Straight Outta Oz

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Straight Outta Oz | type = studio | artist = [[Todrick Hall]] | cover = Todrick Hall Straight Outta Oz.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2016|6|23|df=yes}} | recorded = 2014–2016 | studio = | genre =  | length = 48:32 | label = Self-Released | producer = | prev_title = [[Todrick (TV series)#Soundtrack|MTV's Todrick: The Music, Vol. 1]] | prev_year = 2015 | next_title = [[Forbidden (Todrick Hall album)|Forbidden]] | next_year = 2018 | misc = {{Singles | name = Straight Outta Oz | type = studio | single1 = Low | single1date = March 22, 2017 }} }}

'''''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,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/straight-outta-oz/id1127112236 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922183639/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/straight-outta-oz/id1127112236 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 22, 2016 |title=Straight Outta Oz by Todrick Hall - iTunes (U.S. Store)|website=[[iTunes]] |date=23 June 2016 |access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref> released on 23 June 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Todrick Hall Releases Star-Studded Visual Album, Straight Outta Oz, on YouTube |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/todrick-hall-releases-star-studded-visual-album-straight-outta-oz-on-youtube |last=Gans |first=Andrew |website=Paybill.com |access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref> Featured artists include [[Nicole Scherzinger]], [[Jordin Sparks]], [[Perez Hilton]], [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], [[Amber Riley]], [[Raven-Symoné]] and [[Tamar Braxton]]. It is based on the ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1VYb0EKcZuy9rG3q0VR57Q |title=todrickhall |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref> 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== {{Track listing | extra_column = Artist | all_writing = [[Todrick Hall]], except where noted | title1 = No Place Like Home | length1 = 3:11

| title2 = Proud | length2 = 2:37

| title3 = Over the Rainbow | length3 = 3:50

| title4 = Color | note4 = featuring [[Jay Armstrong Johnson]] | length4 = 2:44

| title5 = Little People | length5 = 2:45

| title6 = Expensive | length6 = 3:00

| title7 = Dumb | length7 = 2:55

| title8 = If I Had a Heart | length8 = 2:51

| title9 = Lyin' to Myself | length9 = 3:28

| title10 = Lions and Tigers and Bears | note10 = featuring [[Amber Riley]] | length10 = 2:37

| title11 = Papi | note11 = featuring [[Nicole Scherzinger]] | length11 = 3:47

| title12 = Green | note12 = featuring [[Perez Hilton]] | length12 = 3:00

| title13 = See Your Face | note13 = featuring [[Amber Riley]] | length13 = 2:11

| title14 = Wrong Bitch | note14 = featuring [[Bob the Drag Queen]] | length14 = 2:38

| title15 = Water Guns | note15 = featuring [[Jordin Sparks]] | length15 = 3:24

| title16 = Home | length16 = 3:34 }}

==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]].

{{Track listing | extra_column = Artist | title1 = No Place Like Home | length1 = 3:11 | title2 = Proud | length2 = 2:37 | title3 = Over the Rainbow | length3 = 3:50 | title4 = Black & White | note4 = featuring [[Kirstin Maldonado]], [[Scott Hoying]], and [[Mitch Grassi]] | length4 = 4:14 | title5 = Color | note5 = featuring [[Jay Armstrong Johnson]] | length5 = 2:44 | title6 = Little People | length6 = 2:45 | title7 = Expensive | length7 = 3:00 | title8 = Whoop Dat Ass | note8 = writer: [[Tracie Thoms]] | length8 = 2:03 | title9 = Flying Monkey Lament 1 | note9 = writer: [[Raven-Symoné]] | length9 = 1:01 | title10 = Dumb | length10 = 2:55 | title11 = If I Had a Heart | length11 = 2:51 | title12 = Lyin' to Myself | length12 = 3:28 | title13 = Lions and Tigers and Bears | note13 = writer: [[Tamar Braxton]] | length13 = 2:37 | title14 = Papi | note14 = featuring [[Nicole Scherzinger]] | length14 = 3:47 | title15 = Green | note15 = featuring [[Perez Hilton]] | length15 = 3:00 | title16 = Flying Monkey Lament 2 | note16 = writer: [[Shoshana Bean]] | length16 = 1:20 | title17 = See Your Face | note17 = writer: [[Amber Riley]] | length17 = 2:11 | title18 = Wrong Bitch | note18 = Deluxe Edition Extended Version featuring [[Bob the Drag Queen|Bob The Drag Queen]] | length18 = 3:36 | title19 = Water Guns | note19 = featuring [[Jordin Sparks]] | length19 = 3:24 | title20 = Blah Blah Blah | note20 = featuring [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] | length20 = 1:53 | title21 = Home | length21 = 3:34 | title22 = Low | note22 = Deluxe Edition Remixed Version featuring [[RuPaul]] | length22 = 3:21 | all_writing = [[Todrick Hall]], except where noted | total_length = }}

