The Fairbury Fine Arts Department is bringing a classic musical to Fairbury High School this spring. Fairbury students will be performing the musical rendition of one of the first color films, The Wizard Of Oz. Based on the 1939 film, Dorothy (Cambria Myers) must find her way to Emerald City with her dog Toto (Eloise Dusso) and her new friends Scarecrow (Regan Kapke), Tinman (Daniel Creekbaum) and Lion (Liam Young). They seek the help of the Wizard of Oz (Jace Dorn). Glinda, the Good Witch of the North (Izzy Ausk), helps them evade the Wicked Witch of the West (Lilly Ausk) aided by faithful monkey, Nikko (Gabe Ausk). 

This rendition of The Wizard Of Oz follows closely to the story written by Frank L. Baum in 1900. With music and lyrics of the MGM motion picture score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, this musical has all of the classic songs you know and love like Over the Rainbow, We’re Off to See the Wizard, and The Merry Old Land of Oz.

You won’t want to miss the Fairbury Fine Arts Department’s version of this great classic. Performances are scheduled for Friday, March 15th at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, March 16th at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, March 17th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale March 4th.