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Wizard of Oz (ending?)

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Topic: Wizard of Oz (ending?)

Posted By: JoyExcellence
Subject: Wizard of Oz (ending?)
Date Posted: 3/16/08 at 6:40pm

I would like to hear from those who have produced this show. We are considering this for our next Youth production, but when I read the script recently, I was shocked by the ending. I have the "muny" version, which is a bit more simplistic for staging purposes. In this ending, Dorothy's shoes are totally ignored-- then, she and the Wizard hop into a rocket ship and fly away.

Rocket ship? Is this the same ending as the longer version? Perhaps the rocket is in the original book? I would imagine this would cause a stir in the audience if Dorothy ignores her shoes and just hops into a rocket. It just doesn't seem to fit-- especially given the history of the movie.

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Posted By: JoeMc
Date Posted: 3/17/08 at 12:03am

G'day Joy

There are heaps of adations from the original by Frank Baum;-

Frank Baum 'wizard of Oz'

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000875/ - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000875/

I think you will find the film script was adapted from the orginal book.

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Posted By: MartyW
Date Posted: 3/17/08 at 10:49am

Thier is only one REAL oz... RCI or nothing.! (can you tell I hate muny?)

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Marty W

"Till next we trod the boards.."