==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.<ref>{{cite magazine| url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8055051/todrick-hall-behind-the-curtain-interview| title= Todrick Hall Takes Fans 'Behind the Curtain' in New Documentary, Talks New 'Chicago' Role & More| magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]].com |first= Chris |last= Malone| date= December 5, 2017| access-date= December 21, 2020}}</ref> 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. [[File:Todrick Hall Wrong Bitch by Hauke Musicaloris.jpg|thumb|Todrick Hall performing "Wrong Bitch" on his "Straight Outta Oz" Tour.]]

===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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/todrick-hall/2016/california-theatre-san-jose-ca-3bfd2c48.html|title=Todrick Hall Setlist at California Theatre, San Jose|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref> {{Div col}} #"Dance Rehearsal" {{small|(Introduction) (contains elements of "[[Cheap Thrills (song)|Cheap Trills]]", "[[Swalla]]", "[[Side to Side]]", "[[Shape of You]]", and "[[Sorry (Beyoncé song)|Sorry]].")}} #"No Place Like Home" #"Meet the Divas" {{Small|(Interlude)}} #"Black and White" #"[[His Eye Is on the Sparrow]]" {{small|(Interlude)}} #"Proud" #"Over the Rainbow" #"Color" #"Round and Round" / "Verified" #"Little People" #"Expensive" #"Monkey Airlines" {{small|(Interlude)}} #"Whoop That Ass" #"Dumb" #"If I Had a Heart" #"Lyin' to Myself" #"Lions and Tigers and Bears" {{small|(Interlude)}} #"Papi" #"Green" #"What Do Ya Say?" #"Flying Monkey" {{small|(Interlude)}} #"See Your Face" #"Low" #"Wrong Bitch" #"[[Defying Gravity (song)|Defying Gravity]]" {{small|(Interlude)}} #"Water Guns" #"Blah Blah Blah" #"Home" #"Splits on Trees" / "Twerkin' in the Rain" / "Weave Girls" #"4 Beyoncé"{{efn|A megamix consisting of all the singer's songs from [[Beyoncé]]'s first five studio albums.}} ;Encore #<li value=31>"Haterz" {{Div col end}} ;Notes *For 2017 shows, "90's Disney", a megamix consisting of several [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] songs from the 1990s, was added to the set list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/todrick-hall/2017/saban-theater-beverly-hills-ca-be4b5aa.html|title=Todrick Hall Setlist at Saban Theater, Beverly Hills|website=Setlist.fm|access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>

