Wizard of Oz Events Calendar

Wizard of Oz events are held all around the world, all throughout the year. There is sure to be one held near you at some time. So go meet your fellow Oz fans, or see an Oz stage performance! Events are listed in chronological order. For more information on these events, please use the contact addresses given. The maintainer of this web site presents these events for informational purposes only, and is not responsible for any problems that may arise.

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Now playing: Wicked. This is it, the biggest thing to hit Oz in years: the award-winning musical based on Gregory Maguire's novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The book is by Winnie Holzman, the music by Stephen Schwartz, and the show is directed by Joe Mantello. It has done so well, it has spawned the following sit-down companies:

Gershwin Theater, Broadway, New York City, New York. Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/24579. For more details, go to http://wickedthemusical.com/. For a "Behind the Emerald Curtain" tour on Saturday mornings, go to http://www.emeraldcurtain.com/NewYork.html for details.
Ford Theatre for the Performing Arts, Chicago, Illinois, through January 29, 2009. For details and tickets, see the website at http://www.wickedthemusical.com/chicago/ or http://www.broadwayinchicago.com. Background information is available at http://www.musicalschwartz.com/wicked-chicago.htm. (For the Chicago "Behind the Emerald Curtain" tour, see http://www.emeraldcurtain.com/Chicago.html.)
The Apollo Victoria Theartre, The West End, London, England, United Kingdom. For more information, including booking tickets, see http://www.wickedthemusical.co.uk/index.php, http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=91000289, or http://www.wickedwestend.co.uk/.
Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California, ending late in 2008 or early in 2009. For details, see the website at http://www.wickedthemusical.com/la/ or http://www.musicalschwartz.com/wicked-los-angeles.htm. (For the Los Angeles "Behind the Emerald Curtain" tour, see http://www.emeraldcurtain.com/LosAngeles.html.)
Dentsu Shiki Theatre, Tokyo, Japan (see http://wicked.jp/index.html for details)
Palladium Theatre, Stuttgart, Germany, under the title Wicked — Die Hexen Von Oz (see http://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals/wicked-die-hexen-von-oz/wicked-die-hexen-von-oz.html)
Regent Theatre, Melbourne, Australia (see http://www.wickedthemusical.com.au/)
Orpheum Theater, San Francisco, California, beginning January 2009 (see http://www.musicalschwartz.com/wicked-sf.htm)
Wicked is also touring North America. For more information and updates about the tour, see http://www.wickedthemusical.com/#WickedCitiesOnTour or http://www.musicalschwartz.com/wicked-tour.htm. Here's the current schedule (locations and dates without information are subject to change):
- October 10-November 2, 2008: Atlanta, Georgia (details)
- November 5-December 11, 2008: Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota (details)
- December 10, 2008-January 4, 2009: Opera House, Detrit, Michigan (details)
- January 8-February 1, 2009: Louisville, Kentucky (details)
- February 4-March 1, 2009: Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, Appleton, Wisconsin (details)
- March 4-April 5, 2009: Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon (details)
- March 7-29, 2009: Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Meyers, Florida (details)
- April 3-19, 2009: BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham, Alabama (details)
- April 8-May 3, 2009: Capitol Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah (details)
- April 23-May 10, 2009: Times Union Center, Jacksonville, Florida (details)
- May 6-31, 2009: Orpheum Theatre, Omaha, Nebraska (details)
- May 13-31, 2009: Chrysler Hall, Norfolk, Virginia (details)
- June 3-21, 2009: Murat Centre, Indianapolis, Indiana (details)
- June 3-28, 2009: Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, Texas (details)
- June 24-July 12: Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee (details—WARNING: Sound and video on this page)
- July 1-26, 2009: ASU Gammage, Tempe, Arizona (details)
- July 14-19, 2009: Tulsa, Oklahoma (information to come)
- September 23-October 18, 2009: Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa (details)
Current rumors also have Wicked opening in the Netherlands this year or next

Now playing: High Drama: Against All Oz, thewb.com. The late television network is reborn as an online broadcaster. Besides many old Warner Bros. shows, they also have a new reality series, a behind-the-scenes look at a high school's production of The Wizard of Oz. New episodes debut every Monday. To see the trailer and watch episodes, go to http://www.thewb.com/shows/high-drama/

2008 or...? The Wizard of Oz on tour. There are no dates yet, but a major theatrical touring company is gearing up for a big national tour of The Wizard of Oz. Keep an eye on http://networkstours.com/seasons.cfm and scroll down to find out more, if there is more.

