Chu, is a revelatory prequel to “The Wizard of Oz," and ... theater kids and old-school “Oz” fans alike," Truitt wrote in his review. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Buddy Ebsen was offered a life-changing opportunity in The Wizard of Oz but he couldn't make it past 10 days in the role of ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The "Wicked" movie is a revelation — and it's full of references to "The Wizard of Oz" and the original "Wicked" Broadway show that came ...

The Wizard of Oz is receiving a new wave of attention, and people revisiting the 1939 film are uncovering unsettling allegations about its production. On November 24, Eveleen Pahau, who posts on ...

That makes this week the perfect time to revisit its inspiration: “The Wizard of Oz” (1939), directed by Victor Fleming, written by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf ...

After the successful broadcast of The Wizard of Oz in 1956, the film didn’t air on television again until 1959 when it returned to CBS, but not in November. Between 1959 and 1962, the film was ...

“Wicked,” as you likely know, is a prequel to the original “The Wizard of Oz” movie, which itself is based on L. Frank Baum’s expansive children’s book series. If you want to learn ...

In The Wizard of Oz, the Wicked Witch of the West uses poppies to stall Dorothy, Scarecrow, Lion and Tin Man's arrival to the Emerald City. During a classroom scene in Wicked, Elphaba brings her ...