===Tour dates=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! width="150" | Date ! width="150" | City ! width="150" | Country ! width="250" | Venue |- ! colspan="4" | '''North America'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://todrickhall.com/tickets |title=Straight Outta Oz - Get Tickets Now! |author=|date=August 2016 |website=Todrickhall.com|access-date=July 31, 2016|archiveurl=http://www.freezepage.com/1470555708UXPXWHQPJL?url=http://todrickhall.com/tickets|archivedate=August 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.birmingham365.org/event/todrick-hall-presents-straight-outta-oz/|title=Todrick Hall Presents Straight Outta Oz|website=Birmingham365.org|access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/KINKY-BOOTS-Todrick-Hall-Announces-STRAIGHT-OUTTA-OZ-Tour-20170228|title=KINKY BOOTS' Todrick Hall Announces STRAIGHT OUTTA OZ Tour|first=A. A.|last=Cristi|website=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-12 |title=Straight Outta Oz and right into OKC |url=https://www.gayly.com/straight-outta-oz-and-right-okc |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=The Gayly |language=en}}</ref> |- |July 7, 2016 |[[Vancouver]] |[[Canada]] |[[Vogue Theatre (Vancouver)|Vogue Theatre]] |- |July 8, 2016 |[[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] | rowspan="24" |[[United States]] |[[Pantages Theater (Tacoma, Washington)|Pantages Theater]] |- |July 9, 2016 |[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] |[[Aladdin Theater (Portland, Oregon)|Aladdin Theater]] |- |July 12, 2016 |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] |[[Crest Theatre]] |- |July 13, 2016 |[[San Jose, California|San Jose]] |[[Opera San José#The California Theatre|California Theatre]] |- |July 14, 2016 |[[Fresno, California|Fresno]] |[[Tower Theatre (Fresno, California)|Tower Theatre for the Performing Arts]] |- |July 15, 2016 |[[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] |[[City National Grove of Anaheim]] |- |July 16, 2016 |[[San Diego]] |[[Balboa Theatre (San Diego)|Balboa Theatre]] |- |July 17, 2016 |[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] |[[Comerica Theatre]] |- |July 19, 2016 |[[San Antonio]] |[[Tobin Center for the Performing Arts|H-E-B Performance Hall]] |- |July 20, 2016 |[[Houston]] |[[Warehouse Live|The Ballroom at Warehouse Live]] |- |July 21, 2016 |[[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]] |[[Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie]] |- |July 22, 2016 |[[Austin, Texas|Austin]] |[[University of Texas Performing Arts Center|Bass Performance Hall]] |- |July 23, 2016 |[[New Orleans]] |[[House of Blues]] |- |July 25, 2016 |[[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]] |[[Capitol Theatre (Clearwater, Florida)|Capitol Theatre]] |- |July 26, 2016 |[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] |[[Florida Theatre]] |- |July 27, 2016 |[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]] |[[Broward Center for the Performing Arts|Amaturo Theater]] |- |July 28, 2016 |[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] |[[Beacham Theater]] |- |July 29, 2016 |[[Atlanta]] |[[Center Stage Atlanta|Center Stage Theater]] |- |July 30, 2016 |[[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] |[[Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts|Meymandi Concert Hall]] |- |July 31, 2016 |[[Baltimore]] |Baltimore Soundstage |- |August 1, 2016 |[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] |[[Howard Theatre]] |- |August 3, 2016 |[[Boston]] |[[Wilbur Theatre]] |- |August 4, 2016 | rowspan="2" |[[New York City]] |[[Highline Ballroom]] |- |August 5, 2016 |[[Gramercy Theatre]] |- |August 6, 2016 |[[Toronto]] |Canada |[[Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Toronto)|Queen Elizabeth Theatre]] |- |August 7, 2016 |[[Chicago]] | rowspan="41" |United States |[[Thalia Hall (Chicago)|Thalia Hall]] |- |August 9, 2016 |[[Milwaukee]] |[[Turner Hall (Milwaukee)|Turner Hall]] |- |August 10, 2016 |[[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]] |[[Royal Oak Music Theatre]] |- |August 11, 2016 |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] |[[Lincoln