Well, he loves it in Canada and didn't really want to settle in the US. So it's nice that he is doing some Broadway even if it's for a short time.
Yes, there was someone as the Scarecrow and the Lion. The Tin Man (which is the actor I know who played him) was abit different. He was a miner who was put under a spell by the Wicked Witch and became a Tin Man. He followed Dorothy to protect her from the Wicked Witch because he was in love with her.