Interviews With The Oz Community

Jim Bailey loves to perform and has done so for many years. He made his debut in the Las Vegas entertainment scene in 1970. He is a character actor who sings, and is still going strong thirty years later! He is amazing actor and you'll have to go to this site to not only hear about his work, but also see clips of some of his performances on You Tube! You'll surely be amazed.

Michael Sewert has delighted audiences for many years by publicly displaying many of Judy Garland's dresses and gowns from a number of her films. Michael actually began collecting when he was just 6 years old and became a big fan of Judy Garland and her work after watching, 1939 classic, "THE WIZARD OF OZ".

WOULD YOU PROPOSE TO SOMEONE USING AN "OZ" THEME, LIVE ON STAGE? THIS PERSON DID, AND IS LIVING IN NOW ENGAGED !

On Saturday, June 3, 2006, Kristin Foltz sang a beautiful version of "Over the Rainbow" for their annual show, Steppin' Out '06. A man by the name of Craig Petrou came on stage and proposed to her...using a very interesting Oz themed speech...and then of course he presented her with a engagement ring. Check the full interview out about their experince!

We are very please to have had interviewed Donna Stewart-Harway on Wednesday April 19th 2006. Donna grew up in the 1930s and was cast in as one of the child munchkins from the Wizard of Oz movie. It was an exciting time both for her and all of the rest of the wonderful little people that made, The Wizard of Oz what it is today. This interview personally I think is very entertaining full of stories and of course educational to get a step back and look at what life was like for a young girl--- like Donna to be involved in a movie such as this, was "The Wizard of Oz" and in the 1930s.

Donna Stewart-Harway passed away at her home in Pinch, VA on November 12th 2008.
She will be missed by all of her fans, including her family and friends. She was 75 years old.

This wonderful young man, Jeff from New York, and very much involved in the Oz community. He has created many wonderful pairs of ruby slippers, which are just simply amazing! Jeff is also an actor and had done some work for Disney in some of their premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

We are please to have recorded an Stephen Sisters, from the official Oz community! He is an Oz collector and has recreated several scenes from the MGM movie and including a pair of ruby slippers and the witch's broom. The broom you see this on Stephen's page was the the boom that Kurt Raymond uses in all of his preformances.

Aaron Pacentine interviewed Allen Pease on Sunday September 8th 2006 who works with Marilyn Zengler of the Yellow Brick Road Gift Shop and Oz Fantasy Museum about Indiana's 25th Wizard of Oz Festival and Munchkinland Market Days. Allen also talked about their events for Septe,ber of 2006 and what visitors were able to find at both at the festival at the Porter County Expo Center and during the exciting Oz events in Chesterton, Indiana and Valparaiso, Indiana. (The Wizard of Oz Festival and Munchkinland Market Days are two separate events.)

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Greg has recently put together a full animated short, titled "The Tin Woodsman" it is an excellent feature and you can also download it right here at VideosForFamily.com Listen to this interview for a full scope regarding work on this feature, plus his outlook on the Oz books, and M-G-M movie. Greg is new to the Oz community but has grown throughout his recently knowledge from other club members. Thank you Greg for being a part of the web site!

Michelle is known around the greater Jacksonville, Florida area for her portrayal as Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz". This was a fun and enjoyable interview to conduct! It was a pleasure working with Michelle and it was fun! I was able to have the honor of working with her and Bobby Ingram during the March 11th 2006 Oz event that took place in Orange Park, Florida.

This time we have included yet another in our line up of people that have been interviewed from the Oz community. We are please to have Richard Burch a part of Videos For The Family. Richard Burch is the President of Oz-Central, LLC. Richard talks about his involvement with Oz-Central and he got started. This interview also takes a look at the "Magical Land of Oz" park, with some details about this exciting and current project that is fully underway with the entire Oz-Central team. Richard also talks about the other areas of Oz-Central and what their wonderful team of people are doing. We hope you enjoy it and can gain some insight and info on the wonderful work of Oz-Central!

In 1985 Walt Disney Pictures brought Oz to the screen after many years of preparing, and preparation, the official sequel to M-G-M's 1939 classic was released to the public. "RETURN TO OZ" "Return to the land where the adventure began" was one of the official tag lines to promote the release of the movie in Theaters across the US on June 21st 1985. Although it wasn't actually received well in the Theaters, "Return To Oz" was very much adore and loved by many of the fans and it still loved today. Most people excepted Disney to have produced this movie, as a musical and very much to the liking of M-G-M's 1939 classic, "The Wizard of Oz". In this case--- it was just the opposite. This film was produced very well, and it really does have some positive elements in it. The score was done beautifully, and was written by David Shire. Last year, was the 20th anniversary of the movie, "Return to Oz". This interview is the VERY FIRST interview Celia has EVER given pertaining to her work, about her "RETURN TO OZ" web site. She honestly does get a lot of hits to her site as well as numerous amounts of people who contact her requesting info on the movie. Thank you Celia for this chance to do this w/ you it was lots of fun and very enjoyable !

Robert Baum: An Outlook
On the Oz DVD
(Monday November 28th 2005)

A delightful look at Robert Baum's look on the newly released "Wizard of Oz" DVD and his comments and information about attending the premiere of the movie in Los Angelus, CA in October of last year.

Sean has been working as the "Scarecrow" for the Wizard of Oz Park/Festival in Banner Elk, NC for 5 years now! He really has the 'look' for the part and is very dedicated to his work. He is very good friend of mine and I am pleased to have him a part of this web site! Thank you Sean for your time and answering these questions about a park. We all love and cherish every year in October! Sean comments about how he got interested in "The Wizard of Oz" and about his work at Banner Elk ! He also shares with us what he is doing now and his plans for the future. Sean is only 19 but has used his acting abilities in a way like no other. Keep up the good work Sean!

Elaine Horn is a Dorothy Gale impressionist and has preformed and worked as Dorothy in Oz events and other events around the country. This interview was recorded in November of 2005.

An Evening With Oz Author Eric Shanower
(Saturday November 5th 2005)

A wonderful 40 + minute interview has been completed with Oz Author, Eric Shanower. I had wonderful time talking with Eric about his work. Eric also shares his comments about the restored version of "THE WIZARD OF OZ" DVD released in October of 2005. Eric is featured for a few minutes on one of the Oz documentaries, "THE LEGECY OF OZ". Eric also talks about his life growing up and also his plans. It's very enjoyable and I think you'll feel the same way.

Oz Collector/Actor Zach Allen (Friday August 12th 2005)