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A Thursday afternoon show at Sphere puts The Wizard of Oz in a totally different light — a 2:00 PM start means you're settled into your seat before the evening crowds ever arrive.The production wraps AI-enhanced 16K visuals around Herbert Stothart's re-recorded orchestral score, and the room itself does the heavy lifting: haptics pulse through […]

Into the Millennium opens its final week at Sphere on Thursday, August 27 — the first of the Backstreet Boys' closing stretch of dates for the summer Las Vegas residency. The group revealed these as the final shows of the engagement, which means this Thursday night is the literal start of the last chapter for […]

The Friday afternoon slot on August 28 — the one-year anniversary week of the show's premiere — is a great moment to see what Sphere was actually built for.The Wizard of Oz was reimagined specifically for this room: Google AI upscaled the original footage to 16K, the full score was re-recorded with a live orchestra, […]

Into the Millennium hits Sphere on Friday, August 28 — the second-to-last night of the Backstreet Boys' final weekend in Las Vegas. Closing shows at a long-running residency carry a weight that makes every harmony land harder and every visual cue feel more deliberate and purposeful.The Millennium album and the Sphere production have been inseparable […]

Saturday morning at Sphere opens the weekend with an 11:00 AM curtain — an early start that makes The Wizard of Oz a first act for the rest of your Las Vegas day.Creative director Zack Winokur and a team that includes Oscar-winning VFX specialist Ben Grossmann and editor Jennifer Lame rebuilt this 1939 classic for […]

The Into the Millennium residency closes at Sphere on Saturday, August 29 — the final night of the Backstreet Boys' summer Las Vegas run. The group announced these August dates as the last of the engagement, making this the last Saturday the show will be on the Strip this year.Over the course of the residency, […]

Sunday evening at Sphere — 5:00 PM on August 30 — gives The Wizard of Oz a warm, golden-hour send-off for the weekend.The 16K screen wraps the entire field of vision, and live effects running throughout the auditorium — haptics in every seat, wind gusts, scent cues, and rolling fog — sync precisely to every […]

Monday night, August 31, at Sphere — an 8:00 PM show to close out the month in real style.The Wizard of Oz at Sphere has sold nearly three million tickets since its premiere, and it earns every single one of them. AI-enhanced 16K imagery, a fully re-recorded orchestral score, and a complete suite of in-room […]

Tuesday, September 1 at 5:00 PM — a late-afternoon show at Sphere that slots neatly into the start of a big Las Vegas night.What sets this production apart is the craft behind it: Google AI rebuilt the original 1939 footage frame by frame for a 160,000-square-foot screen, hitting 16K resolution, while the creative team re-recorded […]

Wednesday at Sphere, September 2, with a 5:00 PM showtime — a midweek afternoon that punches well above its weight on the Las Vegas Strip.The Wizard of Oz is the resident production built specifically for this room. The screen wraps your field of view at 16K resolution; your seat vibrates with haptic feedback; the air […]

Thursday, September 3 at 5:00 PM — Sphere's in-house production of The Wizard of Oz holds the stage as Las Vegas heads toward the Labor Day weekend.Creative director Zack Winokur led the transformation of the 1939 MGM classic into a 4D, fully multi-sensory event: AI-upscaled to 16K, re-recorded orchestral score, and live effects including haptics, […]

Friday afternoon, September 4 — the day before Labor Day weekend hits full stride — and Sphere is running The Wizard of Oz at 2:00 PM sharp.The production has drawn massive Las Vegas audiences since opening, and the room keeps delivering the reasons why. The 16K screen, live sensory effects including wind, fog, and scent, […]

An 11:00 AM Saturday morning show at Sphere on September 5 — a sharp start to a holiday weekend, right on the Strip.The Wizard of Oz was the production that proved Sphere could do more than concerts. Google AI, Oscar-winning VFX work from Ben Grossmann, and editing by Jennifer Lame turned the 1939 original into […]

Saturday, September 5 at 8:00 PM — Carín León's Sphere residency continues at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, the second night of an opening weekend that has already made history in this city.The first Latino artist to headline the Sphere, León brings ranchera, banda, and corrido roots fused with rock and pop influences into […]

Sunday, September 6 at 2:00 PM — a Sphere matinee that works as well as a first Las Vegas show as it does a fifth or sixth visit.The Wizard of Oz here isn't a theatrical production or a touring revival; it's a film experience engineered for one specific room on earth. The 160,000-square-foot display runs […]