November 7-9, 2008: The Wizard of Oz, Hollywood Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois. This movie theater that also serves food and drink is showing the famous film version of The Wizard of Oz as its now-annual Veteran's Day Weekend special. Guests will include some of the actors who played Munchkins. For more information, call 630-427-1880 or see the website at this page on the website. For pictures and information about previous showings, check out the photo album right here.

November 14-16, 2008: The Wizard of Oz, national cable telecasts, TBS. The famous film version of the classic book by L. Frank Baum is on cable this season. The current broadcast schedule is:

November 14, 8:00 p.m. (simulcast with TNT—see next item)
November 15, 9:00 p.m.
November 16, 8:00 p.m.
November 16, 10:15 p.m.

Check local listings for exact times and channel in your area. For more information, see TBS's Wizard of Oz page at http://www.tbs.com/movies/movietitle/0,,|321362|852,00.html.

November 14, 2008: The Wizard of Oz, national cable telecast, TNT. The famous film version of the classic book by L. Frank Baum is on cable this season. Currently scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. Check local listings for exact times and channel in your area. For more information, see TNT's Wizard of Oz page at http://www.tnt.tv/movies/movietitle/?oid=2086&iref=sitesearch.

November 21, 2008-January 17, 2009: The Wizard of Oz, Seattle Children's Theatre, Seattle, Washington. One of the premiere children's theater companies in the country puts on The Wizard of Oz. This is the Royal Shakespeare Company's script, with all the famous songs. For more information, see the show's website at http://www.sct.org/browse/production.aspx?prod=4495

November 30, 2008: The Wizard of Oz, national cable telecast, TCM. No, not that movie version. This is the 1925 silent movie version of The Wizard of Oz, starring Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan, and a pre-Laurel Oliver Hardy. There's a girl named Dorothy and a cyclone, but that's about the only resemblance between the famous L. Frank Baum book and this movie. It starts at 12:15 a.m. (check local listings for exact time in your area), so brew a pot of coffee or set the timer on your video recorder. For more information, see TCM's page about this movie at http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=504395&category=overview.

December 20-21, 2008: The Wizard of Oz, national cable telecast, TNT. The famous film version of the classic book by L. Frank Baum is on cable this season. The current broadcast schedule is:

December 20, 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.
December 21, 5:45 p.m. and 9:45 p.m.

Check local listings for exact times and channel in your area. For more information, see TNT's Wizard of Oz page at http://www.tnt.tv/movies/movietitle/?oid=2086&iref=sitesearch.

Spring 2009: South Winkie Convention, Dana Point, California. Previously a fall event, this time around the gathering of Southern California Oz fans has been moved back to the spring. Keep an eye on this page or March 14-15, 2009: Southeast Wizard of Oz Fest, Orange Park Mall, Orange Park, Florida. This now-annual Oz festival puts on its latest edition. For more information, see the event's website at http://www.southeastwizardofozfest.com/.

March 16-21, 2009: 70th Anniversary Wizard of Oz cruise, departing Jacksonville, Florida, with ports of call in Key West and Nassau, the Bahamas. Join some of the Munchkin cast members of the famous film version of The Wizard of Oz on an Oz-themed cruise. For more information, contact Bill and Joan Aselage at Cruise One by calling 904-278-1105, or toll free at 877-365-3159, or by e-mail at jaselage@cruiseone.com . Hurry! Initial deposits are required June 18!

June, 2009: The International Wizard of Oz Club's Ozmopolitan Convention. Dates, location and events to be announced. For more information, keep your eyes on the International Wizard of Oz Club's Convention page.

July 10-12, 2009: The International Wizard of Oz Club's Winkie Convention, Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, California. Highlights include the auction and sales tables, the costume contest, and the annual Winkie Award. Special presentations will highlight the centennial of The Road to Oz and seventy years of the famous movie version of The Wizard of Oz. For more information on the convention, see the International Wizard of Oz Club's Convention page.

July 31-August 2, 2009: The International Wizard of Oz Club's Munchkin Convention (location to be announced). After a few year's rest, the East Coast's big Oz Club event is not merely scheduled to return, it's really most sincerely scheduled to return! Keep an eye on the International Wizard of Oz Club's Convention page for more details.

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