Her
friends are numerous in this production and all of them were very
professional in their roles. There are several standout
performances in this production in my opinion. The scarecrow,
played by Michael Warner was truly a pleasure to watch, and had a delightful
scene singing "If I Only Had A Brain "with Dorothy in
the beginning when they first meet. Michael also played one
of the farm hands in the Kansas city farmhouse where this play
begins. Along with Michael, there is Brian Gustafson, the
Tinman. Brian was wonderful in his role, and the silver makeup and
costume was so realistic. Brian certainly did a great job, and his
physical presence was prominent. His song "If I Only Had A
Heart" will please you! Of course, who could forget the
Cowardly Lion, played so aptly by Jeff Mahoney. His rendition of
" King of the Forest" was a show stopper. Jeff has lots of
energy which is evident in this production.. His
"courage" scenes are dynamic.
A special
mention must be made of D.B. Kozar's character portrayal of The Wicked
Witch. D.B. is a male, in a female role, which worked so
well. His black costume with the wide witches hat was just as you expect
the witch to look like. When Dorothy threw the water at him;
he
"melted" on stage right in front of your eyes. It is a genius
stage presentation done using fog and a trap door that
make it work. You will be amazed! D.B. also was the Costume Designer for
this show.
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Production Manager, Michael J. Teixeira, was instrumental in lighting
and special effects for this production. His contribution was
invaluable and I want my readers to know that without his talents this
show
would not have been as wonderful as it was.
The Munchkinland characters were great ..... ahhh those
wonderful kids - The Munchkins...what talent!. I cannot name them all,
due to disk space, but they were all so good!.
The choreography
in the show caught this reviewer ( I have choreographed shows also), so
Marianne Lonati' s dance numbers were a pleasure to behold - especially
the Jitterbug number - it was awesome!. She also had some extremely
talented dancers providing us with great visual effects in many sections of
the show.
There
are 66 people in this production - all whom gave 100% to make this a
remarkable musical achievement. I could go on and on praising all of the
cast, but suffice it to say; ALL were magnificent!!
Congratulations
are in order for Bill Boyer, Producer, and Bill Cunningham,
Director. And that wonderful musical director, Robert J. Goldman,
and the rest of the Production Crew; hats off to you for a fine musical
treat! Do not miss this wonderful show!!
Call 508-543-ARTS (2787) to order
your tickets. Shows are on Jan.24th, 25th, 26th, 31st, Feb.1st &
2nd.
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