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The Pennsylvania State School of Theatre's University Resident Theatre Company will present "The Wiz" Feb. 17-28 in the Playhouse Theatre on the University Park campus. Pictured are cast members Gilbert L. Bailey II as the Scarecrow, Lexi Rhoades as Dorothy, Paul-Jordan Jansen as the Lion and Dan Gleason as The Wiz.
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Directed by Steve Broadnax, this Broadway musical is based on "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. The musical is an adaption of that children's tale. Here, Dorothy (Lexi Rhoades), the Cowardly Lion (Paul-Jordan Jansen) and the Scarecrow (Gilbert L. Bailey II) find themselves lost in the forest.
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Dorothy is blown by a tornado into Munchkinland where she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. They go off to see the Wiz.
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"The Wiz" will run from Feb. 17-28 in Penn State's Playhouse Theatre on the University Park campus, Ticket prices are $10 for preview performances and $14 for evening shows. Penn State students receive discount admission for $8.50. Tickets are available at the Penn State Downtown Ticket Center, Eisenhower Box Office and Bryce Jordan Center or by calling 863-0255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX.
!["The Wiz" 1](http://news.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/78x78/public/4946836863.jpg ""The Wiz" 1")
!["The Wiz" 2](http://news.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/78x78/public/4947426424.jpg ""The Wiz" 2")
!["The Wiz" 3](http://news.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/78x78/public/4947426770.jpg ""The Wiz" 3")
!["The Wiz" 4](http://news.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/78x78/public/4946838109.jpg ""The Wiz" 4")
![Director Richard Bundy leads a long train of students in a lap around the practice field.](http://news.psu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/multimedia_related/public/08BlueBand_2692.jpg "This lap around the practice field is known as the "Rookie Run."")
