Straight Outta Oz

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Straight Outta Oz
Todrick Hall Straight Outta Oz.jpg
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

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).

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[]

No.TitleArtistLength
1."No Place Like Home"Todrick Hall3:11
2."Proud"Todrick Hall2:37
3."Over the Rainbow"Todrick Hall3:50
4."Color" (featuring Jay Armstrong Johnson)Todrick Hall2:44
5."Little People"Todrick Hall2:45
6."Expensive"Todrick Hall3:00
7."Dumb"Todrick Hall2:55
8."If I Had a Heart"Todrick Hall2:51
9."Lyin' to Myself"Todrick Hall3:28
10."Lions and Tigers and Bears"Amber Riley2:37
11."Papi" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)Todrick Hall3:47
12."Green" (featuring Perez Hilton)Todrick Hall3:00
13."See Your Face"Amber Riley2:11
14."Wrong Bitch" (featuring Bob the Drag Queen)Todrick Hall2:38
15."Water Guns" (featuring Jordin Sparks)Todrick Hall3:24
16."Home"Todrick Hall3:34

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.

All tracks are written by Todrick Hall..

No.TitleArtistLength
1."No Place Like Home"Todrick Hall3:11
2."Proud"Hall2:37
3."Over the Rainbow"Hall3:50
4."Black & White" (featuring Kirstin Maldonado, Scott Hoying, and Mitch Grassi)Hall4:14
5."Color" (featuring Jay Armstrong Johnson)Hall2:44
6."Little People"Hall2:45
7."Expensive"Hall3:00
8."Whoop Dat Ass"Tracie Thoms2:03
9."Flying Monkey Lament 1"Raven-Symoné1:01
10."Dumb"Hall2:55
11."If I Had a Heart"Hall2:51
12."Lyin' to Myself"Todrick Hall3:28
13."Lions and Tigers and Bears"Tamar Braxton2:37
14."Papi" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)Hall3:47
15."Green" (featuring Perez Hilton)Hall3:00
16."Flying Monkey Lament 2"Shoshana Bean1:20
17."See Your Face"Amber Riley2:11
18."Wrong Bitch" (Deluxe Edition Extended Version featuring Bob The Drag Queen)Hall3:36
19."Water Guns" (featuring Jordin Sparks)Hall3:24
20."Blah Blah Blah" (featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt)Hall1:53
21."Home"Hall3:34
22."Low" (Deluxe Edition Remixed Version featuring RuPaul)Hall3:21

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 on December 12.[4]

Tour[]

On July 7, 2016 Hall began his summer tour based on Straight Outta Oz which ended on August 12, 2016. There were 30 dates on the tour in total taking place in the US and Canada.

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

Tour dates[]

Date City Country Venue
North America[5]
July 7, 2016 Vancouver Canada Vogue Theatre
July 8, 2016 Tacoma, Washington United States Pantages Theater
July 9, 2016 Portland, Oregon Aladdin Theater
July 12, 2016 Sacramento, California Crest Theatre
July 13, 2016 San Jose, California California Theatre
July 14, 2016 Fresno, California Tower Theatre for the Performing Arts
July 15, 2016 Anaheim, California City National Grove of Anaheim
July 16, 2016 San Diego, California Balboa Theatre
July 17, 2016 Phoenix, Arizona Comerica Theatre
July 19, 2016 San Antonio, Texas H-E-B Performance Hall
July 20, 2016 Houston, Texas The Ballroom at Warehouse Live
July 21, 2016 Grand Prairie, Texas Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
July 22, 2016 Austin, Texas Bass Performance Hall
July 23, 2016 New Orleans, Louisiana House of Blues
July 25, 2016 Clearwater, Florida Capitol Theatre
July 26, 2016 Jacksonville, Florida Florida Theatre
July 27, 2016 Fort Lauderdale, Florida Amaturo Theater
July 28, 2016 Orlando, Florida Beacham Theater
July 29, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia Center Stage Theater
July 30, 2016 Raleigh, North Carolina Meymandi Concert Hall
July 31, 2016 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Soundstage
August 1, 2016 Washington, D.C. Howard Theatre
August 3, 2016 Boston, Massachusetts Wilbur Theatre
August 4, 2016 New York City, New York Highline Ballroom
August 5, 2016 Gramercy Theatre
August 6, 2016 Toronto Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre
August 7, 2016 Chicago, Illinois United States Thalia Hall
August 9, 2016 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Turner Hall
August 10, 2016 Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak Music Theatre
August 11, 2016 Columbus, Ohio Lincoln Theatre
August 12, 2016 Glenside, Pennsylvania Keswick Theatre
March 30, 2017 New York City, New York United States
April 3, 2017 Chicago, Illinois
April 4, 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 6, 2017 Denver, Colorado
April 7, 2017 Wichita, Kansas
April 8, 2017 Overland Park, Kansas
April 9, 2017 St. Louis, Missouri
April 10, 2017 Louisville, Kentucky
April 11, 2017 West Lafayette, Indiana Elliott Hall of Music
April 14, 2017 Munhall, Pennsylvania
April 17, 2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 18, 2017 Washington, D.C.
April 19, 2017
April 20, 2017 Raleigh, North Carolina
April 21, 2017 Orange Park, Florida
April 22, 2017 Fort Lauderdale, Florida
April 23, 2017 Atlanta, Georgia
April 25, 2017 Nashville, Tennessee
April 26, 2017 Memphis, Tennessee
April 27, 2017 Birmingham, Alabama
April 28, 2017 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
April 29, 2017 Houston, Texas
April 30, 2017 Dallas, Texas
May 1, 2017 Albuquerque, New Mexico
May 3, 2017 Mesa, Arizona
May 4, 2017 Tucson, Arizona
May 5, 2017 Riverside, California
May 6, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada
May 9, 2017 Berkeley, California
May 10, 2017 Grants Pass, Oregon
May 11, 2017 Portland, Oregon
May 12, 2017 Seattle, Washington
May 13, 2017 Bend, Oregon
May 14, 2017 Boise, Idaho
May 16, 2017 Santa Cruz, California
May 20, 2017 Beverly Hills, California
Europe
May 22, 2017 London England
May 23, 2017 Milan Italy
May 24, 2017 Zurich Switzerland
May 26, 2017 Cologne Germany
May 29, 2017 Amsterdam Netherlands
Oceania
June 1, 2017 Perth Australia Astro Theatre Perth
June 4, 2017 Sydney
June 5, 2017 Melbourne

References[]

  1. ^ "Straight Outta Oz by Todrick Hall - iTunes (U.S. Store)". iTunes. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Todrick Hall Releases Star-Studded Visual Album, Straight Outta Oz, on YouTube". Paybill. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ^ "todrickhall". Youtube. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  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. ^ "Straight Outta Oz - Get Tickets Now!". Todrick Hall Official Website. August 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
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