{"id":2118518,"date":"2025-10-27T15:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2118518"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:15:17","slug":"were-off-to-see-the-wizard-of-oz-at-sphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/were-off-to-see-the-wizard-of-oz-at-sphere\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re off to see &#8216;The Wizard of Oz at Sphere&#8217;!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Outsized poppies and a larger-than-life Glinda greet visitors at <strong>The Venetian Resort Waterfall Atrium<\/strong> in <strong>Las Vegas<\/strong>. The installation went live on August 28 and complements <strong><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesphere.com\/shows\/wizard-of-oz-experience?utm_source=search&amp;utm_medium=paid&amp;utm_campaign=WOZ2025&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22304755806&amp;gbraid=0AAAAApVd2oyoGShUwhMH2Hq-Iyb3_qGAV&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwx-zHBhBhEiwA7Kjq607ZLlSyhCazBAvfFkDMc0PwD00RpQdplNAkJ6xo5OcB_KH31R_p4xoCPuAQAvD_BwE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Wizard of Oz at Sphere;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Wizard of Oz at Sphere<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>experience, where the beloved 1939 film is reimagined for the venue\u2019s 240-foot-tall screen with immersive elements. For two short days in August, my colleague, friend, and fellow <em>Wizard of Oz<\/em> superfan, <em>Out<\/em> Editor in Chief Daniel Reynolds, and I skipped through the Sphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There\u2019s a sense of timelessness in the casino intended to enthrall visitors into never leaving. A colorful cast of Vegas characters and a Yellow Brick Road of sorts that leads visitors from the hotel, casino, and Oz-themed atrium to the Sphere without ever having to leave the building contributes to the theme. In its way, <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venetianlasvegas.com\/resort\/trip-guides\/venice-meets-vegas.html?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=19647624372&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD-N-pitvEdD5OS-dhfe32_hxIy3i&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwx-zHBhBhEiwA7Kjq65W1o310uGBXLdLU8yz41ejG08UWfKkeagGUOX2JoWp-UF1DwiBfMBoCY50QAvD_BwE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Venetian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Venetian<\/a><\/strong> is as dizzyingly wonderful as Dorothy landing in Munchkinland.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>giant ruby slippers at sphere\\u2019s exterior in las vegas<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><small class=\"image-media media-caption\">Tracy E. Gilchrist admires the giant ruby slippers at the Sphere\u2019s exterior.<\/small><small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\">Tracy E. Gilchrist<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Upon arriving at the resort that\u2019s modeled after the canaled Italian city, Daniel turned to me and laughed, \u201cGirls\u2019 trip!\u201d Indeed, we were friends on an adventure at the casino, replete with waterways and gondoliers belting Italian love songs \u2014 the casino\u2019s inherent queerness and high camp on display as \u201cThat\u2019s Amore\u201d reverberated throughout its corridors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A night out at the resort began with cocktails at the speakeasy <strong>Close Company<\/strong>, where I paired the CC Old Fashioned made special with a bit of wildflower honey with a Margherita Pastry Pocket to tide me over before dinner. Next, we hit up <strong>Shin Lim\u2019s<\/strong> <strong><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venetianlasvegas.com\/entertainment\/shin-lim.html?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=21718076154&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACz4gYLjkGozm-wmjKZufwxMfRkAJ&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwx-zHBhBhEiwA7Kjq6-syo0U_4HSnZAsTKu9iLt4_ITfHPrjzmrOgQCbj6-0PH2LghOTp4BoCUr0QAvD_BwE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Limitless;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Limitless<\/a><\/em><\/strong> close-up and grand illusion magic show at the <strong>Palazzo Theatre<\/strong>, just a dash across the casino from the speakeasy. An initial trick that involved the audience tearing cards and tossing them into the air had Daniel gobsmacked (though I had hoped to be invited onstage to be sawed in half). Later, dinner at <strong>Gjelina<\/strong> (The Venetian is Italian-themed, after all) had us sated \u2014 and please save room for the sticky toffee pudding!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A scene from The Wizard of Oz plays on the big screen at Sphere\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XjEn3YS6PM4efapMqc5J_g--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/out_articles_481\/ccb47823a7d1340644052e45c374ea1b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A scene from The Wizard of Oz plays on the big screen at Sphere<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><small class=\"image-media media-caption\">A scene from &#8216;The Wizard of Oz&#8217; at Sphere<\/small><small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\">Sphere Entertainment<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The morning of <em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em> at Sphere premiere, we attended a press conference with a tour of the Sphere\u2019s atrium, my favorite part of the Oz experience. There, I debated if I needed a ruby-red glittery baseball jacket that popped amid the myriad merchandise. Entering the atrium felt closest to Oz for me due to its re-creations of Professor Marvel\u2019s dilapidated wagon, the Wizard\u2019s curtain and control room, and his hot air balloon, not to mention the Flying Monkeys above. For the premiere, we Oz lovers dressed to the theme: I was in a black jumpsuit with ruby red boots and a massive poppy on my lapel, and Daniel in an emerald green Fenty robe that flapped wildly during the tornado that pelted us with leaves and gale-force winds. That evening and in the lead-up, we sang songs from the film, including \u201cThe Lollipop Guild\u201d and \u201cThe Merry Old Land of Oz,\u201d and conversed in a shorthand as lovers of the Judy Garland-led classic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The trip to Vegas and to Oz was a welcome reprieve from the daily news cycle. Time away in a fantasy land with a friend, swapping stories about how <em>The Wizard of Oz. <\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Professor Marvel\\u2019s balloon in the Sphere atrium\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rsU1jLgrRnvYM9zzJUos9w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/out_articles_481\/0d6fde570e6412ec724b7b2a8a36c408\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Professor Marvel\\u2019s balloon in the Sphere atrium<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><small class=\"image-media media-caption\">Professor Marvel\u2019s balloon in the Sphere atrium<\/small><small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\">Sphere Entertainment<\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Learn more about <em>The Wizard of Oz at Sphere<\/em> at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesphere.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:thesphere.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">thesphere.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This trip was funded in part by The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>This article is part of <\/em>Out<em>&#8216;s Nov\/Dec 2025 issue, which hits newsstands October 28. <\/em><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.b2bmediaportal.com\/equal\/subscribe.aspx?f=OTM&amp;pageid=5&amp;status=new&amp;promo=JPO1122E\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Support queer media and subscribe;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Support queer media and subscribe<\/a><\/em> <\/strong><em><strong>\u2014 or download the issue now through Apple News, Zinio, Nook, or PressReader. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This article originally appeared on Out: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/travel-nightlife\/wizard-of-oz-sphere-vegas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:We're off to see 'The Wizard of Oz at Sphere'!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">We&#8217;re off to see &#8216;The Wizard of Oz at Sphere&#8217;!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">RELATED<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outsized poppies and a larger-than-life Glinda greet visitors at The Venetian Resort Waterfall Atrium in Las Vegas. 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