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. Many ...

Looking for Oz? These days, you can't walk without tripping over it. There's "Wicked," of course. Part one of the gargantuan movie musical is in theaters now; part two drops November 21, 2025. There ...

Long before Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were holding space for the lyrics of “Defying Gravity,” there was “Wicked” the Broadway musical. And before that, there was “Wicked: The Life and Times of ...

A look back at the making of the original "Wizard of Oz" and all its setbacks. March 8, 2013— -- intro: As yet another spinoff of "The Wizard of Oz" arrives in theaters, it's almost hard to ...

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, ...

The Land of Oz has captivated movie-going audiences for over 100 years. The original Wonderful Wizard of Oz book by L. Frank Baum was already a smash hit for over 35 years, then the 1939 MGM film in ...

More than 20 years after first premiering on Broadway and nearly 30 since the original book was published, "Wicked" has captured the minds and hearts of the public once more with the release of the ...

Baum’s novel was adapted into the classic live-action film The Wizard of Oz in 1939. The musical starred Judy Garland ...

Kristy Ambrose has been writing professionally since 2010. She dabbles in various genres, but her favorites are fantasy and science fiction. She creates everything from fanfiction to serialized novels ...