By: centraljersey.com
A classic musical that has entertained generations comes to the Washington Crossing Open Air Theatre stage this Friday evening when "The Wizard of Oz" begins a three-day run.
Set for Friday, June 25, Saturday, June 26, and Sunday, June 27, the musical will be performed at 7:30 each evening.
Based on the popular children’s book by L. Frank Baum and made famous by the MGM film starring Judy Garland, "The Wizard of Oz" is a musical adventure centered on Dorothy Gale, an orphaned girl unhappy with her drab existence on her aunt and uncle’s dusty Kansas farm.
Dorothy yearns to travel "over the rainbow" to a different world, and she gets her wish when a tornado whisks her and her little dog, Toto, to the land of Oz.
Having offended the Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy is protected from the old crone’s wrath by the ruby slippers she wears. In order for Dorothy to get back to Kansas, Glinda the Good Witch of the North suggests she see the all powerful wizard who lives in Emerald City.
As Dorothy and Toto head down the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City, along the way, they befriend a scarecrow, a tin man and a cowardly lion.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children ages 12 and under. Group discounts are available for 20 persons or more.
The Children’s Theatre series begins Friday with the musical, "Jack and The Beanstalk."
Performances are scheduled for Friday, June 25, and Saturday, June 26, at 11 a.m. and Sunday, June 27, at 4 p.m.
Children’s Theatre continues each Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer.
Jack and the Beanstalk is the tale of a boy who trades a cow for magic beans. The beans grow into a huge beanstalk that leads Jack to a heavenly kingdom filled with treasures and a giant.
Tickets are $5 for children or adults. Group discounts are available for 20 persons or more.
"Charlotte’s Web" is the next film for the weekly Movies Under the Stars on Monday, June 28. Based on E.B. White’s best-selling novel, "Charlotte’s Web" is a story of friendship and salvation.
Featuring the voices of Debbie Reynolds as Charlotte, Paul Lynde as Templeton the rat, Agnes Moorehead as the stuttering goose and Henry Gibson as Wilbur the pig, Charlotte’s Web tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte.
When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.
Charlotte’s Web begins at sunset (8:34 p.m.) with a rain date of Tuesday, June 29. Admission is $10 per car.
For a full list of movies to be shown this summer, visit www.DPACatOAT.com.
For complete information about the 2010 summer season, directions and more, visit the website.
The theater is inside Washington Crossing State Park at 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road in Titusville. The box office phone is 267-885-9857.