The Wizard of Oz
Prime Video, Apple TV
Long before Wicked, the children’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum was made into a musical film. It opens on a farm in Kansas, US, with the main character, Dorothy (played by Judy Garland), saving her dog, Toto, from a wicked neighbour. Dorothy runs away with Toto but they get caught in a tornado. The storm carries them to the Land of Oz, where a good witch gives Dorothy a wicked witch’s ruby slippers. Dorothy must follow the Yellow Brick Road to find her way home but on her journey, she meets a scarecrow, a tin man and a cowardly lion, as well as the wizard. The film won awards and its songs, including Follow the Yellow Brick…
