The Media Theatre has everyone's favorite classic "The Wizard of OZ" this holiday season, as the award winning music theater company celebrates its 25th anniversary season.
"OZ" is celebrating its 80th anniversary as one of the most beloved films of all time. The live musical presentation at The Media Theatre has an all-star Philly cast in the iconic roles. It's on November 14 through January 13.
Elisa Matthews plays Glinda, The Good Witch, and Aunt Em. "This is my tenth year working with the Media Theatre!," she said. "I have so many wonderful memories here and many of my closest friends are from this community. I also love the town and historic building that we perform in."
She continued by recalling some of her past roles at Media. "Many of my fondest theatre experiences have been here at Media Theatre starting with playing Eliza in "My Fair Lady" to the recent role of Francesca in "The Bridges of Madison County". I owe Jesse Cline (Artistic Director) and Patrick Ward (Executive Director) so much gratitude for all the wonderful opportunities and experiences I have had here."
Elisa was also seen at Media in "Oliver!", "Les Miserables", "The Sound of Music" and several other critically acclaimed productions. Philadelphia theatre critic Neal Zoren once said, "My dream is to see an entire season of musicals built around Elisa Matthews. She's that good."
Elisa reminisced about her early days on the stage. "I started in elementary school. My first big role was the Wicked Queen in "Snow White" which was a lot of fun. We also did fully-staged and costumed musicals in my backyard every summer and it was a big event for all the neighbor kids. One year we did "The Wizard of Oz" and I played Dorothy. I remember how fun it was coming up with ideas for the special effects of the show."
As far as her ultimate moment in 'deciding' to become an actress, she says she "never had a deciding moment actually. I went to school for art and was planning on being an elementary art teacher but kept getting opportunities to sing and perform. Eventually I changed course and went back to school to study music and drama."
She has played several of the roles that Julie Andrews made famous the world over. ""My Fair Lady" was a movie that I loved and I memorized every song on the record. I was obsessed with Julie Andrews and wanted to play all the parts she played."
She's done Eliza Doolittle and Maria von Trapp at The Media Theatre so far. Will "Mary Poppins" be in her future? Only time will tell.
For tickets to "The Wizard of OZ" November 14 through January 13, call 610-891-0100 or visit mediatheatre.org.
Elisa Matthews would love to see you at the theatre!
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