Does 'The Wizard of Oz' retain its magic in 2025 on the Alabama Shakespeare Festival stage? Find out by reading Russell Warne ...

If you're even a little bit familiar with "The Wizard of Oz" — the 1939 adaptation of L. Frank Baum's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" — you probably know the movie's four main players. You ...

In The Wizard of Oz, however, the Wicked Witch and the Scarecrow are enemies, and the witch sets the Scarecrow’s arm on fire at one point. Related: Cynthia Erivo Explains Why 'Wicked' Is Split ...

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.” ...

This is a direct reference to a scene in “The Wizard of Oz,” where Wicked Elphaba creates a field of poppies to slow down Dorothy and her friends on their way to Emerald City.

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.” ...