Complete Information About The Wizard of Oz in Birmingham at Alabama Shakespeare Festival. The Wizard of Oz will enchant audiences at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival from May 1 to May 31, 2025.

The real wizard behind Oz: How a daredevil balloonist inspired L. Frank Baum's timeless tale Washington Harrison Donaldson's life mirrored the courage and charisma of Oz’s magical hero ...

This is a direct reference to a scene in “The Wizard of Oz,” where Wicked Elphaba creates a field of poppies to slow down ...

Loosely based on the original 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" written by L. Frank Baum, "Wicked" tells the background story of the witches we meet in Oz during Dorothy's famous visit.

B oth The Wizard of Oz and Wicked began as books. And yes, they take place in the same world. Never mind the whole "it was all a dream" thing at the end of The Wizard of Oz with Dorothy's wonder ...

Both have their origins in Gregory Maguire’s 1995 revisionist prequel, which suggested events that might have shaped the characters in L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” ...

That's the mantra of Glinda, "Wicked's" bubbly good witch. And it applies, equally, to the "Oz" stories where she made her first appearance. They've always been popular. With children, parents ...