TWO's 'Wizard of Oz' run begins Friday

TWO's 'Wizard of Oz' run begins Friday

Theatre Workshop of Owensboro will be taking a trip down the yellow brick road starting this weekend, with its youth production of “The Wizard of Oz” at 7 p.m. Friday at the Empress Theatre.

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