Todrick Hall Instagram – I have been obsessed with the “The Wizard of Oz” since I was 8 years old. In high school I decided to mount my own production of Oz, I auditioned my high school friends, adapted the screenplay into a musical, rented my high school auditorium, cast the show and started rehearsals. My drama teachers were so upset that my show was competing with their planned season that they contacted Tams-Witmark (the company that owns the licensing rights for the 1939 film) and got my show shut down. I was devastated, but I found out that if I wrote my own musical based on L. Frank Baum’s original novel then I could still perform the show. I had never written a song before and I didn’t even know where to begin but I went into my backyard and wrote the song “Someday” which you can hear here. My drama teachers tried to take me down and put me in my place, but all they did was light a fire in me that never died, so thar for that I thank them. The first song I wrote was about Dorothy’s experience, but as I listen to the lyrics today…I realize I was singing this song about my very own life as well. I am so thrilled that now community theatres, high schools, children’s theatres and regional theatres all over the world will be able to bring my first creation to life to inspire a whole new generation of musical theatre lovers. Follow @todrickhallmusicals and tag your local theatre directors, choreographers, producers, etc. because there is so much more to come! Los Angeles, California