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Additional authors

1. Goetz, David (Dave)
2. Hambley, Renee
3. Cohen, Steve
4. Frio, Alan
5. Grové, Jessica, 1982-
6. Rooney, Mickey
7. Mancina, Mark
8. Hearn, Michael Patrick
9. Morena, Dorothy
10. Mantele, Ozma
11. Johanson, Robert
12. Harburg, Ernest
13. Baum, Robert, Jr.
14. Colgan, Casey
15. Ritter, John, 1948-2003
16. Worley, Jo Anne, 1937-
17. Hawkins, Tim
18. Luft, Lorna
19. Rocco, James
20. Rizzo, Jeffrey
21. McCauley, Judith
22. Urich, Tom
23. Ruivivar, Francis
24. Lumbard, Dirk
25. Sullivan, A. J.
26. O'Connor, Ian
27. Thompson, Beth
28. UPN (Television network), producer
29. Radio City Entertainment, producer

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Promotional program advertising the Los Angeles premiere of a stage musical production of The wizard of Oz, starring Mickey Rooney in the title role. The program opens with a brief history of the book upon which the musical was based, its author L. Frank Baum, earlier stage and film adaptations, and in particular the 1939 M-G-M musical starring Judy Garland, featuring songs by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. Several members of the cast and crew of the current production are interviewed, including the director, producer, choreographer, dog trainer, and special effects supervisor.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of UPN-13, Los Angeles.

Alternative title

1. Wizard of Oz

Subject

1. Oz (Imaginary place) > Drama
2. Theatrical productions > California > Los Angeles > 1991-2000
3. Harburg, E. Y (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981
4. Musical theater > California > Los Angeles
5. Interviews
6. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
7. Trailers and promo's
8. Musicals
9. Garland, Judy
10. Arlen, Harold, 1905-1986
11. Theatrical producers and directors > Interviews
12. Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 > Wizard of Oz
13. Wizard of Oz (Motion picture)

Genre/Form

1. Musicals.
2. Interviews.
3. Trailers and promo's.

Call number

1. NCOX 1554

Note

1. First broadcast on UPN-13, Los Angeles, California, June 19, 1999; this tape includes original commercials from that air date.
2. In addition to interviews with cast and crew of the stage version of The wizard of Oz, this program contains brief interviews with opening night attendees at the Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, including Ann Miller, Jane Withers, Billy Barty, Ruth Buzzi, Henry Gibson, Robert Morse, Jerry Maren, and Margaret O'Brien.

Performer (note)

1. Narrator: Alan Frio.
2. Participants: Mickey Rooney, Jessica Grové, Mark Marcina, Michael Patrick Hearn, Dorothy Morena, Ozma Mantele, Robert Johanson, Ernest Harburg, Robert Baum, Jr., Casey Colgan, John Ritter, Jo Anne Worley, Tim Hawkins, Lorna Luft, James Rocco, Jeff Rizzo, Judith McCauley, Tom Urich, Francis Ruivivar, Dirk Lumbard, A. J. Sullivan, Ian O'Connor, Beth Thompson.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped by UPN-13 TV, Los Angeles, Calif., 1999.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Title

1. Rainbows and witches and ruby red slippers : The wizard of Oz [videorecording] / UPN-13, in association with Radio City Entertainment presents ; produced by Dave Goetz ; co-producer, Renee Hambley ; director, Steve Cohen.

Imprint

1. Los Angeles, c1999.

Performer

1. Narrator: Alan Frio.
2. Participants: Mickey Rooney, Jessica Grové, Mark Marcina, Michael Patrick Hearn, Dorothy Morena, Ozma Mantele, Robert Johanson, Ernest Harburg, Robert Baum, Jr., Casey Colgan, John Ritter, Jo Anne Worley, Tim Hawkins, Lorna Luft, James Rocco, Jeff Rizzo, Judith McCauley, Tom Urich, Francis Ruivivar, Dirk Lumbard, A. J. Sullivan, Ian O'Connor, Beth Thompson.

Event

1. Videotaped by UPN-13 TV, Los Angeles, Calif., 1999.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Billy Rose Theatre Division.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Goetz, David (Dave), producer.
2. Hambley, Renee, producer.
3. Cohen, Steve, director.
4. Frio, Alan, narrator.
5. Grové, Jessica, 1982-
6. Rooney, Mickey.
7. Mancina, Mark.
8. Hearn, Michael Patrick.
9. Morena, Dorothy.
10. Mantele, Ozma.
11. Johanson, Robert.
12. Harburg, Ernest.
13. Baum, Robert, Jr.
14. Colgan, Casey.
15. Ritter, John, 1948-2003.
16. Worley, Jo Anne, 1937-
17. Hawkins, Tim.
18. Luft, Lorna.
19. Rocco, James.
20. Rizzo, Jeffrey.
21. McCauley, Judith.
22. Urich, Tom.
23. Ruivivar, Francis.
24. Lumbard, Dirk.
25. Sullivan, A. J.
26. O'Connor, Ian.
27. Thompson, Beth.
28. UPN (Television network), producer.
29. Radio City Entertainment, producer.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1554