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Straight Outta Oz

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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,[1] released on 23 June 2016.[2] 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).

Straight Outta Oz
Studio album by
Todrick Hall
Released23 June 2016 (2016-06-23)
Recorded2014–2016
Length48:32
LabelSelf-Released
Todrick Hall chronology
MTV's Todrick: The Music, Vol. 1
(2015) 		Straight Outta Oz
(2016) 		Forbidden
(2018)
Singles from Straight Outta Oz
  1. "Low"
    Released: March 22, 2017

Music videos

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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

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All tracks are written by Todrick Hall, except where noted

No.TitleLength
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" (writer: Amber Riley)2:37
11."Papi" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)3:47
12."Green" (featuring Perez Hilton)3:00
13."See Your Face" (writer: 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

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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.

All tracks are written by Todrick Hall, except where noted

No.TitleLength
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

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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.[4] A trailer for it was played prior to the opening of Hall's concerts in 2017.

Tour

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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.

 
Todrick Hall performing "Wrong Bitch" on his "Straight Outta Oz" Tour.

Set list

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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", "Swalla", "Side to Side", "Shape of You", and "Sorry.")
  2. "No Place Like Home"
  3. "Meet the Divas" (Interlude)
  4. "Black and White"
  5. "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (Interlude)
  6. "Proud"
  7. "Over the Rainbow"
  8. "Color"
  9. "Round and Round" / "Verified"
  10. "Little People"
  11. "Expensive"
  12. "Monkey Airlines" (Interlude)
  13. "Whoop That Ass"
  14. "Dumb"
  15. "If I Had a Heart"
  16. "Lyin' to Myself"
  17. "Lions and Tigers and Bears" (Interlude)
  18. "Papi"
  19. "Green"
  20. "What Do Ya Say?"
  21. "Flying Monkey" (Interlude)
  22. "See Your Face"
  23. "Low"
  24. "Wrong Bitch"
  25. "Defying Gravity" (Interlude)
  26. "Water Guns"
  27. "Blah Blah Blah"
  28. "Home"
  29. "Splits on Trees" / "Twerkin' in the Rain" / "Weave Girls"
  30. "4 Beyoncé"[a]
Encore
  2. "Haterz"
Notes
  • For 2017 shows, "90's Disney", a megamix consisting of several Disney songs from the 1990s, was added to the set list.[6]

Tour dates

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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

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  1. ^ A megamix consisting of all the singer's songs from Beyoncé's first five studio albums.

References

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  1. ^ "Straight Outta Oz by Todrick Hall - iTunes (U.S. Store)". Itunes.apple.com. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Todrick Hall Releases Star-Studded Visual Album, Straight Outta Oz, on YouTube". Paybill.com. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ^ "todrickhall". Retrieved 6 July 2016 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Malone, Chris (December 5, 2017). "Todrick Hall Takes Fans 'Behind the Curtain' in New Documentary, Talks New 'Chicago' Role & More". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  5. ^ "Todrick Hall Setlist at California Theatre, San Jose". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Todrick Hall Setlist at Saban Theater, Beverly Hills". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Straight Outta Oz - Get Tickets Now!". Todrickhall.com. August 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  8. ^ "Todrick Hall Presents Straight Outta Oz". Birmingham365.org. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  9. ^ Cristi, A. A. "KINKY BOOTS' Todrick Hall Announces STRAIGHT OUTTA OZ Tour". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Straight Outta Oz and right into OKC". The Gayly. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
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