The Wizard of Oz

I was invited to see yet another performance at the Cobb Energy Centre. In November, it was the Atlanta Ballet’s Moulin Rouge. Last month, it was Oklahoma! This month, it was The Wizard of Oz. I feel like I should join some membership program or something. Like Oklahoma!, The Wizard of Oz is part of Gas South’s Broadway Series. It showed February 3 – 6, 2011.
Out of the performances I’ve seen, The Wizard of Oz has been the most entertaining thus far. It’s mainly because of the bright, colorful, and lavish costumes and sets. It also doesn’t hurt that The Wizard of Oz has more well known, catchy, and classic songs («Somewhere Over the Rainbow,» «We’re Off to See the Wizard,» and «Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead»), uses a projector and several special effects, and a real dog for Toto. There are also some scenes in this stage production that were not in the 1939 film.
The cast was excellent: Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow, Lion, Wicked Witch of the West, etc. Great voices, great acting, great singing. And there were Munchkins of all shapes and sizes. You could tell the audience was really getting into it – singing along with some songs and clapping with enthusiasm before a scene was even over.
Too bad the free parking lot across from Cobb Energy Centre (which Addy C. told me about for Moulin Rouge) is now under construction. We were forced to park on-​site in the deck for $ 6. The $ 6 parking fee was not as bad as getting out of the deck after the show. The traffic was so bad, it was like leaving a football game. Anyway, that does not deter from the good performance on stage.
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