New 4D Effects Coming to Wizard of Oz at the Sphere in Las Vegas

www.hollywoodreporter.com: The Sphere version of the film has grossed north of $450 million since it launched a year ago, and the venue says that tickets are now on sale into early 2027. The film combines the Sphere’s vast screen with effects in the venue, including fire, falling apples and a tornado that forms inside the room.

Five thoughts: Illenium at Sphere Las Vegas

Las Vegas Weekly: On the opening night of Grammy-nominated DJ Illenium’s nine-show residency at Sphere on March 5, the EDM icon relished in his status as genre royalty as he delivered a sprawling 40-track set spearheaded by his recently-released sixth studio album, Odyssey.

Registration Now Open For 2026 InfoComm Show In Las Vegas

ProSoundWeb: Registration is officially open for the 2026 InfoComm Show, produced by the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA), that’s slated for June 13–19 (exhibits June 17–19) at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada.

Sphere Entertainment Posts 28% Q4 Revenue Jump

www.ticketnews.com: For the three months ending in Dec. 31, 2025, total company revenue increased 28% to $394.3 million, up from $308.3 million in the prior-year quarter. The company posted an operating income of $28.9 million, compared to an operating loss of $142.9 million a year earlier. Adjusted operating income rose to $128.0 million, up $95.2 million year-over-year.

The Smith Center's 2026-27 Broadway Series brings fresh Tony winners to Vegas

Las Vegas Weekly: The Smith Center for the Performing Arts’ 2026-27 Broadway Las Vegas Series has everything. It has elves. It has robots. It has musicians performing in Spanish; we know you love those. All it doesn't have is Mary Todd Lincoln—although, remarkably, she’s available as an add-on.

Students Compete to Showcase Art on Sphere’s Exosphere

www.ticketnews.com: Public voting is now open for the Third Annual Sphere XO Student Design Challenge, giving fans the opportunity to help select which Las Vegas-area student artworks will be featured on Sphere’s Exosphere in celebration of Pi Day.

The Wizard of Oz at Sphere Review: The Opposite of Art

consequence.net: It was 8:20 p.m. in Las Vegas, but the sky above me was sunny and blue. As a fan of unique, arguably ridiculous exhibition stunts, I’d sat down for Sphere’s “enhanced” version of The Wizard of Oz at least intrigued by the possibilities of the experience: The original 1939 film, cut down by about 25 minutes, the rest blown up to stretch across a 160,000-square-foot curved dome with additional “immersive” elements. Lost in translation: A classic film’s soul.

AI-Enhanced Version of 'The Wizard of Oz' at the Sphere Could Pull in $1 Billion

gizmodo.com: The biggest blockbuster of the summer came out 86 years ago. While some people balk at the idea of paying $12 to catch a film that’ll be on streaming platforms a month later, apparently thousands of folks are flocking to the Sphere in Las Vegas and dropping about $200 a ticket to watch The Wizard of Oz, according to a report from Bloomberg. The film is reportedly grossing about $2 million per day from its showtimes on just one (very large) screen.

Sphere's 'The Wizard of Oz' Box Office: How Much Money Has It Made?

www.billboard.com: The Wizard of Oz at Sphere in Las Vegas has sold more than 500,000 tickets since launching on Aug. 28, generating over $65 million in ticket sales, according to an announcement from Sphere on Monday (Sept. 15). Notably, 280,000 of those tickets were sold after the film’s Aug. 28 premiere (tickets first went on sale to the public on June 10).

Sphere’s “Wizard of Oz” Hits 500K Tickets, $65 Million in Sales

TicketNews: Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR) is celebrating the blowout success of its re-imagined and immersive Wizard of Oz screenings, which crossed major sales milestones amid the Las Vegas venue’s agressive stock repurchasing program.

Sphere Entertainment Buys Back $27.5 Million in Stock

www.ticketnews.com: Sphere Entertainment Co. has repurchased more than 629,000 shares of its Class A common stock, the company announced, signaling confidence in the long-term prospects of its Las Vegas venue and media businesses.

