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‘Oz’ actor to visit Charlestowne 18 for meet-and-greet

ST. CHARLES – To celebrate the release of Disney’s “Oz: The Great and Powerful,” one of the film’s actors will be popping by the Classic Cinemas Charlestowne 18 theater as part of a promotional tour for the film.

Actor and professional wrestler Jordan Rafael, who played one of 16 munchkins known as the “stuntchkins” in the film, will visit the theater for a meet-and-greet and autograph signing from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 9.

Based on the Oz novels by L. Frank Baum, “Oz: The Great and Powerful” is the prequel to Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” which was adapted into MGM’s 1939 musical classic, “The Wizard of Oz.”

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