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Before 'Wicked,' Oz's Big Connections To Weather

The recent theatrical release of "Wicked" sets up the story of how "The Wizard of Oz," its tornado, the Wicked Witch of the West and Dorothy Gale's trip to see the wizard came about. While we wait ...
AOL

The Wild Weather Of 'Wicked: For Good' Explained

The second and final part of the "Wicked" film series, fittingly titled “Wicked: For Good,” has been released, giving us a complete trilogy in Oz dating back to “The Wizard of Oz.” That means it's ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Tornadoes, Monkeys and Towering Flames: How the Sphere Plans to Bring ‘The Wizard of Oz’ to Life

Senior executives from the Las Vegas attraction are recreating key moments from the film inside the venue at the same moment they happen on its massive screen. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor When the ...
USA Today

Best 'Wizard of Oz' moments that prove there's no place like Sphere Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Movie purists may grumble, but what the Sphere team has done with “The Wizard of Oz” is nothing short of extraordinary. More than 2,000 filmmakers, technicians, audio experts and AI ...
Variety

How ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Is Finding a Whole New Sound at Sphere, With a Re-Recorded Orchestra, an Untouched Judy Garland, and Aural Design That Puts You in the Twister ...

Before getting to what was done just with the music, let’s talk about some of the sensory extremes involved in the 1939 film’s 4D upgrade. “Obviously, the tornado is an opportunity for us to do ...