![]() ![]() March 2, 3, 9 and 10 at Jo Brighton Auditorium in Wyandotte.įollow the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her loyal sidekicks as she travels to the Emerald City, despite peril, to find her way back home in the classic musical based on the L. Center Stage Players present “The Wizard of Oz” at 7 p.m. PSCSP PRESENT ‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’ AT JO BRIGHTON AUDITORIUM IN WYANDOTTEīe ready to click your heels as you whisper “there’s no place like home” as P.S. Center Stage Players present “The Wizard of Oz” and the 50th anniversary tour of “Jesus Christ Superstar” comes to the Fisher Theater. Local theaters will help take your mind off the unpredictable winter weather with two favorite musicals next week, as P.S. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for children ages 2 to 12, and $10 for students, seniors and military personnel, and are available at the door, with cash sales only. March 2, 3, 9 and 10 at Jo Brighton Auditorium, 4460 18th St. Center Stage Players present “The Wizard of Oz” with Jamie Moreno (left) of Brownstown Township as the Wicked Witch of the West, Rosemary Zehel of Wyandotte as Dorothy Gale and Lilly as Toto. Frank Baum wrote over 70 other books outside of Oz series and many of them can also be seen in the museum.P.S. ![]() ![]() All 40 famous Oz titles that can be seen on the display in this exhibit are around 100 years old, rare and very hard to find in this pristine condition. The best-selling author Michael Connelly in his most recent book "The Scarecrow" uses various facts from the Oz series, such as Denslow Associates (William Denslow illustrated the Wizard of Oz title), Fred Stone (appeared in the first Broadway musical in 1902), references to a character Dorothy from Kansas, etc.Ĭurrently, the Geppi Museum through its exhibit celebrates the 70th anniversary of 1939 Wizard of Oz movie and I was honored to lend a number of my books to that exhibit. For example, in conjunction with death of Michael Jackson, it was indicated repeatedly that he played a Scarecrow in the movie "The Wiz" in 1978. The Wizard of Oz story is so deeply imbedded in American culture that almost on a weekly basis I find some ties to it through the media. I now have over 500 books and built a website So I decided to take a plunge and began collecting Oz books. Through my research I also realized that the Wizard of Oz books in general are the most valuable children’s book series from the collector's standpoint. I also learned, among many other things, that later editions never had color illustrations because those were eliminated to reduce cost of printing. My biggest problem was associated with ascertaining the Oz books' true publishing year because almost every Oz title only has one original copyright year! Over the years, I purchased many copies that were printed in 1950s and 1960s, thinking they were first editions and I got great deals, only to learn later about the true first edition copies. The process of collecting books, particularly Oz books, I learned how complicated is the process of identifying Oz book series. Through my research I quickly learned that obtaining the first edition of Wonderful Wizard of Oz would be a challenge since this title was selling for over $10,000 at that time. ![]()
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