| Character | Description | Lines |
| Dorothy Gale | Young girl | 149 lines and 2 songs |
| Toto | Dorothy's dog | 16 |
| Auntie Em Gale | Aunt of Dorothy, a farmer from Kansas | 3 |
| Uncle Henry | Uncle of Dorothy, a farmer from Kansas | 3 |
| Slim | A Kansas farmer | 1 line and dance |
| Jedediah | A Kansas Farmer | 1 line and dance |
| Farmers | Men and women who live on farms near the Gales | chorus lines and dance |
| Munchkin Mayor | Leader of the Munchkins | 10 |
| Mopp | A Leader of the Munchkins | 4 |
| Glopp | A Leader of the Munchkins | 4 |
| Slipp | A Leader of the Munchkins | 4 |
| Orp | A Leader of the Munchkins | 4 |
| Blurp | A Leader of the Munchkins | 4 |
| Glinda | The good witch of the North | 15 |
| Munchkins | A chorus of Munchkins | group lines |
| Wicked Witch | The Wicked Witch of the West | 24 and song |
| Yellow Brick Road | Six mime dancers who lead the way to the Emerald City | no lines, dancing |
| Crows | Six cool crows who rap and dance | 5 each, rap song, dance |
| Scarecrow | A man of straw, Dorothy’s friend, who thinks he has no brains | 88, and song |
| Tin Man | A man of tin, Dorothy’s friend, who thinks he has no heart | 66, and song |
| Lion | A lion, Dorothy’s friend, who thinks he has no courage | 43, and song |
| Poppies | A chorus of flowers who move silently | no lines, dance |
| Snowflakes | A chorus of snowflakes who move silently | no lines, dance |
| Gatekeeper | Guardian of the gate to the Emerald City | 6 |
| Citizens | Citizens of the Emerald City | song, some individual lines |
| Winged monkeys | Slaves of the Wicked Witch | song, some individual lines |