Roxborough student performs in "The Wizard Of Oz"

This holiday season, young talent from Roxborough will take the stage at Philadelphia’s most popular theatre company. Walnut Street Theatre’s production of the all-time classic musical, The Wizard Of Oz, celebrated its opening earlier this month and continues through January 8th.

Sophia Henkel, a 6th grader at St. Philip Neri School, plays a Munchkin in all weekend performances of the production. Henkel, who's been acting and singing since age 4, has previously performed at the Walnut in Mary Poppins. At the age of 8, she even performed as Dorothy in a separate production of The Wizard Of Oz.

Henkel, along with her 29 Munchkin cast-mates, are all members of The Theatre School at Walnut Street Theatre.

On stage, The Wizard Of Oz features all of the Oscar-winning songs from the movie including "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "We're Off To See The Wizard," all the favorite characters and iconic moments, plus a few surprises along the way.

For tickets and information visit WalnutStreetTheatre.org or call 215-574-3550.