The first hours of 2020 can be filled with Oz for Chicago-area fans. NRG events offers a Wizard of Oz New Years Eve at Zoe's Patio. (21 and older) https://www.eventbrite.com/.../nrg-presents-oz-2020...
Just a few days left until Jan. 5 when the Lasers of Oz closes at the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium in Kansas City, Mo.
https://www.unionstation.org/sciencecity/events/lasers-oz
On the other side of the world, the Imaginarium of Oz also closes Jan. 5 in Shanghai. This experiences uses modern technology and immersive installations to take visitors in Oz.
https://www.shine.cn/feature/art-culture/1909272884/
A Wizard of Oz escape room opens in St. Louis in January!
https://www.stlouisescape.com/.../wizard-of-oz-opening...
Oz author L. Frank Baum is included in "The Autograph Book of LA" exhibit at the Los Angeles Public Library through Jan. 19.
https://www.timeout.com/.../thi.../the-autograph-book-of-l-a
Productions in the US and around the world
Also in England, Wizard of Oz Panto performance is set for Jan. 16-25 at The Phoenix Theatre & Arts Centre, Hampshire UK.
https://www.phoenixarts.co.uk/.../the-wizard.../2020-01-18/
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet presents The Wizard of Oz Jan. 23-25 in Ottawa, Canada. https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/21616
The Wizard of Oz Arena Spectacular will be in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 25.
https://www.wizardofozarena.com
Still Wicked in the West End! The Apollo Victoria in London had extended it's production of Wicked through November 2020. https://www.londontheatredirect.com/.../west-end-wicked...
Jan 3 in Vienna, Austria, the Volksoper Vienna, stages the Royal Shakespeare Company stage version of the classic musical.
https://www.viennaconcerts.com/.../Volksoper-Vienna.../74691
The Wizard of Oz Jazz Musical returns to the Harlem Repertory Theatre in NYC Jan. 11.
https://www.wizardofozjazzmusical.com/.../wizard-of-oz-a.../
The Harlem Repertory Theatre then stages The Wizard of Oz Jan. 11.
https://www.goldstar.com/.../new.../the-wizard-of-oz-tickets
Hoof 'n' Horn Presents The Wiz at the Shaefer Lab Theater in Durham, NC. Jan. 30-Feb. 9.
https://www.hoofnhorn.org/the-wiz
ArtsCentric presents The Wiz through Jan. 12 in Baltimore. https://www.todaytix.com/x/washington-dc/shows/19839-the-wiz
New Year's Eve to Jan. 5 High Desert Opera will presents The Wizard Of Oz at Robinson Theatre in Grand Junction, Colorado. "The troupe follows the yellow brick road with a live orchestra, dancing, local vocalists, and a professional ensemble in a fully-staged extravaganza."
https://www.highdesertopera.org/wizardofoz.html
Article by The International Wizard of Oz Club