A first of its kind, “Oz, A Pole Play” is your favorite childhood story reimagined to invert your perspective and open your hearts. Pole Dance for Fitness pioneer, Natasha Fine, has taken her art to the next level. “Oz, A Pole Play” is a spectacular experience combining Theatre and Aerial Dance for a unique fusion […]
Oct. 15-16, Aurora, Ohio, will be the home of the 2022 Ohio Wizard of Oz Expo. This fun event offers contests and puppet shows, ca cast of haracters, and Oz-specialty vendors in the Emerald City Market. Don't miss the Wonderful Game Show of Oz presented by the Wizard himself at the Wicked Auditorium. Carnival rides […]
The Centenary Stage's Kutz Theatre brings Jean Tafler as Margaret Hamilton in "My Witch" to in Hackettstown, NJ, Oct. 20-30. Described as a "90-minute, fun and haunting one-woman play about America's greatest character actress. Enjoy a magical visit with Margaret as she spins stories of life, career, Hollywood, Oz, and beyond! And find out how a […]
The Wizard of Oz Days festival kicks off with the Gingham Gala Friday night Oct. 21 on the Mark Twain Riverboat with a buffet, Oz auction, and entertainment. The evening event is now sold out, but Saturday (10am-5pm) the 22nd is also filled with Oz fun at the Mark Twain Cave Complex in Hannibal, Missouri. […]
“The Entertaining Life of Buddy Ebsen” is the new exhibition hosted by the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC) “The exhibit begins with Ebsen’s days as a song and dance man in vaudeville and in the ‘Ziegfeld Follies,’” says AHC Assistant Archivist Roger Simon, who curated the exhibition. “It then moves to his early […]
Journey down the Yellow Brick Road to Patriots Park in Downtown Kings Mountain on The Wonderful Adventure to Oz! Meet live characters from the Land of Oz as you walk through an interactive journey down the Yellow Brick Road! Enjoy trick-or-treating, and catch a live concert on October 29th by the Band of Oz at […]
American Classics presents "Journey to Oz” The concert will feature three selections from the 1902 musical "The Wizard of Oz" with lyrics by L. Frank Baum, the first dramatic version, the 1939 MGM classic film, The Wiz, and Wicked. The cast features Teresa Winner Blume, Bradford Conner, Sherée Dunwell, Christina English, Kaedon Gray, Davron Monroe, Carolyn […]
Click your heels together three times and say, ‘there’s no place like Curve this Christmas’. Join Dorothy and Toto as they are swept up from sepia-soaked Kansas and transported over the rainbow to the technicolour wonderland of Oz. On her adventure down the Yellow Brick Road, Dorothy meets new friends Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion who […]
Inventor Nikola Tesla gets a starring role in Thin Air Theatre Company’s new original show, “The Wizard of Oz Colorado,” loosely based on L. Frank Baum’s Oz stories. The show and annual Christmas olio opened Nov. 25 and runs through Dec. 31 at Butte Theater in Cripple Creek. Price: $12-$24, free 5 and younger When: […]
Mudlark Theater, an Evanston-based youth theater company, presents “The Marvelous Land of Oz,” a musical based on the book of the same name. In it, Baum writes of the adventures of a young orphan named Tip as he travels through the wonderful land of Oz in search of the long-lost Princess Ozma. At the story’s end, […]
Register now for a FREE online event Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. ET Mary Prather, music educator from SQUILT Music Appreciation, and Jim Weiss, professional storyteller (famed voice of The Story of the World audio recordings!), will treat your children to an hour of fun and learning. Register via this link: https://www.squiltlive.com/wizard-of-oz-registration This event […]
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the theatre this season, because one of the greatest tales ever told is touching down … with a brand new twist!You know the story, but you’ve never seen it like this! With its winning combination of incredible music, lively dancing, outrageous costumes, audience participation, and of course, a dash […]
Based on the second book in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, young Tip escapes an evil witch, then sets out on an adventure to the Emerald City. Along the way, he meets the Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, and some other new friends while discovering more about himself than he ever thought possible. With book and […]