Theatre (Columbus, Ohio)|Lincoln Theatre]] |- |August 12, 2016 |[[Glenside, Pennsylvania|Glenside]] |[[Keswick Theatre]] |- |March 30, 2017 |New York City |[[Palladium Times Square|PlayStation Theater]] |- |April 3, 2017 |Chicago |[[Portage Theater]] |- |April 4, 2017 |[[Minneapolis]] |The Pourhouse |- |April 6, 2017 |[[Denver]] |[[Paramount Theatre (Denver)|Paramount Theatre]] |- |April 7, 2017 |[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] |[[Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas)|Orpheum Theatre]] |- |April 8, 2017 |[[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]] |Yardley Hall Carlsen Center |- |April 9, 2017 |[[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] |The Sheldon Concert Hall |- |April 10, 2017 |[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] |[[Mercury Ballroom]] |- |April 11, 2017 |[[West Lafayette, Indiana|West Lafayette]] |[[Loeb Playhouse]] |- |April 14, 2017 |[[Munhall, Pennsylvania|Munhall]] |Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall |- |April 17, 2017 |[[Philadelphia]] |The Fillmore Philadelphia |- |April 18, 2017 | rowspan="2" |Washington, D.C. | rowspan="2" |[[Howard Theatre]] |- |April 19, 2017 |- |April 20, 2017 |Raleigh |A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater |- |April 21, 2017 |[[Orange Park, Florida|Orange Park]] |[[St. Johns River State College|Thrasher-Horne Center For The Arts]] |- |April 22, 2017 |Fort Lauderdale |[[Parker Playhouse]] |- |April 23, 2017 |Atlanta |[[Atlanta Symphony Hall]] |- |April 25, 2017 |[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] |[[Marathon Music Works]] |- |April 26, 2017 |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] |Halloran Centre for Performing Arts |- |April 27, 2017 |[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] |[[Carver Theatre (Birmingham, Alabama)|Carver Theatre]] |- |April 28, 2017 |[[Oklahoma City]] |[[Civic Center Music Hall]] |- |April 29, 2017 |Houston |[[Revention Music Center]] |- |April 30, 2017 |[[Dallas]] |[[The Factory in Deep Ellum|The Bomb Factory]] |- |May 1, 2017 |[[Albuquerque]] |[[National Hispanic Cultural Center]] |- |May 3, 2017 |[[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa]] |[[Mesa Arts Center]] |- |May 4, 2017 |[[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] |[[Rialto Theatre (Tucson, Arizona)|Rialto Theatre]] |- |May 5, 2017 |[[Riverside, California|Riverside]] |[[Fox Performing Arts Center]] |- |May 6, 2017 |[[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] |[[Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa|Rocks Lounge]] |- |May 9, 2017 |[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] |The UC Theatre |- |May 10, 2017 |[[Grants Pass, Oregon|Grants Pass]] |Rogue Theatre |- |May 11, 2017 |Portland |[[Aladdin Theater (Portland, Oregon)|Aladdin Theater]] |- |May 12, 2017 |[[Seattle]] |The Moore Theatre |- |May 13, 2017 |[[Bend, Oregon|Bend]] |[[Tower Theatre (Bend, Oregon)|Tower Theatre]] |- |May 14, 2017 |[[Boise, Idaho|Boise]] |[[The Egyptian Theatre (Boise, Idaho)|The Egyptian Theatre]] |- |May 16, 2017 |[[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]] |The Rio Theatre |- |May 20, 2017 |[[Beverly Hills]] |[[Saban Theatre]] |- ! colspan="4" | '''Europe''' |- |May 22, 2017 |[[London]] |[[England]] |[[Shepherd's Bush Empire|O2 Shepherds Bush Empire]] |- |May 23, 2017 |[[Milan]] |[[Italy]] |Teatro della Luna |- |May 24, 2017 |[[Zurich]] |[[Switzerland]] |Plaza |- |May 26, 2017 |[[Cologne]] |[[Germany]] |[[Gloria-Theater (Cologne)|Gloria Theater]] |- |May 29, 2017 |[[Amsterdam]] |[[Netherlands]] |Theater De Meervaart |- ! colspan="4" | '''Oceania''' |- |June 1, 2017 |[[Perth]] | rowspan="3" |[[Australia]] |[[Astor Theatre, Perth|Astro Theatre]] |- |June 4, 2017 |[[Sydney]] |[[Enmore Theatre]] |- |June 5, 2017 |[[Melbourne]] |[[Melbourne Athenaeum|Athenaeum Theatre]] |}

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==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:2016 musical films]] [[Category:2016 albums]] [[Category:Todrick Hall albums]] [[Category:2010s concept albums]] [[Category:LGBTQ-related albums]] [[Category:Visual albums]]