a Heart.” He agrees to join them on their journey to see the Wizard. The Wicked Witch finds them and throws a fireball at the Scarecrow and the trio runs away into the Wild Forest. In the forest they fear that they will meet “Lions, Tigers, and Bears.” In the forest they meet the Cowardly Lion, who joins the group on their way to see the Wizard in hopes that he can get courage. The group decides to take a shortcut through a field of poppies that have been poisoned by the Wicked Witch to make them fall asleep. Luckily Glinda appears and makes it snow so that they wake up and can continue on their journey.

In act two, we find our group has made it to the gates of the Emerald City. After convincing the Gatekeeper that they deserve to meet the Wizard, they get a chance to explore the “Merry Old Land of Oz” and are given a makeover. The Wicked Witch writes “Surrender Dorothy” in the sky, causing the citizens to be fearful – and gives the four a reason to see the Wizard. The Lion dreams about being “King of the Forest” after he is done meeting with the Wizard. When at first the Wizard denies their entry, Dorothy realizes how good she had it back in Kansas and causes the Gatekeeper to let them in anyways. The Wizard’s chambers are dark and mysterious and he appears as a giant, frightening floating head. He says in order for their wishes to be granted, they must bring back the Wicked Witch’s broomstick. While they journey through the Haunted Forest, the Flying Monkeys attack them and rip the Scarecrow into several pieces while kidnapping Dorothy and Toto.

In her castle, the Wicked Witch threatens to drown Toto if Dorothy doesn’t give her the ruby slippers. When Dorothy tries to remove the slippers, they blast the witch. After another brawl, the Wicked Witch tries to burn the Scarecrow again – Dorothy throws a bucket of water on her and she melts. Everyone rejoices that she has been destroyed and celebrates, “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead.” The four friends return to the Wizard of Oz, who still refuses to help them until Toto discovers the man behind the curtain – he is merely an ordinary man. Despite this, he agrees to help them. He gives the Scarecrow a diploma to represent a brain, a heart-shaped charm to the Tinman, and a medal to give the Cowardly Lion courage. The Wizard says that they will use his hot air balloon to take Dorothy home, but when the balloon accidentally flies away without her, Dorothy is left stranded.

Glinda, the Good Witch, reveals that Dorothy has always had the power to return home by clicking her heels together three times while saying, “There’s no place like home.” After saying the words, Dorothy wakes up in Kansas, surrounded by her family and friends, realizing the adventure in Oz was a dream. She is overjoyed to be back with her family and understands that while her adventures in Oz were exciting, there’s truly no place like home.