# Straight Outta Oz

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2016 studio album by Todrick Hall

Straight Outta Oz Studio album by Todrick Hall Released 23 June 2016 (2016-06-23) Recorded 2014–2016 Length 48:32 Label Self-Released Todrick Hall chronology MTV's Todrick: The Music, Vol. 1 (2015) Straight Outta Oz (2016) Forbidden (2018) Singles from Straight Outta Oz "Low" Released: March 22, 2017

***Straight Outta Oz*** is the second solo studio album and original musical, written and produced by American singer-songwriter and [YouTube](/source/YouTube) celebrity [Todrick Hall](/source/Todrick_Hall) with music produced by Jeeve Ducornet and wiidope,[1] released on 23 June 2016.[2] Featured artists include [Nicole Scherzinger](/source/Nicole_Scherzinger), [Jordin Sparks](/source/Jordin_Sparks), [Perez Hilton](/source/Perez_Hilton), [Joseph Gordon-Levitt](/source/Joseph_Gordon-Levitt), [Amber Riley](/source/Amber_Riley), [Raven-Symoné](/source/Raven-Symon%C3%A9) and [Tamar Braxton](/source/Tamar_Braxton). It is based on the *[Wizard of Oz](/source/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film))* 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.[3] 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

All tracks are written by [Todrick Hall](/source/Todrick_Hall), except where noted.

No. Title Length 1. "No Place Like Home" 3:11 2. "Proud" 2:37 3. "Over the Rainbow" 3:50 4. "Color" (featuring Jay Armstrong Johnson) 2:44 5. "Little People" 2:45 6. "Expensive" 3:00 7. "Dumb" 2:55 8. "If I Had a Heart" 2:51 9. "Lyin' to Myself" 3:28 10. "Lions and Tigers and Bears" (featuring Amber Riley) 2:37 11. "Papi" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) 3:47 12. "Green" (featuring Perez Hilton) 3:00 13. "See Your Face" (featuring Amber Riley) 2:11 14. "Wrong Bitch" (featuring Bob the Drag Queen) 2:38 15. "Water Guns" (featuring Jordin Sparks) 3:24 16. "Home" 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](/source/RuPaul).

All tracks are written by [Todrick Hall](/source/Todrick_Hall), except where noted.

No. Title Length 1. "No Place Like Home" 3:11 2. "Proud" 2:37 3. "Over the Rainbow" 3:50 4. "Black & White" (featuring Kirstin Maldonado, Scott Hoying, and Mitch Grassi) 4:14 5. "Color" (featuring Jay Armstrong Johnson) 2:44 6. "Little People" 2:45 7. "Expensive" 3:00 8. "Whoop Dat Ass" (writer: Tracie Thoms) 2:03 9. "Flying Monkey Lament 1" (writer: Raven-Symoné) 1:01 10. "Dumb" 2:55 11. "If I Had a Heart" 2:51 12. "Lyin' to Myself" 3:28 13. "Lions and Tigers and Bears" (writer: Tamar Braxton) 2:37 14. "Papi" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) 3:47 15. "Green" (featuring Perez Hilton) 3:00 16. "Flying Monkey Lament 2" (writer: Shoshana Bean) 1:20 17. "See Your Face" (writer: Amber Riley) 2:11 18. "Wrong Bitch" (Deluxe Edition Extended Version featuring Bob The Drag Queen) 3:36 19. "Water Guns" (featuring Jordin Sparks) 3:24 20. "Blah Blah Blah" (featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt) 1:53 21. "Home" 3:34 22. "Low" (Deluxe Edition Remixed Version featuring RuPaul) 3:21

## 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](/source/Netflix) on December 12.[4] 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](/source/North_America), starting in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [Canada](/source/Canada), on July 7, 2016. On February 18, 2017, additional dates in the [United States](/source/United_States), [Australia](/source/Australia), and [Europe](/source/Europe) were announced; the tour would officially conclude in [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Australia, on June 5, 2017.

