The Wizard of Oz set the template back in 1939 ... Trees are uprooted, and the porch door flies off its hinges as Dorothy ...

T he 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.

With less than two weeks to showtime, the pieces of "The Wizard of Oz" were clicking into place at Northwestern High School Monday, Feb. 3. The show, which will be performed Feb. 15-16, incorporates ...

The Wizard of Oz immediately caught the ... tells the story of what happens when Dorothy and her dog Toto get whisked away from their home in Kansas by a tornado and land in Oz, accidentally ...

When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy Gale and ... house to the magical Land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and on the way, they meet ...

Few stories have been as integral to American popular culture as “The Wizard of Oz.” The timeless tale of Dorothy’s journey to Emerald ... Video projectors enveloped the audience along for the tornado ...

The Basics: The Wizard ... Dorothy Gale and her little dog Toto are whisked away to the magical land of Oz, still in their house, which remains relatively intact when a rip-roaring tornado tears ...

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.