‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out

[macbeth]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#1

Posted: 12/28/25 at 10:54am

https://www.boredpanda.com/amateur-wizard-of-oz-performance-outrages-audience-hundreds-walking-out-demanding-refund/

She criticized the visual presentation, saying, “The dancers’ costumes looked cheap and tacky.” One moment reportedly pushed her over the edge. “During the tornado, they came into the crowd and were shooting the crowd with water guns. After 15 minutes, I left.”

OMG!

[TotallyEffed]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#2

Posted: 12/28/25 at 10:56am

Me at the last revival of The Wiz.

[Sutton Ross]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#3

Posted: 12/28/25 at 1:15pm

Love the cutting edge tech!

[ardiem]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#4

Posted: 12/28/25 at 1:44pm

After this and last year's Willy's Chocolate Experience, I'm looking forward to stories about whatever cultural treasure the UK bootlegs in 2026.

Updated On: 12/28/25 at 01:44 PM

[nmartin]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#5

Posted: 12/28/25 at 2:05pm

Updated On: 12/29/25 at 02:05 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#6

Posted: 12/28/25 at 3:22pm

For chrissakes, Kathleen - it’s a Cirque production! 

 

[Idiot]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#7

Posted: 12/28/25 at 6:09pm

I'm fascinated that these Bialystock & Bloom producers are so blatantly ripping off both Wicked and Cirque du Soleil's "O" in their advertising... and getting away with it.  Well, maybe they aren't - given the audience revolt. 

[TheatreMonkey]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#8

Posted: 12/28/25 at 6:33pm

Now I'm curious -- why were the munckins on stilts?!

[gibsons2]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#9

Posted: 12/28/25 at 6:54pm

Is the wizard wearing the pride mens suit from Target?

[The Distinctive Baritone]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#10

Posted: 12/28/25 at 7:48pm

The trailer does make it look pretty decent - must be a master editing job.

Anyway, I get that The Wizard of Oz has a lot of sentimentality for some people and offers up a lot of directorial possibilities, but seriously...just do the movie onstage, otherwise the audience is going to revolt. No one wants to see a director's masturbatory "reimagined" version of the story - especially without the famous songs.

[Idiot]

‘Wizard Of Oz’ Performance Outrages Audience With Hundreds Walking Out#11

Posted: 12/28/25 at 8:14pm

TheatreMonkey said: "Now I'm curious -- why were the munckins on stilts?!"

This line in the article made so little sense to me that I thought, "well - that's peak 2025."