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\"Oz_photo_collage_4.rainbow\"<\/a>(Chittenango, NY – May 2015) Oz-Stravaganza! 2015 offers a plethora of events in the “Birthplace of Oz”\u00a0 from June 5 to 7 \u00a0including fireworks, a grand parade, special Oz guests, amusement rides, crafters, vendors, authors, artists, silent auctions, games, live music, costume judging and much more.<\/p>\n

For details and event times, visit\u00a0www.oz-stravaganza.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While at Oz-Stravaganza! be sure to attend the 2015\u00a0Special Free Programming Friday June 5 and Saturday June 6 at 6:30 p.m. Our guests of honor in two completely different presentations at “Baum’s Opera House” in Oz Park, Chittenango. Join us and Emmy Award-Winning producer, writer John Fricke, Oz-Emcee<\/p>\n

Arrive early for the exciting show prequels each evening beginning at\u00a06 p.m.<\/p>\n

Friday Evening :<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE SCARECROW OF OZ\u00a0Centennial Celebration!\u00a0L. Frank Baum\u2019s ninth Oz Book was published in 1915 and is now one hundred years old. Enjoy that most beloved character in a newly-assembled m\u00e9lange of film and television clips from 1910 to 1978! Hear memories of her uncle Ray Bolger\u00a0\u2013\u00a0MGM\u2019s famous\u00a0Wizard of Oz\u00a0movie Scarecrow\u00a0\u2013\u00a0from niece CHRISTIANNA RICKARD (author ofRemembering Oz: My Journey With the Scarecrow). Travel a Yellow Brick Road of memories with Munchkin-by-Marriage MYRNA SWENSEN, whose husband CLARENCE played a diminutive soldier in the film.<\/p>\n

One Fellow\u2019s\u00a0WICKED\u00a0Road to Oz!\u00a0On the twentieth anniversary of the publication of\u00a0Wicked\u00a0\u2013\u00a0and the launch of his best-selling original Oz fiction series\u00a0\u2013premier author GREGORY MAGUIRE offers an illustrated tour of his personal journey to acclaim as one of the preeminent writers of our time. Learn about all the Ozziness that happened along the way to\u00a0Wicked\u00a0on the printed page and Broadway stage!<\/p>\n

Selected Short Subject: THE SOUND OF OZ!\u00a0NBC-TV affiliate film critic\/historian and nationally-syndicated radio reviewer and personality RYAN JAY presents a sneak peek at plans for THE SOUND OF OZ documentary, which he\u2019ll direct. Produced by Aaron Harburg — great-grandson of E. Y. “Yip” Harburg who wrote the lyrics to all the songs in THE WIZARD OF OZ — THE SOUND OF OZ will tell the fascinating saga of the Harburg\/Harold Arlen collaboration that gave us “Over the Rainbow,” “We\u2019re Off to See the Wizard,” “If I Only Had a Brain,” Ding-Dong! the Witch is Dead” and so many others.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u00a0Evening:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening Remarks from ROGER and CHARLENE BAUM\u00a0The great-grandson of L. Frank Baum and his wife greet you and discuss his latest books, as he continues the tradition of his renowned ancestor.<\/p>\n

RETURN TO\u00a0RETURN TO OZ\u00a0with EMMA (PRINCESS OZMA) RIDLEY!\u00a0What a coup! On the thirtieth anniversary of Disney\u2019s 1985 film,\u00a0Return to Oz, OZ-STRAVAGANZA! and special guest RYAN JAY team up to present EMMA RIDLEY, one of the stars of that motion picture! This marks her first-ever appearance at an Oz event; don\u2019t miss her account of the making of that Ozzy Cult Classic! And revel in RYAN\u2019S behind-the-scenes back-story and visual tour of the creative peaks of that production!<\/p>\n

How Wonderful\u00a0THE WIZ\u00a0\u2013\u00a0And Its Lion Supreme!\u00a0In this fortieth anniversary year of Broadway\u2019s rip-roarin\u2019-and-rockin\u2019 stage musical, THE WIZ, theater legend KEN PAGE reviews his stint as The Cowardly Lion\u00a0\u2013\u00a0both in that show and in other OZ theatrical spectaculars! MR. PAGE is OZ-STRAVAGANZA! Grand Marshall for 2015 and will also recount tales of his participation as “Oogie Boogie” in THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, as “Max” in DREAMGIRLS, and in such Broadway starring roles as “Old Deuteronomy” in CATS and in the original cast of AIN\u2019T MISBEHAVIN\u2019. Featuring exclusive video of THE WIZ cast members as they performed earlier in 2015 in NYC for Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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