Everybody look around, there’s reason to rejoice! The Tony Award®-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back. Conjuring up an Oz unlike anything ever seen before, the creative team behind the 2025 touring production of THE WIZ is helmed by director Schele Williams (The Notebook, revival of Disney’s Aida) and includes choreographer […]
An extraordinary whirlwind of adventure lands in Pittsburgh with the PBT premiere of the whimsical The Wizard of Oz. Based on the beloved book and film, this ballet follows Dorothy and Toto down the yellow brick road into Oz. Joined by the Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion, they quest to find the Wizard and battle the […]
The only all-blind theatre company in the USA, LA's Theatre by the Blind, presents the world premiere of The Enemy of Oz by Christopher Ureña. Reimagining the classic world of The Wizard of Oz, the new play entangles a new generation of characters in an adventure fraught with political ambitions, magical conflicts, and revenge. The […]
A grant from the William Pomeroy Foundation for a New York State Historical Marker has been awarded to the Lyman Frank Baum Foundation Inc. of Syracuse. A celebration of the announcement is planned May 17, 2025, on the grounds where the new marker will be placed. The Mattydale, NY, location is the site where Baum's […]
Universal Pictures will re-release of The Wiz--the 1978 Oscar-nominated musical starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne, and Richard Pryor--nationwide for screenings Sunday, May 18 and Wednesday, May 21. Universal has restored The Wiz in 4K using the original 35mm negative, the 35mm magnetic audio stems, and both the 1” 8-track stereo music masters and […]