Straight Outta Oz is the second solo studio album and original musical, written and produced by American singer-songwriter and YouTube celebrity Todrick Hall with music produced by Jeeve Ducornet and wiidope, released on 23 June 2016. Featured artists include Nicole Scherzinger, Jordin Sparks, Perez Hilton, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Amber Riley, Raven-Symoné and Tamar Braxton. It is based on the Wizard of Oz whilst being a semi-autobiographical account of his rise to fame in Los Angeles (Oz).
Music videos The trailer for the album was first released on May 13, 2016. Todrick has released the musical in the form of an hour long piece (as well as each song separately) on his YouTube channel. On April 27, 2017, the song "Defying Gravity" was released as a music video and digital download. The song does not appear on either the standard or deluxe versions of the album but does appear in the tour.
Track listing
Deluxe Edition On March 21, 2017, Hall released a deluxe version of the visual album on YouTube as well as iTunes, featuring 4 songs from the Straight Outta Oz Tour that were not present on the album, as well as re-recorded versions of other songs. This album also included the song "Blah Blah Blah" present in the original version of the video, but not on the original album. It also includes a remix of Todrick's previous 2015 single "Low" with new vocals from RuPaul.
Behind the Curtain Behind the Curtain, a documentary film about the making of Straight Outta Oz, was released in select theaters on December 6 and 13, 2017. It was released for digital download and on Netflix on December 12. A trailer for it was played prior to the opening of Hall's concerts in 2017.
Tour To promote the album, Hall launched the Straight Outta Oz Tour for summer 2016. Originally a 30-date tour taking place in North America, starting in Vancouver, Canada, on July 7, 2016. On February 18, 2017, additional dates in the United States, Australia, and Europe were announced; the tour would officially conclude in Melbourne, Australia, on June 5, 2017.
Set list The following set list is obtained from the July 13, 2016, show in Beverly Hills, California. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour.
"Dance Rehearsal" "No Place Like Home" "Meet the Divas" "Black and White" "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" "Proud" "Over the Rainbow" "Color" "Round and Round" / "Verified" "Little People" "Expensive" "Monkey Airlines" "Whoop That Ass" "Dumb" "If I Had a Heart" "Lyin' to Myself" "Lions and Tigers and Bears" "Papi" "Green" "What Do Ya Say?" "Flying Monkey" "See Your Face" "Low" "Wrong Bitch" "Defying Gravity" "Water Guns" "Blah Blah Blah" "Home" "Splits on Trees" / "Twerkin' in the Rain" / "Weave Girls" "4 Beyoncé" Encore "Haterz"
Notes For 2017 shows, "90's Disney", a megamix consisting of several Disney songs from the 1990s, was added to the set list.
Tour dates Date City Country Venue North AmericaJuly 7, 2016VancouverCanadaVogue TheatreJuly 8, 2016TacomaUnited StatesPantages TheaterJuly 9, 2016PortlandAladdin TheaterJuly 12, 2016SacramentoCrest TheatreJuly 13, 2016San JoseCalifornia TheatreJuly 14, 2016FresnoTower Theatre for the Performing ArtsJuly 15, 2016AnaheimCity National Grove of AnaheimJuly 16, 2016San DiegoBalboa TheatreJuly 17, 2016PhoenixComerica TheatreJuly 19, 2016San AntonioH-E-B Performance HallJuly 20, 2016HoustonThe Ballroom at Warehouse LiveJuly 21, 2016 Grand PrairieVerizon Theatre at Grand PrairieJuly 22, 2016AustinBass Performance HallJuly 23, 2016New OrleansHouse of BluesJuly 25, 2016ClearwaterCapitol TheatreJuly 26, 2016JacksonvilleFlorida TheatreJuly 27, 2016Fort LauderdaleAmaturo TheaterJuly 28, 2016OrlandoBeacham TheaterJuly 29, 2016AtlantaCenter Stage TheaterJuly 30, 2016RaleighMeymandi Concert HallJuly 31, 2016BaltimoreBaltimore SoundstageAugust 1, 2016WashingtonHoward TheatreAugust 3, 2016BostonWilbur TheatreAugust 4, 2016New York CityHighline BallroomAugust 5, 2016Gramercy TheatreAugust 6, 2016TorontoCanadaQueen Elizabeth TheatreAugust 7, 2016ChicagoUnited StatesThalia HallAugust 9, 2016MilwaukeeTurner HallAugust 10, 2016Royal OakRoyal Oak Music TheatreAugust 11, 2016ColumbusLincoln TheatreAugust 12, 2016GlensideKeswick TheatreMarch 30, 2017New York CityPlayStation TheaterApril 3, 2017ChicagoPortage TheaterApril 4, 2017MinneapolisThe PourhouseApril 6, 2017DenverParamount TheatreApril 7, 2017WichitaOrpheum TheatreApril 8, 2017Overland ParkYardley Hall Carlsen CenterApril 9, 2017St. LouisThe Sheldon Concert HallApril 10, 2017LouisvilleMercury BallroomApril 11, 2017West LafayetteLoeb PlayhouseApril 14, 2017MunhallCarnegie of Homestead Music HallApril 17, 2017PhiladelphiaThe Fillmore PhiladelphiaApril 18, 2017Washington, D.C.Howard TheatreApril 19, 2017April 20, 2017RaleighA.J. Fletcher Opera TheaterApril 21, 2017Orange ParkThrasher-Horne Center For The ArtsApril 22, 2017Fort LauderdaleParker PlayhouseApril 23, 2017AtlantaAtlanta Symphony HallApril 25, 2017NashvilleMarathon Music WorksApril 26, 2017MemphisHalloran Centre for Performing ArtsApril 27, 2017BirminghamCarver TheatreApril 28, 2017Oklahoma CityCivic Center Music HallApril 29, 2017HoustonRevention Music CenterApril 30, 2017DallasThe Bomb FactoryMay 1, 2017AlbuquerqueNational Hispanic Cultural CenterMay 3, 2017MesaMesa Arts CenterMay 4, 2017TucsonRialto TheatreMay 5, 2017RiversideFox Performing Arts CenterMay 6, 2017Las VegasRocks LoungeMay 9, 2017BerkeleyThe UC TheatreMay 10, 2017Grants PassRogue TheatreMay 11, 2017PortlandAladdin TheaterMay 12, 2017SeattleThe Moore TheatreMay 13, 2017BendTower TheatreMay 14, 2017BoiseThe Egyptian TheatreMay 16, 2017Santa CruzThe Rio TheatreMay 20, 2017Beverly HillsSaban Theatre EuropeMay 22, 2017LondonEnglandO2 Shepherds Bush EmpireMay 23, 2017MilanItalyTeatro della LunaMay 24, 2017ZurichSwitzerlandPlazaMay 26, 2017CologneGermanyGloria TheaterMay 29, 2017AmsterdamNetherlandsTheater De Meervaart OceaniaJune 1, 2017PerthAustraliaAstro TheatreJune 4, 2017SydneyEnmore TheatreJune 5, 2017MelbourneAthenaeum Theatre
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