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2019-2020 Season Volume Xxvii • Issue 10 2019-2020 SEASON VOLUME XXVII • ISSUE 10 22......Information 26......Royal Winnipeg Ballet 36......The Klezmatics 44......Miss Nelson has a Field Day 68......Davina & The Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown 73......Wharton Circle CONSUMER ALERT REGARDING TICKET PURCHASING With so many high-profile and popular events coming to Wharton Center, we have found more and more patrons are being exploited by unscrupulous ticket resellers. Often our tickets are being marketed on secondary ticket websites before the operator of the website has even purchased tickets – and they are selling at prices far above the price you will pay through whartoncenter.com. Purchasing tickets to Wharton Center events through another source might result in paying too much for your tickets or paying for tickets that are invalid. If there is a problem with your tickets, you may not be able to receive help from Wharton Center’s Ticket Office as there will be no in-house record of your transaction. In addition, we are unable to contact you if there is a change in performance time, traffic notices, etc. To avoid being ensnared by unscrupulous ticket resellers: • Bookmark our website, whartoncenter.com for ticket and show information. • Sign up for our eClub to receive information directly from Wharton Center. We urge you to protect yourself by purchasing directly from the official source for Wharton Center tickets: at whartoncenter.com; by phone at 1-800-WHARTON (1-800-942-7866); or at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office at Wharton Center. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY Please observe the lighted exit signs located throughout the building and theatre(s). All patrons should note all exits, especially those closest to your seat location. Our staff and ushers are trained to assist patrons through multiple emergency situations. If you have questions regarding our safety and security procedures, please contact the house management staff at Wharton Center by calling 884-3119 or 884-3116. CONCEALED WEAPONS AND FIREARMS Be advised that, per Michigan Compiled Laws, Section 28.425o(1)(f), this is an entertainment facility which has a seating capacity of more than 2,500 individuals. Concealed weapons and firearms are prohibited within the facility. 25 SERIES SPONSOR ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET: THE WIZARD OF OZ Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Catherine Herrick Cobb Great Hall THIS PERFORMANCE IS SPONSORED BY 26 ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET THE WIZARD OF OZ Founders: Gweneth Lloyd & Betty Farrally Artistic Director Emeritus: Arnold Spohr, C.C., O.M. Founding Director, School Recreational Division: Jean Mackenzie Founding Director, School Professional Division: David Moroni, C.M., O.M., D.Litt, (h.c.) Artistic Director & CEO: André Lewis ARTISTS Sophia Lee Dmitri Dovgoselets Yayoi Ban, Elizabeth Lamont, Chenxin Liu, Alanna McAdie Tristan Dobrowney, Yosuke Mino, Yue Shi Katie Bonnell, Sarah Davey Stephan Azulay, Liam Caines, Ryan Vetter Jaimi Deleau, Elena Dobrowna, Katie Simpson, Sarah Joan Smith Joshua Hidson, Peter Lancksweerdt, Michel Lavoie, Liam Saito Jenna Burns, Amanda Solheim Parker Long, Bryce Taylor Associate Artistic Director: Tara Birtwhistle Senior Ballet Master: Johnny W. Chang Ballet Masters: Caroline Gruber, Vanessa Léonard, Jaime Vargas School Director: Stéphane Léonard Recreational Division Principal: Nicole Kepp Professional Division Principal: Suzanne André Teacher Training Program Director: Johanne Gingras Stage Manager: Candace Maxwell Assistant Stage Manager: Leslie Watson Today’s performance will run approximately 115 minutes, with a 20-minute intermission. Story lines and visual elements from the classic motion picture The Wizard of Oz provided by Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures. 27 CAST Dorothy ..........................................................................Sophia Lee Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch ..............................................Jaimi Deleau Aunt Em/Glinda/Emerald Ballerina ..................................... Yayoi Ban Uncle Henry/Emerald Officer ............................... Tristan Dobrowney Farmhand/Scarecrow ............................................... Stephan Azulay Farmhand/Tin Man ....................................................... Yosuke Mino Farmhand/Lion..............................................................Liam Caines Prof. Marvel/Green Whiskers/Wizard .....................Dmitri Dovgoselets Toto .............................................................................Jenna Burns Kansas Puppeteers: Curly Cues: Yue Shi Alanna McAdie Liam Saito Chenxin Liu Jenna Burns Elizabeth Lamont Joshua Hidson Ruffians: Peter Lancksweerdt Peter Lancksweerdt Bryce Taylor Yue Shi Ryan Vetter Liam Saito Michel Lavoie Parker Long Tristan Dobrowney Yellow Brick Roadies: Peter Lancksweerdt Parker Long Munchkin Ladies: Bryce Taylor Amanda Solheim Michel Lavoie Elena Dobrowna Ryan Vetter Katie Bonnell Joshua Hidson Rachel Gibbs Tristan Dobrowney Sarah Davey Liam Saito Munchkin Men: Trees: Tristan Dobrowney Amanda Solheim Parker Long Chenxin Liu Bryce