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 […]
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 […]
Judy Garland's legacy as an LGBTQ icon is deeply intertwined with her work, particularly in The Wizard of Oz, which serves as a narrative of self-discovery, acceptance, and the quest for a place to belong. "Over the Rainbow", a song that was almost cut from the film, is a metaphor for a place of hope, […]
Join Oz fans in Chittenango, New York, June 6-8 as the community hosts its annual celebration of native son L. Frank Baum. The All Things Oz Museum is the center of activity each year. Their 2025 theme is Ease on Down the Wicked Road. "We will relive and rediscover the musical sensation The Wiz, celebrating […]
The annual Judy Garland festival in her birthplace, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, returns with John Kelsch, the museum's curator leading tours, and John Fricke, Judy Garland author and authority as emcee. The festival promises tours, talks, films and fun for Judy fans of all ages. A meet & greet with Judy's son Joe Luft will be […]
OzCon International will be held this year in Burbank, California. Their website promises a weekend packed with Oz: "Each year, we explore different Oz themes, and in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Return to Oz, this year’s themes will include a deep dive into the beloved, lost and lesser-known Oz projects of the Walt […]