The Wizard of Oz: Movie Musical Series

CELEBRATING THE MOVIE MUSICAL

“Somewhere over the rainbow…”


In 2026, Arts Center Lake Placid celebrates the Movie Musical on the Annex screen! From timeless classics to modern favorites, from stage-to-screen and back again, we’re showcasing the very best of the genre. Broadway goes to Hollywood!


The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Judy Garland shines in the timeless Technicolor fantasy that swept generations over the rainbow and into one of cinema’s most beloved adventures.

Young Dorothy and her dog Toto find themselves in a magical world, where they befriend a Scarecrow, a Tin Man, and a Cowardly Lion. Together, they journey down the Yellow Brick Road to seek what they each desire most—while the Wicked Witch of the West threatens to stop them at every turn.


Directed by Victor Fleming
Written by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf (screenplay) and others, based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton and Frank Morgan
Runtime: 102 minutes
Rated G


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