Comments on: Montgomery Playhouse The Wizard of Oz /2008/04/review-mp-wizard-of-oz/ Theater Info for the Washington DC region Mon, 09 Jun 2014 20:41:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Laura & Mike Clark /2008/04/review-mp-wizard-of-oz/comment-page-1/#comment-17075 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:44:24 +0000 http://www.showbizradio.net/?p=2239#comment-17075 Dave,

Of course a movie and a stage version of that movie are going to be different. But director Lisa Holland Anderson’s note in the playbill mentioned they were counting on the audience being familiar with the movie so that the audience could use their imagination to fill in some of the scenes. And the script that was used was based off of the MGM movie version. So mentioning a few similarities and differences with the movie is appropriate.

Overall we enjoyed this show, and felt that children would enjoy it. I would assume that parents taking kids to the theater would take them to something they are familiar with, not a brand new show.

]]> By: Dave Bayles /2008/04/review-mp-wizard-of-oz/comment-page-1/#comment-17072 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:02:58 +0000 http://www.showbizradio.net/?p=2239#comment-17072 Mike,
I notice in your review you mentioned this play version of “The Wizard of Oz” was a little shortened of different than the MGM musical version. Well of course it will be differnt. Almost all movies /stage plays are based of some sort of written work. Movies can take much more liberty with presenting that work, than a stage play for obvious reasons. And once a film is finished, it’s finished and leaves a permanante record and will be unchanging. However, stage plays will be different each and every time they are preformed. Each production will be different depending on the directorial view, the actors involved and the audience who sees it. Actors on stage are human, not celluliod. It is not fair to compare a classic movie that has been seen by millions over 70 years to a community theater production of a different work, although both based on the work of Mr. Baum. Give them an honest review of the work they did, and not be critical of your percieved differences to another work.

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