'The Wizard of Oz' Is Going to Make $1 Billion at The Sphere

No Film School: When you drive into Las Vegas from Los Angeles and crest over the desert, the Sphere is one of the first things you can see at night. Its neon lights light up the night with whatever it's advertising that night.

‘Glow’ multimedia spectacular lights up the Las Vegas Strip

attractionsmagazine.com: The “Neon Capital of the World” is even more vibrant as “Glow” taps into the energy of the city through stunning optical illusions and surprising displays of depth, through visuals presented across Resorts World Las Vegas’s technically advance LED architecture, from the 100,000-square -foot West Tower to the iconic 50-foot diameter interior globe.

Sahara Las Vegas comes alive with new entertainment options

Las Vegas Sun Newspaper: The legendary Las Vegas Strip casino resort first opened in 1952, changed ownership several times as places like this usually do, went through a challenging period as SLS Las Vegas from 2014 to 2019, and returned to its original name two years ago after the Meruelo Group purchased it in 2017.

Hello Las Vegas! How livestreaming is transforming the stage

Stage | The Guardian: As Christmas season dawned at the end of last year, two American critics had a crash course in that most British of theatre traditions, pantomime, dropping in remotely to eight shows for the New York Times. “I felt like an ethnographer studying a foreign culture’s strange ceremonies,” wrote one, while the other enjoyed the peppering of Covid-related jokes, including the insertion of “fiiiiiive toilet rolls” into The 12 Days of Christmas.

Criss Angel and Franco Dragone Announce Something

vitalvegas.com: You can tell Las Vegas is healing because performers like Criss Angel are starting to send out baffling news releases again. Today, the longtime Strip magician (sorry, “magic’s most celebrated visionary”) Criss Angel announced he’ll be collaborating with Franco Dragone on something.

‘Fantasy’ takes on Luxor Theater in Vegas reopening

Las Vegas Review-Journal: The Kats! Bureau at this writing is Luxor Theater, positioned behind acclaimed Vegas show producer Anita Mann and her dog, George. I’ve experienced a slightly unsettling sense of deja vu while walking through the entrance the venue. The promenade still bears the graffiti art, fake manhole covers and even empty gift shop from Cirque’s failed “R.U.N” production.

Wynn Las Vegas Brings Entertainment Back To The Strip With Debut Of The New Lake of Dreams

Wynn Las Vegas | Pressroom: Entertainment returns to Wynn Las Vegas with the new Lake of Dreams, the only show to debut this fall anywhere on The Strip. Staged outdoors in an environmental theater with open-air patios for viewing, Lake of Dreams is uniquely suited for a socially distanced experience while providing all the glamour, excitement, and larger-than-life spectacle visitors expect from a Las Vegas show. In development for two years, the new Lake of Dreams is an immersive theatrical journey that unfolds over 12 high-tech artistically diverse new acts that combine magic, lights, film, music, sculpture, and puppetry.

"Absinthe" and "Piff the Magic Dragon" Lead Return of Las Vegas Shows

vitalvegas.com: Two of our favorite Las Vegas shows are reopening and we’re fully engorged with anticipation at the news.

“Absinthe” reopens at Caesars Palace on Oct. 28, 2020.

“Piff the Magic Dragon” reopens at Flamingo on Oct. 29, 2020.

Shows are back on the Las Vegas Strip! Even more importantly, laughter is back, and it’s about damned time.

Vegas show producers craft multiple plans while staying prepared to return

Las Vegas Weekly: When you think of the Las Vegas Strip casino resorts that pack the biggest entertainment punch, Treasure Island might not be at the top of your list. But TI, as it’s sometimes been called since the property began to de-emphasize its pirate theme back in 2003, remains essential as the home of Mystère, the first Cirque du Soleil resident production show on the Strip.