Why The Sphere’s attempt to reinvent ‘The Wizard of Oz’ with AI is a wickedly bad idea
By: STEPHEN WHITTY | Published: 2025-08-01 12:54:00 | Source: www.njarts.net
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This image is being used to promote “The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere.”
Everyone in “The Wizard of Oz” wants something. The Scarecrow wants a brain. The Tin Man wants a heart. And the Cowardly Lion?
“The nerve.”
Well, good news, Lion. I know some people who’ve got plenty to spare.
Opening Aug. 28, “The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere” will present a “reimagining” of the movie classic at that giant, multimedia golf ball out in Las Vegas. Tickets “start around $100.” And no, that’s not a misprint.
Of course, this is a different, deluxe, “truly immersive” experience, brags the venue. The Sphere’s 160,000-square-foot “display plane” will “wrap up, over and around the audience.” The remastered score will be blasted on 167,000 speakers….