Taylor Elena Dobrowna Michel Lavoie Joshua Hidson 28 Female Poppies: Pop Corn Girls: Elizabeth Lamont Chenxin Liu Sarah Davey Elizabeth Lamont Rachel Gibbs Chenxin Liu Katie Bonnell Winged Monkeys: Elena Dobrowna Liam Saito Amanda Solheim Joshua Hidson Alanna McAdie Parker Long Male Poppies: Monkey Puppeteers: Tristan Dobrowney Ryan Vetter Parker Long Yue Shi Peter Lancksweerdt Amanda Solheim Bryce Taylor Bryce Taylor Liam Saito Peter Lancksweerdt Ryan Vetter Michel Lavoie Michel Lavoie Joshua Hidson Joshua Hidson Elena Dobrowna Rachel Gibbs Poser Ladies: Katie Bonnell Winkie Men: Rachel Gibbs Michel Lavoie Amanda Solheim Yue Shi Elena Dobrowna Bryce Taylor Sarah Davey Peter Lancksweerdt Poser Men: Winkie Women: Liam Saito Chenxin Liu Bryce Taylor Rachel Gibbs Michel Lavoie Sarah Davey Parker Long Katie Bonnell Joshua Hidson Elizabeth Lamont Amanda Solheim Elena Dobrowna Bell Hops: Alanna McAdie Peter Lancksweerdt Ryan Vetter Snake Puppeteer: Tristan Dobrowney Elizabeth Lamont 29 SYNOPSIS THE WIZARD OF OZ Kansas It is morning on Uncle Henry and Aunt Em’s farm in Kansas, and the farmhands goof off between chores, ignoring Dorothy, who feels unappreciated and dreams of a place far away. Their unpleasant neighbor, Miss Gulch, arrives to complain about Dorothy’s little dog, Toto, threatening to take him away. Toto escapes and Dorothy runs away with him. On the road, Dorothy meets a showman, Professor Marvel, who urges her to return to the farm as a twister approaches. The Twister & Munchkinland Dorothy is lifted into the sky by the twister and travels for what seems like an eternity. Suddenly she plops to the ground with a thud. The twister has taken her to the Land of Oz, where she meets the Munchkins and Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. Dorothy’s bed has fallen upon the Witch of the East, killing her, and freeing the Munchkins from her power. As the Munchkins celebrate, the Wicked Witch of the West arrives to claim her sister’s magical ruby slippers and avenge her sister’s death. But in a flash, the ruby slippers appear on Dorothy’s feet, thwarting the Witch … for the moment. Dorothy wants to go home to Kansas. The Munchkins tell Dorothy that surely the Wizard of Oz will help her, and she sets off down the Yellow Brick Road towards the Emerald City to find him. Along the Yellow Brick Road Along the way, Dorothy and Toto meet three new friends who need help: a Scarecrow whose head is full of straw; a Tin Man with an empty chest, and a Lion who is afraid of his own tail. Dorothy invites them to join her to see if the Wizard can help them, too. When the Wicked Witch fails to intimidate Dorothy and her friends, she creates a beautiful field of poppies whose scent is poisonous. Glinda causes it to snow, and the poppies melt away, revealing the gates of the Emerald City. Dorothy and her friends boldly knock on the gates, but the Guard with the Green Whiskers and his Assistant send them away. The Emerald City The Guard sees that Dorothy is wearing the ruby slippers and assumes she must be a person of great importance. He welcomes the friends into the Emerald City. As they are preparing to meet the Wizard, the Witch flies by with another warning to Dorothy: give her those slippers! Unsettled, the group is led into the Wizard’s throne room where they ask for his help. He tells them that to prove themselves worthy of his assistance they must bring him the broom stick of the Wicked Witch of the West. Winged Monkeys and the Witch’s Castle Dorothy and her friends depart in haste, and as they make their way to the Witch’s Castle, they are set upon by the Witch’s Winged Monkeys, who capture Dorothy. The Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion sneak into the castle to try to free Dorothy and Toto, 30 who have been imprisoned by the Witch and the Winkies, her slaves. Amid the chaos, the Witch makes a grab for the ruby slippers; Dorothy defends herself by throwing a bucket of water on the Witch, who melts into nothingness. The friends take her broomstick and return to the Emerald City. The Humbug and Dorothy’s Return Home In the Throne Room, the Wizard is reluctant to help Dorothy and her friends, when Toto discovers a befuddled man behind an emerald wall: it turns out that the Wizard is a humbug. He’s not a wizard at all, but an ordinary man from Kansas who found himself in Oz after he lost control of his hot-air balloon. The Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion impatiently remind him that he promised to help them, but the Wizard points out that they don’t need his help: they have already shown brains, heart and courage beyond measure. As for Dorothy, he tells her that he will take Toto and her to Kansas himself in his hot-air balloon. As they prepare to depart, Toto runs off, and Dorothy chases him, but it’s too late … the wind has already taken the Wizard, leaving Dorothy and Toto behind. Glinda appears, telling Dorothy that her ruby slippers will take her home. Dorothy says farewell to her friends, and with the aid of the slippers, wills herself home. Dorothy awakens to finds herself at home in Kansas, with Toto asleep at her feet. THE MAKING OF THE WIZARD OF OZ A note from Choreographer Septime Webre My relationship with all things Oz, in four easy steps: 1.
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