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Show The walk down the yellow brick road was good for cast and audience alike the intonations and cackle of Marcelle were very witchy. A delightful diversion was the army, if one can call it that. Their antics and the private's were very entertaining. The sequence with Dorothy, the scarecrow and the Flying monkeys at the bridge was well done. Kveryone loved that part. Kvery child in the audience breathed a long "a-a-a-h" when the beautiful Glinda the Good came on stage. Her pretty golden hair, her gorgeous gown were just like in a fairytale and even adults felt the magic of her appearance. She was played by Michelle; Palmer. All of the musical numbers were performed very nicely. Dorothy's "Over the Rainbow" was very effective and enjoyable. Although the listener could tell that the orchestra was made up primarily of students, they still did well under the baton of Ieon Honey. Of all the high school musicals so far, the sound at this one was by far the best. I suppose the main characters all had body mikes but whatever the case, Doug did it again. The sound was terrific Many times at high school shows it has been difficult to hear the spoken words. This was certainly not the case in this show. By MARCKKLA WALKKR Many residents of Pleasant Grove took a walk down the Yellow Brick Road last week with Dorothy and her friends as Pleasant Grove High School drama department presented the "Wizard of Oz." A packed auditorium watched the production all four nights ;is Elaine Hansen and her cast and crew ran up another success on the list of musicals presented at the school. The first act (lew along so fast that it was over before I knew it. The main characters had all been introduced by then and each one left a mark on the heart. Julie Hrown as Dorothy was perfect casting. She has a lovely singing voice and her French braids looked a lot like Judy Garland's in the original movie version. The audience took a real hankering to John Allen who played the part of the cowardly lion to perfection. His cowardly character was delightful and the voice couldn't have been better. The audience loved him. My personal favorite of the trio of Dorothy's friends was The Scarecrow played by Glade Holman. He maintained the ragtag, rag-tag, floppy, bundle appearance throughout the production. His scarecrow-like legs and arms kept me in stitches and he did it with skill. I don't know how he ever kept his legs and arms going like that. Dorothy's other pal, the Tin Man, was performed well by Jason Firth the night I saw it, and by Steve Washburn. Of particular note were the costumes. I don't know if they were original or were borrowed for the production but whatever the case they were terrific. The munchkins were a delight as were the ladies of the Emerald Court. Marcelle Brashear was some witch. All the witches were good but |