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Plus, the opening night attendees included Melissa McCarthy, Sara Bareilles, D'Arcy Carden, Meena Harris, Dylan Mulvaney, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Katrina Lauren McGraw (Glinda) in A.C.T.s The Wizard of Oz. Photo by Kevin Berne The Rundown A young misfit travels afar searching for home and finds

ACT's new "Wizard of Oz" updates the classic musical with a more contemporary cast, with varying degrees of success.

ACT's new "Wizard of Oz" updates the classic musical with a more contemporary cast, with varying degrees of success.

ACT's new "Wizard of Oz" updates the classic musical with a more contemporary cast, with varying degrees of success.

Attending Sam Pinkleton’s production is like getting to see a beloved relative who hasn’t been around since your childhood.

We’re off to see...the movie? That’s the question that’s been cycloning around my mind ever since last April, when American Conservatory Theater first announced its planned production of "The Wizard of Oz," now in previews with opening night June 7.

We’re off to see...the movie? That’s the question that’s been cycloning around my mind ever since last April, when American Conservatory Theater first announced its planned production of "The Wizard of Oz," now in previews with opening night June 7.

Director Sam Pinkleton’s cast list reveals Bay Area actors anew, but for potential they’ve always had. 

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and THE CIVILIANS have announced the release of four new albums as the final installment of The Michael Friedman Collection. Adventures in Reality, Canard, Canard, Goose?, In the Footprint: The Battle for the Atlantic Yards, and Mr. Burns, a post-electric play will all be available in digital and streaming formats on Friday, March 24.