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The Wizard of Oz - - a la ATTLEBORO

A SPOOF on the 1939 film classic, The Wizard of Oz, starring Attleboro politicians and well-known personalities

Long ago, art imitated life.   Now, life imitates art . . . and no more so than in the movies, it seems.

Two classic films were released in 1939.   One is, "The Wizard of Oz".   Everybody's seen it at one time or another.

Yet, Attleboro is lending itself to a re-make of this well-known tale; to wit:       

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  "We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto."   [No; you're in Attleboro, silly.] 

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   "Dorothy"   - -   Sara-Lynn Reynolds

     "Toto"      - -   Jay DiLisio   [ "arf" ]

 the cowardly lion  - -   Frank Cook

 the scarecrow     - -   Brian Kirby   [ "If I only had a brain . ." ]   

  the tin man      - -   Peter Blais   (has no heart, as we all know)

 the Wizard       - -   Kevin Dumas

 Wicked Witch    - -   Shannon Heagney   [or, Kim Allard; or, Sue Blais]

Glinda, good witch  - -  Linda Alger   [or, Cherie Felos]

The Munchkins   - -   The Kirby Kubs and their many friends

'Nikko', top flying monkey   - -   Jeremy Denlea

Aunt Em & Uncle Henry   - -   Anne & Henry Reilly

captain of the winkie guard  - -   Mark Cooper

Professor Marvel  - -  Oreste D'Arconte   [or, Mark Flanagan]

 

music by   Kevin Dumas     "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road"

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