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The Wizard of Oz - 2019

Nordonia Drama was off to see the Wizard as they presented The Wizard of Oz as their 2019 spring musical production. The musical is based on the beloved MGM motion picture, which celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2019

The Wizard of Oz ran April 12-14, 2019, earned 4 Playhouse Square Dazzle Award nominations, and broke Nordonia Drama attendance and box office records!

Directing The Wizard of Oz was Nordonia Director of Drama, Chris Simmons, assisted by Megan Gargano, who also choreographed.  Kathleen Pellington and John Pickering served as Musical Director and Orchestra Conductor.  Kitty Flauto returned once again to Nordonia Drama this year to create all the Oz-ified makeup and hair designs.

CLICK HERE for the The Wizard of Oz press release.

CLICK HERE for the NewsLeader article on The Wizard of Oz

CLICK HERE for the nordoniahills.news video interview on Oz

CLICK HERE for the Sagamore Voice article on Oz


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​CLICK HERE for the Dazzle Awards article in the NewsLeader.

CLICK HERE for the Dazzle Award nominations.

​CLICK HERE for the Dazzle Awards photos provided by Playhouse Square

CLICK HERE for the Dazzle Awards Red Carpet Livestream

CLICK HERE for the Dazzle Awards article on nordoniahills.news.

2019 Dazzle Awards

Nordonia Drama participated in the 4th Annual Playhouse Square Dazzle Awards presented by Pat and John Chapman.  The Dazzle Awards are high school musical theatre awards for Northeast Ohio.  

Our production of 
The Wizard of Oz earned four nominations: Best Musical, Best Ensemble/Chorus, Best Choreography Execution and Best Student Orchestra.  The Dazzle Awards were held on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Connor Palace in Playhouse Square.  As a Best Musical nominee, our cast reprised our performance of "The Jitterbug" on the Connor Palace stage! 

​Even though we did not walk away with any awards, we were already winners being able to perform and celebrate the amazing work of high school theatre in Northeast Ohio!  Below are photos from that night.

Production Photos

Cast photos by Tony Kerosky.  Production Photos by Veronica Rogucki.
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Macedonia, OH 44056
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    • Fall Plays
    • Spring Musicals
  • Drama Awards
    • Thespian Inductions
    • Awards History
    • Honorary Thespians
  • Summer Camp