fairuza balk played dorothy in the return to oz.
fairuza balk played dorothy in the return to oz.
who played dorothy in the return to oz?
fairuza balk
the ruby slippers play an integral role in the 1985 walt disney pictures film "return to oz", for which disney had to obtain rights from mgm to use reproductions in the film. unlike the originals, the hand-made british french-heeled shoes for "return to oz" were covered in hundreds of dark red crystals. the stones were soaked in sulfuric acid to remove the silver backing, and two types of glue were used to affix them to the shoes (a spray glue and an optical glue). no matter what was done, the stones kept falling off during filming. stagehands were specifically hired to sweep up loose "rubies" that would fall off the slippers after a scene was shot. being little girls, actresses fairuza balk who played dorothy and emma ridley who played princess ozma, simply could not keep from playing, skipping and tapping their heels, so eventually they were required to take off the slippers between takes. effects were later added in post production to give the slippers their magical glow. simple, red grosgrain ribbon with additional stones were used for the bows. seven pairs were made for the filming: two pairs, size three for ridley, three pair (size unknown) for balk and two men's size 11 for the nome king played by actor nicol williamson.
ruby slippers
in 1942 the st. louis municipal opera (the muny) presented a new musical stage version. the script was adapted by frank gabrielson from the novel and uses most of the songs from the 1939 film. the 1942 production featured evelyn wycoff as dorothy and lee dixon as the scarecrow. a new song was added for dorothy to sing in the emerald city, called "evening star", with lyrics by mitchell parish and music by peter derose, and the music was newly orchestrated for a traditional pit orchestra instrumentation: woodwinds, brass, percussion, piano and strings, with a minimum of 22 musicians. additional dance music is included, and the wizard takes dorothy home in a rocket ship instead of a hot air balloon. revivals have featured margaret hamilton, cass daley, mary wickes and phyllis diller as the wicked witch of the west. cathy rigby has played dorothy at the muny.
the wizard of oz (1942 musical)