Which is to say that the filmmakers are doing what the Jim Henson Company did after Henson’s death in “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” “Muppet Treasure Island” and “The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz,” wherein ..

In 1900, at the turn of the century, author L. Frank Baum published a book that took imaginations by storm. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz proved an instant hit, with the story of Dorothy, a farmgirl from ...

But the story of Oz dates back much further than that. For nearly 125 years, the fantasy world of writer L. Frank Baum’s children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), has continued to ...

Eighty-five years ago, Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Billie Burke and their castmates brought the classic story to technicolor life MGM Studios/Archive Photos/Getty The Wizard of Oz has become ...

Is there nothing the Muppets can’t do? In 2005, The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz hit television with the ... with the Wicked Witch of the West (Miss Piggy) with violence. Sure, the film didn ...

Everyone loves "The Wizard of Oz," except the official arbiters of kid lit: critics and children's librarians. They hate the "Oz" books. Or at least they did. Cheap, commercial, poorly written ...

Loosely based on the original 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" written by L. Frank Baum, "Wicked" tells the background story of the witches we meet in Oz during Dorothy's famous visit.

Ready to see the Wizard? Here's how to watch The Wizard of Oz online. By Lilian Gonzalez All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a ...

“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 ...

Wicked’s characterization of Elphaba as a kindhearted activist stands in stark contrast to the evil witch seen in The Wizard of Oz. Glinda, meanwhile, can be vapid, selfish and downright mean at ...