Highland Park Players - The Wizard of Oz

Cast:

Dorothy Gale	Erin McDonough
Scarecrow / Hunk	Mark Komiskey
Tin Man / Hickory	Dave Lemrise
Cowardly Lion / Zeke	Ira Rosenthal
Wicked Witch / Almira Gulch	Laural Reinhart
Glinda	Janelle Coats
Professor Marvel / Wizard of Oz	Max Rubin
Auntie Em	Krista Koutsis
Uncle Henry / General Winkie	Cliff Berman
Palace Guard	Jorge Bermudez
Nikko	Zachary Schiffman
Winkies	Jorge Bermudez, Matthew Evans, Derek Nelson, Max Rubin, Greg Winston
Featured Dancers	Annie Jo Fischer, Marissa Hockfield, Sarah Makkawy, Gretchen Peters
Ensemble	Jorge Bermudez, Deborah Bloom, Matthew Evans, Annie Jo Fischer, Marissa Hockfield, Jaye Hunt, Avis Lloyd Kimbel, Sarah Makkawy, Derek Nelson, Gretchen Peters, Laila B. Hermano, Greg Winston
Munchkins	Danny Brodson, Rebecca Cary, Lily Kawer, Cassidy Lemrise, David Silvert, Jaden Levine, Jenna Makkawy, Rachel McKeag, Dana Munro, Natalie Papazian, Zachary Schiffman, Leah Weiss, Jillian Wolfe
Toto	Mimi Lloyd-Kimbel

Performances:

Oct 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at 8pm
Oct 11, 18, and 25 at 2pm
The Northbrook Theatre at the Leisure Center
3323 Walters Ave, Northbrook, IL
Appropriate for everyone of all ages.
Approximate running time 2 hours.

Executive Producer:
Bradley A. Rose

Producer:
Ira Rosenthal

Producer:
Gretchen Peters

Associate Producer:Matthew Evans

Director:
Catherine Davis

Musical Director
Claire Birmingham

Choreographer
Peter Rasey

Set Designer
Frank Rose

Technical Director
Rich McMillan

Stage Manager
Leslie DeCarl

Lighting Designer:
Kurt Ottinger

Sound Designer:
Ryan Gabel

Costumer:
Kathy Bruhnke

Assistant Director:
Lauren Friedman

Makeup Artist:
Jess Gabel

With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard
Orchestration by Larry Wilcox
Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Based upon the Classical Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.

Little Dorothy Gale of Kansas, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination.

Featuring the songs Over The Rainbow, Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead), If I Only Had A Brain, If I Only Had A Heart, If I Only Had The Nerve , We're Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick Road), The Jitterbug, The Merry Old Land of Oz Poppies (Optimistic Voices) and If I Were King Of The Forest.

This production uses as much of the aura of the film as is possible to create in a modern theatre, while it strives to look and sound just like the famous film, in telling the story.

Put a smile on everyone's face and come enjoy the classic family musical, THE WIZARD OF OZ!

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