"The Wizard of Oz" is America's favorite children's book. ... when he was asked to step in and assist the ailing MGM film version of "The Wizard of Oz" in 1939.

And Las Vegas is no stranger to “The Wizard of Oz.” When the MGM Grand opened in 1993, it was fully decked out with elaborate “Wizard of Oz” theming – there was a “magical Emerald City ...

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 ...

Known for mind-blowing performances from U2 and Dead & Co., Sphere will have a different kind of show in 2025 The post Sphere Gets Wicked: ‘Wizard of Oz’ Experience Coming to Vegas Venue ...

quicklist:title: Oztext: W.C. Fields was the first choice to play the Wizard, but Harmetz said, "the studio wouldn't meet his price." Instead, MGM turned to contract player Frank Morgan.

That amount "was a lot of money" at the time, says Fricke. And it was a raise for the teenage Garland, who started out on contract at MGM with a salary for just $100 per week in 1935.

In L. Frank Baum's 1900 book "The Wizard of Oz," Dorothy's slippers aren't ruby, but rather, silver. MGM, the production company behind "The Wizard of Oz," wanted to take advantage of Technicolor ...

You can’t go wrong with dinner and a show, and Lancaster’s Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre—now celebrating its 39th season—delivers a lively, family-friendly take on The Wizard of Oz, the ...

Crossroads Repertory Theatre is turning 60! Now in its 60th year, Crossroads Rep is thrilled to announce the first professional production of The Wizard of Oz (RSC version) in Terre Haute!. Follow ...

Not the lady with the green face, black hat and broomstick, from the 1939 MGM movie "The Wizard of Oz." Not the glamorous green diva from the hit Broadway musical "Wicked" — which was ...

With a wealth of Oz-related adaptations to enjoy — with the first live-action take going back as far as 1908 with now-lost film The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays — there really is something for ...