Multimedia artist Max Guy’s first solo exhibition, But Tell Me, Is It a Civilized Country?, runs December 3 through February 5 at the Renaissance Society in Chicago's Hyde Park. The show explores various iterations and adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s Land of Oz. (The title references the Munchkins’ query about Dorothy’s native Kansas.) “I often […]
Lythgoe Family Panto invites you on an exciting adventure to the enchanted land of Oz in their fantastically festive and fun production. Expect a hilarious, heartwarming evening full of song, dance, and holiday merriment! The classic American tale gets a holiday makeover as Dorothy is spirited away by a blizzard on Christmas Eve and finds […]
Join the Coronado Historical Association for this special holiday edition of the Wine & Lecture Series. Bill Swank, who has been the resident Santa at Balboa Park's Spreckels Organ Pavilion since 2002, will share Christmastime stories from beloved author L. Frank Baum. Wizard of Oz author Baum loved to winter at the Hotel del Coronado. While in […]
The Mansfield Playhouse presents The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, a dramatization by Pat Cook of L. Frank Baum's novel of the same name. "This delightful tale answers once and for all how Santa Claus made the first toy, why he climbs down chimneys and, most of all, how he learned to laugh that […]
How the Boy became a Man. How the Man became a Legend. From the writer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz comes the world premiere of Claus The Musical. Based on the beloved children’s book The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, this brand-new musical is as magical as Christmas itself. With spellbinding songs from Andy Collyer, […]
This Christmas, click your heels, clap your hands & journey over the rainbow! Follow Dorothy (Leah Carter) and her adorable four-legged-friend Toto down the Yellow Brick Road to the Merry Old Land of Oz. During their travels, they meet some lovely friends including the Scarecrow (Tony Rudd), Tin Man (Jack Divers), and the Cowardly Lion […]
The House of Wisdom in Sharjah has opened a fantasy-inspired 8-day event titled The Enchanted Gardens for young children. Fun-filled activities enable kids to walk through the enchanted gardens and watch performances, activities, workshops, movie, and magic shows coming alive. With a vision to enhance cross-cultural dialogue in children’s literature, the event, which runs December […]
"Judy's Road to Oz" comes to the Dickens Parlour Theatre in Ocean View, Delaware, Fri. Jan 27-Sat Jan 28. Vocalist Ruby Rakos (Chasing Rainbows), Judy Garland biographer John Fricke, and pianist David Libby will lead you down the yellow brick road as they tell the story of Judy Garland and the Wizard of Oz through song and story. […]
With fantastical life-size puppetry by Basil Twist and sweeping, lavish costumes and sets, BalletMet of Columbus, Ohio, brings you another family-friendly chapter in the Land of Oz. Follow Dorothy in her travels as she and her Prince discover what the Book of Knowledge has to impart, how a special amulet holds magical power, and that […]
Patrick Shanahan's play, Oz, is featured at the Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island, Vancouver BC, March 1-26. This unique play features just three characters -- L. Frank Baum, a young girl named Dot, and Baum's housekeeper. The story presents Baum in the last stages of writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Together the three work through […]
Attention rock/metal music fans! Follow the yellow brick road to The Emerald Cities Tour, featuring Nonpoint with special guests Blacktop Mojo and Sumo Cyco. This all-immersive "Twisted Wizard Of Oz" themed tour will transport you from the second you walk into the venue with visuals and amazing live performances. The tour will be traveling through […]
Come on and Ease on Down the Road with Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion- with a 1970’s funkadelic twist. A Broadway gem, The Wiz, infuses L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a dazzling mix of rock, gospel and soul music. This timeless tale of Dorothy’s adventures through the Land of Oz […]
Amore e Amore, an Italian restaurant in Atlanta, is serving up everything from Ozmopolitan cocktails to Toto Tiramisu. Oz fans can enjoy the Oz themes now through the end of June.
