Write a commentThis summer's Harborfest Children's Musical will present a show about the meaning of family with a production, of the childhood classic,"The Wizard of Oz".
The familiar tale of the little girl who traveled to another world full of strange beautiful sights and dangerous adventures only to return home again shows how important family is in the most difficult of times, as there truely is "no place like home".
The show features a cast of about 60 young people ranging in age from 1 to 16 years that come from all over the area including Oswego, Fulton, Hanibal, Mexico, Pheonix, Martville, Sterling, Camden, and Johnson City.
The cast and crew of the show also includes multiple individuals from the same family. A good example of these relationships might be the show Stage and Musical directors Lyndsie and Ken Jones a married couple, and their children Arianna, Leo and Elliot Jones are all part of the production. In addition, producers Wayne and Kelly Mosher along with grandson, actor, Ethan Mosher are part of the show..
Other families involved include the Metcalf's with Josie and Sean Metcalf, the Emmons with Sam, and Olivia Emmons, the D'Angelo's with Cameron and Ethan and Gianna D'Angelo, The Huff's, with Kara, Ramonda and Louisa Huff, the Brooker's, with Hannah, Kayla, and Alexa Brooker, the Sawyer's, with Amelia nd Althea Sawyers, the Verbergs, with Nolan and Elsie Verberg, the Buckalew's, with Claire and Nya Bucklew, the William's, with Lydia and Lena Williams, the Kelly's with Leah, Nora and Lucas Kelly, the Lukowski's with Lylah and Oliver Lukowski, the Germain's with Damien and Dickie Germaiin, the Kandt's with Hannah and Eva Kandt. the McCarthy's with Ember and Azalea McCarthy, the Hsu's with Lana and Kara Hsu, the Pennington's with Keira and Rowinn Pennington, and two families of Osborn's including Dale, Sydney, and Layne Osborn in one branch and Aislinn and Sage Osborn in another.
"The Wizard of Oz" will be produced by Oswego Children's Theater with award winning directors Lyndsie Lee and Kenneth C. Jones assuming the stage and music leadership roles.
The show is based on the book, by Central New York native L. Frank Baum.with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, background music by Herbert Stothart and dance and vocal arrangements by Peter Howard. This Young Performer's Version of the show is based upon the Royal Shakespeare Company production adapted for stage by John Kane with Orchestration by Larry Wilcox taken from the Classic 1939 Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.
Adaptation and support materials for the Young Performers Edition of the show was developed by iTheatrics under the supervision of Timothy Allen McDonald. The Show is produced by special arrangement with Music Theater International.
The Wizard of Oz will presented several times during the Festival weekend on the Children's Stage at West Park.
Harborfest is one of the few admission-free music festivals in the country. It was founded with the mission of creating nationally recognized festivals and events that attract and engage a broad and diverse audience, celebrate and build community, and advance economic development in Oswego, New York. It would not be possible to continue the event without the massive continued support received from the City of Oswego, businesses, organizations, government entities, and individuals and family members. To learn more about the Children’s Musical, about Harborfest itself, or want contribute to the support of this amazing region-wide event, contact the Harborfest offices at 41 Lake Street, Oswego, NY 13126 or by visiting the Harborfest web site at www.oswegoharborfest.com.
