You've heard the story of a wicked witch. We tell the stories of everyone else.
Taking an audience suggestion of a new character each night, The Others of Oz crafts a hilarious, heartfelt, brand-new musical live on stage. The backstory of anyone or anything, from the Tin Man to Aunt Em to The Emerald City, is brought to life through sharp comedic instincts, powerhouse vocals, and the magic of moment-by-moment discovery. Accompanied by a live band improvising every note they play, a cast of New York City’s top musical improvisers delivers performances that will take you far over the rainbow and turn this dreary world to color. Because in Oz, everyone—not just one wicked witch—deserves a chance to fly.
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Cast and Crew
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Maria Nally
Actor and Co-Producer
Maria Nally (she/her) is an actor who has been performing in New York City for five years. She performs improv regularly at The Magnet with her house team Ephemera, throughout NYC with her Indie Team Hell Yeah!, and on many stages with her indie teams The Daily Harold and Easily Annoyed. Maria has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University where she studied with Lisa Brescia, Ann Marie Daehn, and Robert Westenberg, amongst others. Past scripted shows (in case you’re curious) have included Sister Act (Sister Mary Robert), Legally Blonde (Vivienne Kensington), and lots of other classic high belters.
Offstage, she is a huge fan of Robert Caro. If you’ve read his books, she would love to talk with you about them. If you haven’t read his books, she highly recommends them.
PJ Nally
Actor and Co-Producer
PJ Nally (he/him) is delighted to be following his dream of bringing improvised musicals to new artistic and professional heights. Seven years ago, he realized he really didn’t care about the master’s in public administration degree he was pursuing, so he tried improv, and scared as he was, he wanted to go do it again—and again and again. Once he found out there was a musical version, he knew he'd never stop.
PJ currently performs in New York City with Hell Yeah! Improvised Musicals, The Daily Harold, Easily Annoyed, and The Improvised Works of William Shakespeare. He’s studied with some of the best improvisers on earth and never wants to stop learning. He’s of the exceptionally rare breed of people taking professional voice lessons not for scripted theater, opera, or a band, but for the songs he makes up in the moment. Also, he’s 6’2” and not afraid to throw his limbs around to make people laugh.
Greg Moss
Director and Musical Director
BA: Sarah Lawrence College. MFA: NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Musical Theatre Writing. Proud member of the Dramatists Guild and ASCAP. He can often be found at the Magnet Theater accompanying various shows or performing with his musical improv house team, Lil’ Spoon. His writing credits include The Great Cat Massacre (Off-Broadway, St. Luke’s Theater), A Hundred Thousand Places (NYU), and the Independent Spirit Award-nominated film, birth/rebirth. He’d like to express his thanks to the cast and crew, his gratitude to Maria and PJ, and all the love in the world to Danielle.
Lindsay Clancy
Actor
Lindsay Clancy is a seasoned performer and talented comedian with over a decade of experience. A graduate of Clemson University, Lindsay began performing live comedy with the school’s improv troupe Mock Turtle Soup, before moving to Greenville, SC where she joined the Alchemy Comedy Theater. At Alchemy she worked her way up through the company as a performer, coach, and teacher, and was eventually named Artistic Director of the theater in 2020, serving in the role until 2023. Since relocating to New York in 2023, she was cast on the Magnet Theater’s musical house team Corner Store, as well as produced a number of her own shows with her comedy duo Former Child, at venues across the city.
Ben Hirsch
Actor
Ben Hirsch (he/him) has been improvising since 2014 in every style he can find. He is a former member of the Dad’s Garage Theater Company and the 2019 winner of the Atlanta Improv Tournament for his duo show, Tipping Point. Ben performs around NYC with teams Pie Town and Hell Yeah!, and is a regular contributor to the variety show Hottie Bop.
Bebe Tabickman
Actor
A born and raised New Yorker, Bebe is a dynamic singer, dancer, actor, and improviser. She is best known for originating the role of Dottie in the Off-Broadway immersive production “Pip’s Island.” Bebe has trained in Improv and Musical Improv at the Magnet Theater, where she currently performs as a member of one of their Musical Improv House Teams. Instagram @bebebway. www.bebetabickman.com
Kelly Whitley
Actor
Kelly Whitley is a performer and writer living in New York City. She graduated from DeSales University with a degree in Musical Theater Performance and has received training from Magnet Theater, UCB, The Second City and The Pit. You may recognize her from her work as “Confused Woman 1” in an infomercial for the “Can-Do Can Opener” which only seems to play between the hours of 1am-3am.
You can also catch her performing weekly at Magnet Theater with two house teams: Lil’ Spoon and Premiere, The Improvised Musical.
Thanks to Maria, PJ, Greg, the cast and band, her family, Steven and the “Can-Do” Corporation.
Brian St. Relko
A/V Expert and Bass Player
Brian St. Relko is an award-watching multi-hyphenate. A musician, comedian, and sesquipedalian, he's performed all over some of the world for audiences of all sizes and intelligence levels. He's delighted to once again be playing bass for improvised musicals, where the bar is low and the drinks at the bar are usually pretty OK, even if they're using the cheap stuff. Notable credits include mtvU, ComedyTimeTV, and the Vans Warped Tour (RIP). Fun fact: Brian's first onstage role was "Coroner" (the munchkin who gets a solo) in a local production of The Wizard of Oz that The Star Ledger dubbed, "A Local Production of 'The Wizard of Oz'"!
Shareef Taher
Drummer
As a comedian, Shareef’s jokes have been featured in The Onion, Hardtimes News and UCB’s Maude Night. He’s performed in both standup and improv festivals all over the country and currently hosts pop-up game shows for Mr. Beast. As a professional drummer, his performance/recording credits include Patti Labelle, Lionel Richie, Harry Connick Jr, Derrick Trucks, John Scofield, Ok Go, The Kennedy Center Honors, Mamma Mia on Broadway and Sleep No More. He’s performed at many notable venues like The Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Blue Note NYC, The Smithsonian, the Library of Congress as well as two television performances for PBS.
Andy Wiggins
Guitarist
Andy loves music and comedy! He is thrilled to play guitar for The Others of Oz! He regularly performs at the Magnet Theater and around NYC. Offstage, Andy earned a PhD focusing on music informatics and makes a living developing music analytics software.
John T. Haller
Technical Director
John is an award-winning actor, award-winning software engineer, award-winning mathlete, award-winning little-leaguer, and award-winning participant in numerous summer camp activities. His life philosophy is Paragon from the Mass Effect video game trilogy. He is perhaps best known for singing the Tiny Tunes theme from the special summer episode live on Z100 before putting on his suit for his job at a corporate bank one morning.
