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10 ‘Wizard of Oz' Spin-Offs That'll Transport You to The Emerald City For nearly 80 years people have loved The Wizard of Oz, and this is your guide to 10 Oz adventures, from that classic to ...
The Wizard of Oz was an entertainment franchise before franchises were a concept. The original 14-book series by Baum is a rich tapestry of dark fantasy with bizarre characters and settings.
" 'The Wizard of Oz' won itself a bad reputation because it became a musical comedy and a movie," noted Carol Ryrie Brink in the South Dakota Library Bulletin in 1948. With time, and with the rise ...
There have been many stage adaptations of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” including very loose adaptations such as “The Wiz” (which is coming to SF ...
What to remember from ‘Wizard of Oz' before seeing ‘Wicked' What will you see in "Wicked: Part One" that you might remember from the 1939 classic? More than you'd think.
Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz are two of the most enduring children’s fantasy books of the past 160 years. The two stories have been compared to each other numerous times. However ...
Online proxy bidding for “The Wizard of Oz” slippers began Monday and will continue through Dec. 7, the day of the live auction, Heritage Auctions said in a news release.
A complete set of first editions of Chittenango native L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" books will be sold for more than $30,000 at a "Wizard of Oz" auction from Heritage Auctions.
She died before "The Wizard of Oz" gained iconic status during annual CBS television re-broadcasts. Mary Couser, Hildred’s grandniece, was 15 years old when Hildred died in 1958 at the age of 52.
"The Wizard of Oz" and space exploration are two topics that by all rights should have nothing in common. But as it turns out, if you follow the Yellow Brick Road long enough you reach the moon.
The Basics: The Wizard of Oz, at Lancaster Opera House at 21 Central Avenue, Lancaster, NY 14088. For tickets, visit www.lancasteroperahouse.csstix.com or call the Box Office at 716-683-1776.
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.” ...