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The Wizard of Oz Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for The Wizard of Oz.

Results 1 - 20 of 327 in The Wizard of Oz

  1. The Wizard of OZ @ Tampa Bay Performing Arts Cente...Read the original story

    Sunday | WPOI-FM Saint Petersburg

    The Wizard of OZ - Event details Calendar Search Event details: The Wizard of OZ Date: 10/14/08 Event URL: 7:30PM Description: There truly is no place like home as the ...

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  2. Mythical Oz offers reality check for teensRead the original story

    Saturday | Topeka Capital-Journal

    ... continues today, with the museum open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a performance of the stage version of "The Wizard of Oz" at 4 p.m. in the Columbian Theatre. Four actors who played Munchkins in the movie - Ruth Duccini, Jerry Maren, Margaret ...

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  3. Pittsburgh Symphony Pops pay tribute to Judy GarlandRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    ... personality with a wonderful voice who was inspired to become a singer when she was 8 by seeing Garland in "The Wizard of Oz." Eder was a vibrant presence singing some of Garland's hits and some of her own. Hamlisch began with uncharacteristically ...

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  4. Review: My Judy Garland Life by Susie BoytRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | Telegraph.co.uk

    Mary Wakefield is disturbed by a fan's notes on devotion Five or six years ago, on some grey Sunday afternoon in London, a friend and I went to see The Wizard of Oz at the National Film Theatre.

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  5. Idol worship as therapy

    Friday Oct 3 | The Sydney Morning Herald

    ... to this by grafting herself onto the biggest personality of all: Judy Garland. The first movie Boyt saw was The Wizard Of Oz , and as Dorothy sang Over The Rainbow Boyt was transfixed. Until then, she had felt the whiplash feelings that buffeted her ...

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  6. Singer provides intimate portrait of Garland with Pittsburgh Symphony PopsRead the original story

    Friday Oct 3 | Post-gazette.com - News

    Watching 'The Wizard of Oz' on a shag carpet in Brainerd, Minn., a star was born.

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  7. Movies and Moonbeams travels over the rainbow

    Friday Oct 3 | The Shreveport Times

    ... park. The cinema classic stars Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley. In 1940, 'The Wizard of Oz' won two Oscars for best original score and best original song and was nominated for four other awards, including best art ...

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  8. Director's Chair: Maintaining ContinuityRead the original story

    May 17, 2007 | Videomaker

    ... difficult when working on a massive project, and sometimes things get missed. Let's start with a classic, The Wizard of Oz. When Dorothy and the Scarecrow are fighting the trees, the Scarecrow taunts the trees and gets hit with a lot of apples. The ...

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  9. WickedRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Broadway

    The untold musical story of The Wizard of Oz a s Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch... before Dorothy dropped in.

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  10. Pops concert celebrates life of Judy GarlandRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | Pittsburgh Tribune

    ... object of cultish enthusiasm. Her immortality was earned early, as a teenager starring in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," for which she won an Oscar. Other wonderful films followed, including "Meet Me in St. Louis" and "A Star Is Born." But ...

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  11. Annual OZtoberFest features MunchkinsRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 1 | The Capital-Journal

    ... They will conduct autograph sessions and make cameo appearances in the Columbian Theatre's production of "The Wizard of Oz." The other Wamego-bound Munchkins are: * Ruth Duccini, who played a Munchkin villager. * Margaret Pelligrini, who was both ...

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  12. 'Ironic Iconic America' gets lost along the wayRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 1 | New York City's Hometown Newspaper - NY Daily News

    ... a "six degrees of separation" deal connecting the various icons to one another. The Tin Man from "The Wizard of Oz" wanted a heart. Necco makes heart-shaped candies. Necco is located in Revere Beach, home of Jack Haley , who played the original Tin ...

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  13. New York Fashion Week kicks off with 'Oz' slippersRead the original story

    Sep 5, 2008 | StarNewsOnline.com

    ... New York This must have been a fantasy imagined by a fashionista: Dorothy's 70-year-old ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz were redone by contemporary designers and landed in Saks Fifth Avenue's shoe department - which is big enough to have its own ...

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  14. Print VersionRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Channel Canada

    ... of all ages. On Thursday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. and Midnight ET / 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. PT, VisionTV presents The Wizard of Oz, one of the greatest and most iconic fantasy films of all time. A lavish 1939 adaptation of the L. Frank Baum children's book, The ...

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  15. Getting 'Religulous' With Terry Gross

    Tuesday Sep 30 | NPR

    ... in the film to that of Toto, the dog who pulls back the curtain to expose the shortcomings of the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz. Maher is best known as the host of the HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher ; Charles's credits include Borat (which he ...

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  16. So To Speak | Joe Blundo commentary: Honestly, top fibbers not always politiciansRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 28 | Columbus Dispatch

    ... exposure of a lie "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain," thunders the man behind the curtain in The Wizard of Oz. His ordinariness exposed by a dog, the "wizard" (Frank Morgan) tries blustering his way out of it. When that doesn't work, ...

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  17. Paul Lynde Halloween Special

    Saturday Sep 27 | New Movies

    ... a fun-filled Halloween TV special with special guests Margaret Hamilton (the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz ), the, then, teens Donnie and Marie Osmond, comedian Tim Conway ( The Carol Burnett Show ), actor Billy Barty ( Willow and ...

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  18. Best in gay and lesbian film offers $25,000 prize

    Saturday Sep 27 | Gay news blog

    ... of the event DO you remember Dorothy? Yes, the Dorothy who wore sparkling red shoes in the movie classic The Wizard of Oz. Judy Garland became a gay icon after playing her in the 1939 film and the expression "Friend of Dorothy" became a gay phrase. ...

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  19. Best in gay and lesbian filmRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 27 | IcWales

    ... of the event DO you remember Dorothy? Yes, the Dorothy who wore sparkling red shoes in the movie classic The Wizard of Oz. Judy Garland became a gay icon after playing her in the 1939 film and the expression "Friend of Dorothy" became a gay phrase. ...

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  20. Children's Literature : Great children's books for stimulating the imaginationRead the original story

    Friday Sep 26 | Helium

    ... Baum's "Oz" series Many parents and teachers are unaware that L. Frank Baum's Oz stories didn't end with "The Wizard of Oz," the book which inspired several movies and television shows, including the 1939 musical starring Judy Garland. In fact, ...

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