Issue date: 5/21/08 Section: Campus

The Wizard of Oz will be the 67th annual Dolphin Show, Arts Alliance executive board members decided Tuesday night.

"It's going to be a modern re-telling of a timeless classic," said Zachary Baer, executive producer and president of the show.

The 2009 show's three executive producers, along with director Katie Spelman, discussed about 30 options and narrowed it to a top three, said Baer, a Communication junior.

They then brought the final three musicals to the executive board of Arts Alliance, where members deliberated over a "quick roundtable" before unanimously voting to bring the Wizard of Oz to Northwestern, Baer said.

"It's the same Wizard of Oz that everyone knows and loves, but it won't be Judy Garland clicking her heels," he said.

Though details of how the show will be modernized are yet to be decided, Baer said it's possible Kansas could be an urban apartment complex rather than a traditional rural state.

"It's a story that I think is sacred to everyone as a childhood staple, cultural staple, and we're excited to look at it as college students but also bring it to the younger audiences of the Evanston and Chicago communities," he said.

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