The Wizard of Oz - 2023 - West End Articles Page 2

Wicked the Musical will play Dubai Opera from January 28 through February 15, 2026. Co-presented by Dubai Opera and Broadway Entertainment Group, the international production features music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman. Get a glimpse inside the premiere and see highlights of the production in the video!

Queer Theatre will return this year with its newly announced award-winning guest playwrights for its monthly Queer Play Reading Club, delivered in partnership with Nick Hern Books.

St Helens Theatre Royal will present the classic family show JACK AND THE BEANSTALK during the upcoming half term, offering a magical experience for audiences of all ages.

If the longevity of a Broadway classic is judged by its ability to reflect both its historical significance and its present existence in popular culture, this new revival of THE WIZ is somehow caught somewhere between reverence and reinvention.

The Brunton continue to provide some of the best Scottish panto's in the country with another fantastic pantomime in this year's production of The Wizard of Oz.

Dirty Minds Theatre Company, with Trevor Griffin, will present an invite-only industry reading of A CLEAN SLATE, written by Jack Saleeby (The Wizard of Oz, Shrek, Bright and Brave), at the Westside Theatre on Thursday, December 11th at 2pm.

BroadwayWorld caught up with Wicked: For Good composer John Powell and executive music producer Stephen Oremus, who shared insights into the process of bringing the music to the screen and revealed easter eggs in the score of the new film.

Tony, EMMY, and five-time GRAMMY Award-nominated performer Josh Groban has announced his first world tour in 10 years, with Taipei, Singapore, Jakarta, Manila, Tokyo, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and more.

Josh Groban has released Hidden Gems, a new collection bringing together some of his rarest tracks, many of which have never been available on streaming platforms. Check it out here.

TRUSpeak... Hear Our Voices! 2025 will present special appearances by Emmy and Oscar winner Allison Janney, Tony winner Joanna Gleason and transgender activist Shakina Nayfack.

Central Works' new comedy Dada Teen Musical: The Play, written by Maury Zeff, has extended through November 23. The show was originally scheduled to run October 18–November 16. 

Theater Resources Unlimited has revealed the cast for TRUSPEAK... Hear Our Voices! 2025, an evening of virtual short plays, followed by a virtual after-party, featuring Tonya Pinkins and more.

Comedy, TV and musical theatre icon Jason Manford will make his return to the stage next summer in the award-winning comedy musical Something Rotten! Learn more here!

Tony and Emmy-nominated singer, songwriter and actor Josh Groban will return to the UK for a special one-off gig at London’s The O2 on 1 April 2026 – his biggest ever UK show.

Family audiences are in for a swashbuckling adventure this Christmas when Peter Pan flies into Port Sunlight. The Dreamworld Entertainments pantomime comes to the Gladstone Theatre.

Josh Groban has announced his new collection, Hidden Gems. To herald the announcement, he has shared the first offering from the upcoming project, a brand-new song, “The Constant,” which Groban wrote with EGOT winners Pasek and Paul. Listen to it here!

The Tony Award-winning smash hit comedy OH, MARY! will premiere in London at the Trafalgar Theatre This December! The West End premiere will see Mason Alexander Park star as Mary Todd Lincoln.

The benefit of a stage production means it will always be malleable to change, always willing to look at how a story written in the past can still be relevant in the present, and remain timeless for the future. What follows in this new production of The Wiz is a recontextualization of our favorite characters. While the structure of the story is faithful to the Baum novel and MGM film, it comes with small, but noticeable details that reframe this familiar story not just as a fantastical quest, but as a bildungsroman and revenge tale at the same time.

What makes this show click is its attention to detail. DelMonte said he wanted to make IN THE LAND OF OZ “theatre beyond four walls.” Project coordinator Maya Eberhardt, experience coordinator Bessie D. Smith, and project manager Brian Altiere make sure the audience’s journey is crammed with visual elements on every corner and keeps the audience moving in a steady pace.

In Dada Teen Musical: The Play Annabelle is 17. She is the only high school student in the world whose Harvard application is an act of rebellion (she comes from a Yale family.)

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including TikTok's Paloma Diamond, and more. See the full lineup here!

Chicago’s historic Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater just announced the return of Manual Cinema’s Christmas Carol to the Studebaker for a limited run this holiday season, December 12–28, 2025.

Marking the 50th anniversary of the musical’s Broadway debut and the release of the classic film, this fully staged, immersive production invites audiences to unleash their inner creatures of the night in a run of sci-fi, seduction, and rebellion.

Artistic Director of Deafinitely Theatre Paula Garfield, MBE has announced the cast for the company's forthcoming touring production of Barrier(s) by Eloise Pennycott - Em Prendergast and Zoë McWhinney. 

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Paloma Diamond, Chester Gregory, and many more! See the full lineup here.