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Wide shot, crowd at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield2. Wide shot, pan down stage 3. Zoom in, Jennifer Hudson and Julianne Hough pose with Dorothy and Scarecrow 4. SOUNDBITE (English)...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAssociated Press Television \u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 29 Sept. 2009 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide shot, crowd at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield\u003cbr/\u003e2. Wide shot, pan down stage \u003cbr/\u003e3. Zoom in, Jennifer Hudson and Julianne Hough pose with Dorothy and Scarecrow \u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jennifer Hudson, Recording Artist:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's just very, it's tradition. It's a classic and it's a great honour to just to be a part of today in the celebration of 70 years. There's not much that lasts 70 years. So just to be here to day to still see it reigning and to be a part of it is just an honour. It's exciting\" \u003cbr/\u003e5. Jennifer Hudson performs \"Ease on Down the Road\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Medium cutaway of band\u003cbr/\u003e7. Pan up, Jennifer Hudson speaks to reporters \u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jennifer Hudson, Recording Artist:\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter: \"Did you watch it growing up?\")\u003cbr/\u003e\"Of course, we all did and then also getting to sing the music. In college, my first year in college, I got to sing if you believe at a graduation. And now I'm here singing it for the 70th anniversary of 'The Wizard of Oz' so that's exciting.\"\u003cbr/\u003e(Reporter:\"You've sort of followed your yellow brick road?\")\u003cbr/\u003eJennifer Hudson:\"Yeah. We all have our own yellow brick road so I think that's one thing that helps make it a classic is because there's so many things in it that we all can relate to.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Jennifer Hudson performs \"If You Believe\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Medium shot, Jennifer Hudson poses on red carpet \u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jennifer Hudson, Recording Artist (on how motherhood has changed her life):\u003cbr/\u003e\"Oh he makes it the best. He's so precious and he's such an angel and I miss him like crazy right now. Like I leave a day and I feel like I've been gone for weeks. So I can't wait to get back to him, he's the best.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Jennifer Hudson performs \"Somewhere Over the Rainbow\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Cutaway shot of crowd \u003cbr/\u003e14. Close up, zoom out, Julianne Hough poses with dog \u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Julianne Hough, Recording Artist/Dancer: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Oh absolutely. I love 'The Wizard of Oz.' I think I watched it like twenty times a day, you know like I'd always just put it on repeat and I knew all the songs inside and out and the munchkin land. All that stuff, I love it.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Julianne Hough performs \"If I Only Had a Brain\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Zoom out, Jennifer Hudson and Julianne Hough pose on the red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (English) Julianne Hough, Recording Artist/Dancer (on Jennifer Hudson):\u003cbr/\u003e\"I love her. I'm a huge fan of Jennifer and just to share the stage is a huge honour. I think she's phenomenal at everything she does and I'll obviously be very inspired tonight by watching her.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close up, Julianne Hough poses with Dorothy and Scarecrow\u003cbr/\u003e20. Julianne Hough performs \"We're Off to See the Wizard\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. Wide shot, Jennifer Hudson and Julianne Hough take a bow \u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide shot, crowd watches \"The Wizard of Oz\" \u003cbr/\u003eIt may have been an autumn night in New York's central park, but it felt like somewhere over the rainbow as Jennifer Hudson and Julianne Hough serenaded fans with music from \"The Wizard of Oz.\"\u003cbr/\u003eTo celebrate the iconic film's 70th anniversary Netflix hosted a free outdoor concert and movie screening Tuesday (29 Sept. 2009). \u003cbr/\u003eHudson said she was proud to be a part of the historic event: \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a classic and it's a great honour to just to be a part of today in the celebration of 70 years,\" she explained. \"There's not much that lasts 70 years. So just to be here to day to still see it reigning and to be a part of it is just an honour. It's exciting\" \u003cbr/\u003eThe Grammy and Oscar winner performed \"Ease on Down the Road\" from \"The Wiz,\" \"If You Believe\" and \"Somewhere Over the Rainbow.\"\u003cbr/\u003eHudson admitted she was a huge fan of the film and remembered the first time she performed the songs from the 1939 classic.\u003cbr/\u003e\"In college, my first year in college, I got to sing if you believe at a graduation. And now I'm here singing it for the 70th anniversary of 'The Wizard of Oz' so that's exciting,\" said Hudson.\u003cbr/\u003eHudson, who gave birth last month, glowed with praise for her son Daniel David Otunga: \u003cbr/\u003e\"He's so precious and he's such an angel and I miss him like crazy right now. Like I leave a day and I feel like I've been gone for weeks. 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