It toured cities across the nation in full version until 1909 with shorter abridged versions or just music performances by different groups until about 1918. It opened at the Grand Opera House in Chicago on 16 June 1902, and moved to Broadway early in 1903. The Wizard of Oz was a musical stage production loosely based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. One of many promotional posters for the show, this one showing the Dance of All Nations Scene.