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.[5]

1. "Dance Rehearsal" (Introduction) (contains elements of "[Cheap Trills](/source/Cheap_Thrills_(song))", "[Swalla](/source/Swalla)", "[Side to Side](/source/Side_to_Side)", "[Shape of You](/source/Shape_of_You)", and "[Sorry](/source/Sorry_(Beyonc%C3%A9_song)).")

1. "No Place Like Home"

1. "Meet the Divas" (Interlude)

1. "Black and White"

1. "[His Eye Is on the Sparrow](/source/His_Eye_Is_on_the_Sparrow)" (Interlude)

1. "Proud"

1. "Over the Rainbow"

1. "Color"

1. "Round and Round" / "Verified"

1. "Little People"

1. "Expensive"

1. "Monkey Airlines" (Interlude)

1. "Whoop That Ass"

1. "Dumb"

1. "If I Had a Heart"

1. "Lyin' to Myself"

1. "Lions and Tigers and Bears" (Interlude)

1. "Papi"

1. "Green"

1. "What Do Ya Say?"

1. "Flying Monkey" (Interlude)

1. "See Your Face"

1. "Low"

1. "Wrong Bitch"

1. "[Defying Gravity](/source/Defying_Gravity_(song))" (Interlude)

1. "Water Guns"

1. "Blah Blah Blah"

1. "Home"

1. "Splits on Trees" / "Twerkin' in the Rain" / "Weave Girls"

1. "4 Beyoncé"[a]

**Encore**

1. "Haterz"

**Notes**

- For 2017 shows, "90's Disney", a megamix consisting of several [Disney](/source/The_Walt_Disney_Company) songs from the 1990s, was added to the set list.[6]

