Carousel Theatre: The Wizard of Oz
Carousel Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz this holiday season at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island. It’s the fantastic tale of Dorothy, the Tinman, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and Toto (her little dog, too).
Scarecrow (Darren Burkett), Tinman (Mike Stack), Dorothy (Robyn Wallis) and Lion (Josue Laboucane) in Carousel Theatre’s The Wizard of Oz. Photo by Tim Matheson.
Based upon the 1939 motion picture, the theatrical version of the production was adapted by the Royal Shakespeare Company. I have never seen a live version of The Wizard of Oz but I was in one as a child. Our elementary school produced one when I was in grade three and our class made up all the munchkins in Munchkinland.
The show opened last night and will run nightly at 7:00pm until December 31, 2011. There are also 2:00pm matinees on the weekends. The duration is 95 minutes and is suitable for children 4 years old and up. Tickets are going very fast with many shows sold out already.
Carousel Theatre has kindly offered up a prize pack for one of my readers that includes 4 tickets to the show, a copy of the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, and even a Glinda tiara. Here’s how you can enter to win:
- Leave a comment on this post naming your favourite (or your child’s favourite) Wizard of Oz moment (1 entry)
- Post the following on Twitter (1 entry)
I will draw one winner at 10:00am on Thursday, December 8, 2011.
Update The winner is Angela! (comment on December 5th)
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I loved watching as a child when Dorothy met Glinda the good witch!
I like the part when Toto reveals the true wizard behind the curtain. The flying monkeys are cool too!
when i was in kindergarten , my elementary school put on the Wizard of Oz as the play for the year. My kindergarten class and i dressed up as Poppies.
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Favourite moment is when the evil witch is melting 🙂
I just realized i’ve had a love for shoes ever since I was young.. I love Dorothy’s iconic sparkly red heels and when she’s tapping her heels together “there’s no place like home”. I always tear up a little bit at that part
I liked it when Dorothy met the Lion.
I love it when the munchkins sing we are the lollipop kids.
When I was young I found some (fake) ruby slippers and I refused to take them off. I think I tried sleeping in them but when I woke up they were always on the floor beside me.
My favorite moment is absolutely when the Scarecrow sings “If I Only Had A Brain”. It remains one of my favorite tunes.
when Dorothy meets the Lion
When Dorothy returns home to the real life scarecrow, tin man & lion
I’ve never seen a live performance of the book- would love to attend!
My favorite part is when the Ruby Red Slippers end up on Dorthy’s feet after her house falls on the Wicked Witch of the East, killing her. I have always wanted those darn shoes 😉
I always liked the apple tree scene.
watched it as a little girl and don’t remember much. 🙁
My 6 year old fav part is when the lollipop guild song is on. he always sings it with his lil munching face all scrunched up. adorbs!!
I love the scene in the movie when it goes from black and white to Technicolour.
Favourite bit is when the Lion sings “if I were a kng” . Absolutely brilliant
Doroth singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow.
The lollipop kids! Plus I was a lollipop kid in our elementary school play!
when they skip off to see the wizard
My Fave moment is when she wakes up and sees her Aunt and friends around her at home. Always brings a tear!
My favourite part of the movie is when Dorothy meets the munchkins.
My moment was when Dorothy enters the huge castle, eventually meeting the wizard.
B/W to Colour!
Any moment belonging to the Lion:)
When the curtain gets pulled back revealing just who/what is behind.
When the house lands on the wicked witch so all you can see are her feet.
Fav part is when Dorothy meets the tin man.
When the lollipop kids start to sing.
When Dorothy meets the Lion
The house crashing on the witch and watching her feet curl away
My 7year old daughter’s favorite part is when Dorothy and others skip on the yellow brick road.She copies the tune and skips with the scene!
I love the scene where the Glinda tells Dorothy she’s always had the power to go home. Dorothy asks Glinda why didn’t she tell her and Glinda says she had to find it out for herself. My Mom and Glinda are one in the same.
Dorothy!
Dorothy singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. Great voice!
when the with is on her bike and that music is playing.
When the witch is melting
Dorothy is super cute! I finally bought my own pair of glittery little shoes when I moved to BC 4 years ago. Everytime I missed my old home, the shoes reminded me that Vancouver is my new home <3
Dorothy’s Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a classic moment!
A great classic to introduce to young audience! Would love to have this to share with a couple of little ones.
I love it when the wicked witch’s feet in their black and white striped socks curl up and disappear and leave the ruby slippers behind.
My favorite is when Dorothy clicks on her ruby heels and says “there’s no place like home”.
We’re off to see the wizard,
the wonderful wizard of Oz!
I like it when Dorothy clicks here heels together and says, “There’s no place like home.” Who hasn’t done that before??
When she meets the lion.
When they all skip along the yellow brick road!
Flying monkeys!
I’ve never even seen it, so I should DEFINITELY win this prize! 😀
My favorite moment of Wizard of Oz, is the sleep-inducing poppies. I would love to just lay in a field full of poppies like that.
But my favourite moment inside of the world of Oz (Not just in the movie The Wizard of Oz, but in the musical Wicked) has got to be the scene where Elphaba and Gilenda go to the Emerald City, and everything is green and beautiful.
I’m a stickler for scenery.
Oh, I always liked it when the Scarecrow sings “If I Only Had A Brain” – it always made/makes me smile!
I liked it when the witch melts -argh! Love it.
This was on TV last night and I PVR’d it so I could enjoy watching it again and again with my kids. My favorite part is when Dorothy meets the scarecrow and she can not quite figure out if he is talking to her or not.
When the wicked witch melts.
Love when the apple tress attack Dorothy and the Scarecrow.
My favourite moment is when Dorothy clicks her ruby red shoes and says “There’s no place like home!”
My daughter is watching the movie right now! Her favorite part is when the movie turns from black and white to colour.
When Dorothy clicks her ruby red shoes and says “There’s no place like home!”
In the movie when Judy Garland sings “Somewhere over the rainbow.”
the flying monkeys! they scared me terribly when i was a child, and as an adult i marvel at the imaginativeness of that imagery
When the wicked witch is melting 😀
My favourite part is when Dorothy sings “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. What a classic!
the Horse of a Different Colour!
The close up of the ruby slippers. She was a shoe girl early on!
I love the flying monkeys
I love it when Dorothy meets the scarecrow!
the end of the movie when the characters were her relatives, I was amazed by that when I was a kid
scarecrow and dorthothy meets
when Dorothy met the Cowardly Lion!
when the witch is melting!
I love the Tin Man!
When the wicked witch sends out her flying monkeys. Scary.
My daughter loves it when Dorothy meets the scarecrow.
glinda floating in on her bubble
The tin man – he’s great!
singing somewhere over the rainbow!
When Dorothy meets the scare crow!
My favorite memory of the Wizard of Oz was when the munchkins come out and sing lollipop kids
Every part with Toto (the dog)
I remember just being so excited when the movie switches over to colour in Oz. Still quite a magical moment.
Flying monkeys!!!
When Dorothy sings “over the rainbow”.
I have the costume complete with glittery red shoes.
My favourite Wizard of Oz Moment was when my husband surprised me with tickets to see the play in Madrid Spain. It was in Spanish and completely memorable. I hadn’t seen the play since I can remember and it cam rushing back. But the best part was how beautiful Somewhere over the rainbow was in Spanish and the girls voice was incredible. It was a great date and full of memories.
Does the red pumps count as a character? …Dorothy!!
I would love to see this live!
I would love to see this live! Flying monkeys!!
Scarecrow of course
I must say my most favorite was when the the house landed on the mean old witch, good vs. evil. Good always wins!
It would be wicked cool!