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28 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, October 27, 2000 An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor. CAROL BALDWIN, 845-3824 (Ext. 254) Fax: 337-5567; E-mail: baldvwn@hartonsearch.com Arts & Entertainment Photos by Riziero Vertolli Christie M enzo (Dorothy in The Wizard o f Oz) with her dog Boo Boo, or possibly Toto. Oakville ingenue is off to Oz Tickets are $2239 for The Wizard o f Oz, which runs Friday, Dec. 15th a t 7 3 0 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 16th & Sunday, Dec. 1 7 a t 1 and 5 p.m. D The Wizard o f Oz (being presented this year instead of Mr. Scrooge). But whether Boo Boo makes the cut or not, Christie has certainly made orothy and Toto are off to it, and she's looking forward to her see The Wizard. Well, actu first major role in musical theatre. ally, it will be Christie "I have done mini-plays with act Menzo and Boo Boo who ing groups...but this is my big thing, will follow the famous yellow brick when I've really tried out and got the road, although they're not too sure part," says the 13-year-old ingenue. about Boo Boo (short for Drambuie). "I've been in an infommercial and Christie's dog, Boo Boo has yet to I did a short documentary film with `audition' for the part, but if he can the Toronto Film Festival...a skipper answer to Toto, bark and sit on cue person - I just jum ped rope." he already looks cute and has a natur The Queen Elizabeth Park student al rapport with the lead actor - the says she's been interested in acting for small canine will certainly be cast as years and, consequently, began taking Toto in FanFare Theatrical acting courses at the tender age of nine. Productions' Christmas presentation, From her stage acting classes at the Oakville Centre for the Performing ^T D D E N T W w ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR B y C a ro l Baldw in 8 8 .0 0MOVIES FROM (4-6 PM) T H E A T R E S EVERY WEEKDAY AT TWILITE ·E X C L U D E HOLIDAYS Changing TYtaWay Canada S*a» Movtaa £ im c TiC<ETS\y Arts and her TV acting and audi tioning training with West End Studio Theatre to her musical the atre experience with Oakville Children's Music Theatre and her pri vate jazz and vocal lessons, each experience has added to the skills that ultimately landed Christie the part of Dorothy. The Oakville Beaver even played a part in her most recent success, since her mother saw the audition call for The Wizard o f Oz in the newspaper. 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(5:15). 705.7:40. 9:30.1000 O F F R E E P A R K IN G Call (905) 815-2021 OAKVLLE X entoe THEUPfe w w w .oc4pa.com by Affirmative Communications THEChKVILLE BE V eil t h e box office, 130 Navy Si. («# L o k a sh o re ) proud audio sponsor of The Oab M o n . to F r i, n o o n · 5 p .m .. S a t. 2 - 5 p a n . BIG TICKET MEMBERS SAVE 2 0 % PLEN TY be the star, and she began considering all that entails. "I was watching the movie and I really never realized how big Dorothy's part was - all the lines it's going to take," she says, with a tinge of trepidation. "It's one thing to learn the lines the way you want to, but it's another to have the part, and you've got to be that person that you're doing. It's going to be really hard I think, espe cially since I have to learn all the dancing and the vocals as well. I'm also going to be the youngest (cast member)." However, her infectious enthusiasm and excitement soon mask her anxiety, especially when she talks about miss ing school for the daytime rehearsals. The only other time the aspiring actor has given school the brush for a more exciting pursuit was when she took a year off to travel around Europe and Asia with her family. "I think it's better than school. You learn so much just traveling," she recalls. "And I still had to do all the (school) work. But meeting all the new people and the different places was awesome." Perhaps the traveling even pre pared her for a life o f singing and act ing, which she would like to pursue in the future. But, for now, she seems content to settle into the part of Dorothy, hopeful ly with her faithful companion Boo Boo as Toto, traveling to that wonder ful fantasy world of Oz. For tickets visit or call the box office "at 130 Navy. St., 815-2021.