The latest story from the world of the wonderful wizard is selling more than just movie tickets. “Wicked” — a cinematic adaptation of the Broadway musical — debuted in theaters last weekend and made $164.2 million globally. The most recent spinoff of the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” is so popular folks from around the country are flocking to Wamego’s longstanding OZ Museum. “We’ve seen about a 25% increase in visitors over the last 3 or 4 weeks,” Caiti Roush, coordinator of the museum’s gift shop said, “which is pretty significant.”
Source: KSNT 27 News