### Tour dates

Date City Country Venue North America[7][8][9][10] July 7, 2016 Vancouver Canada Vogue Theatre July 8, 2016 Tacoma United States Pantages Theater July 9, 2016 Portland Aladdin Theater July 12, 2016 Sacramento Crest Theatre July 13, 2016 San Jose California Theatre July 14, 2016 Fresno Tower Theatre for the Performing Arts July 15, 2016 Anaheim City National Grove of Anaheim July 16, 2016 San Diego Balboa Theatre July 17, 2016 Phoenix Comerica Theatre July 19, 2016 San Antonio H-E-B Performance Hall July 20, 2016 Houston The Ballroom at Warehouse Live July 21, 2016 Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie July 22, 2016 Austin Bass Performance Hall July 23, 2016 New Orleans House of Blues July 25, 2016 Clearwater Capitol Theatre July 26, 2016 Jacksonville Florida Theatre July 27, 2016 Fort Lauderdale Amaturo Theater July 28, 2016 Orlando Beacham Theater July 29, 2016 Atlanta Center Stage Theater July 30, 2016 Raleigh Meymandi Concert Hall July 31, 2016 Baltimore Baltimore Soundstage August 1, 2016 Washington Howard Theatre August 3, 2016 Boston Wilbur Theatre August 4, 2016 New York City Highline Ballroom August 5, 2016 Gramercy Theatre August 6, 2016 Toronto Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre August 7, 2016 Chicago United States Thalia Hall August 9, 2016 Milwaukee Turner Hall August 10, 2016 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theatre August 11, 2016 Columbus Lincoln Theatre August 12, 2016 Glenside Keswick Theatre March 30, 2017 New York City PlayStation Theater April 3, 2017 Chicago Portage Theater April 4, 2017 Minneapolis The Pourhouse April 6, 2017 Denver Paramount Theatre April 7, 2017 Wichita Orpheum Theatre April 8, 2017 Overland Park Yardley Hall Carlsen Center April 9, 2017 St. Louis The Sheldon Concert Hall April 10, 2017 Louisville Mercury Ballroom April 11, 2017 West Lafayette Loeb Playhouse April 14, 2017 Munhall Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall April 17, 2017 Philadelphia The Fillmore Philadelphia April 18, 2017 Washington, D.C. Howard Theatre April 19, 2017 April 20, 2017 Raleigh A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater April 21, 2017 Orange Park Thrasher-Horne Center For The Arts April 22, 2017 Fort Lauderdale Parker Playhouse April 23, 2017 Atlanta Atlanta Symphony Hall April 25, 2017 Nashville Marathon Music Works April 26, 2017 Memphis Halloran Centre for Performing Arts April 27, 2017 Birmingham Carver Theatre April 28, 2017 Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall April 29, 2017 Houston Revention Music Center April 30, 2017 Dallas The Bomb Factory May 1, 2017 Albuquerque National Hispanic Cultural Center May 3, 2017 Mesa Mesa Arts Center May 4, 2017 Tucson Rialto Theatre May 5, 2017 Riverside Fox Performing Arts Center May 6, 2017 Las Vegas Rocks Lounge May 9, 2017 Berkeley The UC Theatre May 10, 2017 Grants Pass Rogue Theatre May 11, 2017 Portland Aladdin Theater May 12, 2017 Seattle The Moore Theatre May 13, 2017 Bend Tower Theatre May 14, 2017 Boise The Egyptian Theatre May 16, 2017 Santa Cruz The Rio Theatre May 20, 2017 Beverly Hills Saban Theatre Europe May 22, 2017 London England 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 May 29, 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands Theater De Meervaart Oceania June 1, 2017 Perth Australia Astro Theatre June 4, 2017 Sydney Enmore Theatre June 5, 2017 Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** A megamix consisting of all the singer's songs from [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9)'s first five studio albums.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Straight Outta Oz by Todrick Hall - iTunes (U.S. Store)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160922183639/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/straight-outta-oz/id1127112236). *[iTunes](/source/ITunes)*. June 23, 2016. Archived from [the original](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/straight-outta-oz/id1127112236) on September 22, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Gans, Andrew. ["Todrick Hall Releases Star-Studded Visual Album, Straight Outta Oz, on YouTube"](http://www.playbill.com/article/todrick-hall-releases-star-studded-visual-album-straight-outta-oz-on-youtube). *Paybill.com*. Retrieved July 6, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["todrickhall"](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1VYb0EKcZuy9rG3q0VR57Q). Retrieved July 6, 2016 – via [YouTube](/source/YouTube).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Malone, Chris (December 5, 2017). ["Todrick Hall Takes Fans 'Behind the Curtain' in New Documentary, Talks New 'Chicago' Role & More"](https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8055051/todrick-hall-behind-the-curtain-interview). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)).com*. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Todrick Hall Setlist at California Theatre, San Jose"](https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/todrick-hall/2016/california-theatre-san-jose-ca-3bfd2c48.html). *Setlist.fm*. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Todrick Hall Setlist at Saban Theater, Beverly Hills"](https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/todrick-hall/2017/saban-theater-beverly-hills-ca-be4b5aa.html). *Setlist.fm*. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Straight Outta Oz - Get Tickets Now!"](http://www.freezepage.com/1470555708UXPXWHQPJL?url=http://todrickhall.com/tickets). *Todrickhall.com*. August 2016. Archived from [the original](http://todrickhall.com/tickets) on August 7, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Todrick Hall Presents Straight Outta Oz"](https://www.birmingham365.org/event/todrick-hall-presents-straight-outta-oz/). *Birmingham365.org*. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Cristi, A. A. ["KINKY BOOTS' Todrick Hall Announces STRAIGHT OUTTA OZ Tour"](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/KINKY-BOOTS-Todrick-Hall-Announces-STRAIGHT-OUTTA-OZ-Tour-20170228). *BroadwayWorld.com*. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Straight Outta Oz and right into OKC"](https://www.gayly.com/straight-outta-oz-and-right-okc). *The Gayly*. April 12, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

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