Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: Wizard of Oz (ending?)

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   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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JoyExcellence Player Joined: 2/21/08 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Topic: Wizard of Oz (ending?) 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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JoeMc Celebrity Joined: 3/13/06 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 832	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/ I think you will find the film script was adapted from the orginal book.
	[western] Gondawandaland "Hear the light & see the sound! TOI TOI CHOOKAS {may you always play to a full house!}
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MartyW Celebrity Joined: 2/02/04 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 555	Posted: 3/17/08 at 10:49am
	Thier is only one REAL oz... RCI or nothing.! (can you tell I hate muny?)
	Marty W "Till next we trod the boards.."
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