So, what was my latest adventure?
Can you see it?
You guessed it, I headed to the Gershwin Theatre in NYC to see the musical....
The untold story of the Witches of OZ
This wonderful musical explores how these two individuals grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch...
My love for The Wizard of OZ stems from my experience in elementary school when I played Glinda in the school play.
Glinda from WICKED
As a child I would eagerly anticipate the airing of this movie each and every year. I loved the magic of it all, the flying monkeys, the wizard, the witches although the very sight of the green-faced witch would bring immediate fear for she epitomized human wickedness.
Elphaba from WICKED
This is the true face of wickedness...
Margaret Hamilton from The Wizard of OZ (1939)
It is ironic that Margaret's performance of the Wicked Witch was so scary to children, because her first job was as a kindergarten teacher. Had she been my teacher I would have refused to go to school!
Wicked did not disappoint. The cast of characters
were truly talented, the costumes creative, the staging mesmerizing, the
musical arrangement excellent, the orchestra impressive, the flying monkey ~
well, I don’t want to give anything away but there is flying, and the story
line was surprisingly humorous.
Last December I toured one of the oldest museums of printing in the world, the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany. My favorite exhibit was a collection of miniature books. The museum gift shop offered an array of mini books, one of which is The Wizard of Oz. You can imagine my disappointment when I was told the book was sold out; I could have ordered it and I didn't.
But my DH did ~ he travels to Germany often and upon his return he handed me this...
Viola...
Yes, inside is the story in tiny print! I placed this little beauty beside this...
Beyer Choice Doll
"DOROTHY"
During another trip to Germany my DH returned with The Wizard of OZ written in German.
I feel compelled to add just a bit of stitching to this post so let me re post this picture...
Primitive Wizard of OZ
Midsummer Night Designs
So, what is planned for my next adventure? Here is a clue:
Thanks for taking the time to stop by ~
Until next time...
Until next time...
6 comments:
Very, very cool!
we have the same love for OZ and I totally enjoyed this post! Are you going to see the new OZ movie? I can't wait to see it!
I was also in NYC recently as you already know : ) I remember Wicked being advertised but we saw Kinky Boots which was fabulous. My husband & I LOVE Germany! He worked there for a while & I got to visit him for a few weeks, & we've been back twice since. Would go ahead in a heartbeat : ) Your Oz books are wonderful!
I Love the Wizard Of Oz, we stayed at the Hotel Del Coronado on Coronado Island, in the fabulous dining room is where L Frank Baum wrote the Wizard it was so cool to be where it began.
Lucky you to have such treasures from your husband, love your stitched Wizard Of Oz, I did not know this pattern was out there.
Thank-you for sharing.
Catherine
Sounds like a wonderful evening, and an equally wonderful husband!
What a GREAT musical! One of my favorites - and one I luckily stumbled upon years ago on a trip to NYC when it had only recently opened!! My friend and I figured we'd stop by the box office and amazingly enough procured two orchestra seats in the fifth row from the stage!! (They were sold as "obstructed view" tickets, but really we saw everything just fine!)
Love your Oz Collectibles, too. In fact, I'm off to see the Wizard....well, off to see if I can locate that chart!! My sister played Dorothy in her high school production, and she'd love that cross stitched Oz primitive sampler!!
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