Just got home from Penetanguishene, home of the King's Wharf Playhouse, where we saw the stage production of "The Wizard of Oz". Of the dozen or shows I've seen there, I've only seen one bad one; the rest were excellent! Acting, sets, songs - always a great night out!
"The Wizard of Oz" is a family favourite. Janice and I never get tired of the movie. We watch it on TV or video every year so by now we know the songs inside and out. We know the dialogue. ("I'll get choo my pretty - and your little dog too!") It's a classic.
Imagining how it would work on stage - the tornado, the house caught in the cyclone, the blasts of fire from the wicked witch to the scarecrow - how could they do it? Well, they did - very creatively! What about The Wizard - his big head, the billows of smoke and "the man behind the curtain"? Yup! And of course the best scene where the wicked witch is "liquidated" by Dorothy? Yes, that too! In fact when she melted (into the floor) everyone in the theatre cheered! I think all wondered "ok, is she going to slip thru a trap door? Will they do that?" And they did!
Great show! Great songs! And a live dog played Toto! Go see it!
"Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my!"
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