The Offsite Connecticut Theatre of Farmington, CT, will be restaging four historic productions in its 2023 season. The Wogglebug, adapted by Te Craft, is March 24-25. In August the company will perform the 1903 Wizard of Oz Musical Extravaganza. Tik Tok Man of Oz will follow before the end of the year. Golden Age Theatricals […]
The Wizard of Paws, or There's No Place Like a Furever Home comes to the Englewood Arts stage April 14 - April 23 Martin City Melodrama has hit the road in a trip to Independence, Missouri, with an original musical melodrama. This trip to Emerald City takes Dorothy, the dog rescuer, down the yellow brick […]
Follow Dorothy on her adventure through Oz where she meets beloved characters like the Scarecrow, Tin-man, and the Lion. See them battle the evil witch with her army of flying monkeys and watch them conquer their greatest fears. Canyon Concert Ballet’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a colorful and playful production perfect for the young […]
The Conductor Club in Kansas City's historic Union Station currently features a Wizard of Oz-themed "Emerald City" pop-up bar through May 15. Find your table in front of Munchkinland or the Haunted Forest. Better yet, wander deep into the bar for seating in the Wizard's Throne Room. Ozzy Cocktails can be complemented with sharable small […]
Imagine, if you will, that the Wizard of Oz meets Alice in Wonderland. Now don't be late and don't look at the man behind the curtain. Food, imagination, and you! Tickets cover buffet lunch with ice cream, tea, vendors, a photoshoot, music by Francoise Never Told Me, and a Silk City Steampunk button. $39.99 in […]
El Otro Oz is described as a bi-lingual musical version of the Wizard of Oz. This New York Times Critic’s Pick by Mando Alvarado, Tommy Newman, and Jaime Lozano, asks you to click your heels together tres veces and take a transformative journey with this salsa, merengue, and Mexican folk-infused musical inspired by The Wizard of Oz. As […]
The Wiz infuses L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a dazzling mix of rock, gospel and soul music. This timeless tale of Dorothy’s adventures through the Land of Oz is a fun, family-friendly, modern musical. Please note: the performance on Thursday, April 27, is a preview performance. All tickets are $35. Tickets priced […]
“The Giz” Go-Go Musical was inspired by the late Legendary God Father of Go-Go Chuck Brown. It offers a new-age spin on the classic movie “The Wiz,” and pays homage to the Go-Go genre of music which originated in Washington, DC. Ticket prices range from $60-$125.
Brains. Heart. Courage. Home. Your trip down our yellow brick road can make a difference. The May 3 fundraising gala for Project WisHope has chosen There's No Place Like Home for its event theme. Host Ryan Jay (TMJ4's The Morning Blend and Wizard of Oz Historian) will emcee music from Wicked, The Wiz, and The […]
Sunday, May 7th at 3pm, at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theater in Peekskil,l NY, Antonia Arts Inc. presents, “Oz On Stage”. Antonia Arts is a not-for-profit performing arts organization developed by Scarlett Antonia. “Oz On Stage will include Frank and the Women of Oz, a multimedia performance created by local artist Marcy B. Freedman entitled. […]
The Wizard of Oz ballet with music by Matthew Pierce and choreography by Septime Webre comes to the Smith Center Park Avenue in Las Vegas May 13-21. "A truly magical ballet, a spectacle worthy of Las Vegas and the perfect finale to NBT’s 2022-23 Season. Choreographer Septime Webre, creator of Alice (in Wonderland), has fashioned […]
A.C.T. presents the classic musical, The Wizard of Oz, from Tony Award–nominated director/choreographer Sam Pinkleton (Soft Power and Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) and Tony Award-winning designer David Zinn (Edward Albee’s Seascape at A.C.T). Do you remember the first time you saw L. Frank Baum’s classic tale come to life? The sweeping music and lyrics […]
The annual Oz-Stravaganza Festival is the largest and longest-running Wizard of Oz-themed festival in the world. The magic lives on for a weekend every year in Chittenango, NY (just outside Syracuse). Join us the weekend of the first Saturday in June for a trip down the Yellow Brick Road. There will be new friends to […]
Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum's beloved tale, featuring the iconic musical score from the MGM film. The timeless tale, in which young Dorothy Gale travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz, continues to thrill audiences worldwide. This production using the now-classic […]
Preempted from freeFall Theatre Company's 19/20 season, OZ a new world-premiere musical, takes the stage June 2. The original production will reportedly "explore the genius of L. Frank Baum and his complicated relationship with his most famous creation, the Land of Oz." The announcement goes on to say, "This is the story of a dreamer […]
Movies with Matthew, hosted by Matthew McGee, brings Return to Oz to the freeFall theatre Dorothy (Fairuza Balk) finds that her old friends have been turned to stone, and urban blight has struck the Emerald City. Assisted by new friends, Dorothy battles the wicked Princess Mombi and the evil Nome King, saving her friends and […]
The Judy Garland Festival will be held the weekend of June 9-11, but check the registration page of the website for events beginning as early as June 8. (There's even one house tour June 7.) Tickets are available for tours, teas, games, quizzes, author presentations, intimate live concerts, food events, and more. Although no screening […]
