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Photos: The Wizard of Oz Opens in Mattituck

Click your heels and follow the Yellow Brick Road to Oz with Dorothy, her little dog Toto, Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion, opening tonight at the North Fork Community Theatre in Mattituck.

Will they reach the Emerald and find the Wizard, or will the Wicked Witch of the West foil their plans? L. Frank Baum’s classic musical comes to life on the NFCT stage in this hotly anticipated production that has drawn out the talents of so many local actors, artists and designers.



The NFCT production stars Cheyanne Metzger as Dorothy, Anderson Hipp as Scarecrow, Rob Neil as Tin Man, Christopher D. Fretto as Cowardly Lion, Catherine Maloney as the Wicked Witch/Mrs. Gulch, Mike Hipp as the Wizard of OZ,Nancy DiGirolamo as Glinda/Aunt Em and Stuart Whalen as Uncle Henry.

The Munchkins and other ensemble roles are played by Anthony Ammirati, Nora Andersen, Claire Bliss, Sarah DiGirolamo, Quinn Falkenbach-Hedlund, Pepper Fardella, Liz Mach, Marilla Pendleton, Noah Quigley, Colette L. Rupert, Cora Blydenburgh, Lainey Tuthill, Sadie Wallace, Lily Ferguson, Evangeline Schroeder, Regan Blydenburgh, Miley Viggiano, Rosamond Bliss, Julia DiGirolamo, Laura Hoch, King Johnson, Mia O’Connor, Christine Pilling, and Hannah Quigley

An Opening Night Reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. prior to the Thursday, May 15 show.

Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. through June 1. Tickets are $33.

Click here for tickets or call 631-298-NFCT (6328).


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Beth Young
Beth Young is an award-winning local journalist who has been covering the East End since the 1990s. She began her career at the Sag Harbor Express and has reported for the Southampton Press, the East Hampton Press and the Times/Review Media Group. She founded the East End Beacon website in 2013, and a print edition in 2017. Beth was born and raised on the North Fork. In her spare time, she tinkers with bicycles, tries not to drown in the Peconic Bay and hopes to grow the perfect tomato. You can send her a message at editor@eastendbeacon.com

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