Vol. 62, no. 2 (Autumn 2018)
| Editor-in-Chief | Sarah K. Crotzer |
| Production Editor | Jane Albright (uncredited) |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Reviews Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
| Bugle Bulletin Editor | Jared Davis |
| Oz Gazette Editor | Nick Campbell |
Front cover photograph by Nathan Johnson (Stephen Schwartz)
Interior front cover photographs by Amy Jones (The Frisch Marionettes’ The Wizard of Oz)
Interior back cover art by Rob Roy MacVeigh (cels from the unfinished The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
Back cover photograph by Barbara Kendall (Jerry Maren)
Autumn 2018 Selected Contents
This is a guide to the articles and reviews from the issue that will most benefit researchers, scholars, and collectors. The printed issue includes additional content such as news, editorial letters, and other commentary-based departments.
Punching Above His Height and Weight: Willard Carroll Remembers Jerry Maren
Willard Carroll pays tribute to the late Jerry Maren, last of the major Munchkin actors from MGM’s The Wizard of Oz, with recollections of his encounters. Includes a biographical sidebar about Maren’s life. .
The Wizard and I: On the Road with Stephen Schwartz
Brady Schwind interviews Stephen Schwartz, the creator of Broadway’s Wicked, on their way to the Oz-Stravaganza Festival. Topics include Schwartz’s upbringing, his first exposure to Gregory Maguire’s novel Wicked, his early plans for the show, its final production, and one or two hints about the upcoming movie. Includes reproductions of hand-written lyrics for the songs “As Long as You’re Mine” and “Defying Gravity,” as well as designer Eugene Lee’s set models.
Wonderful: The Original Wicked Outline
The first full act of Stephen Schwartz‘s original, detailed outline for Wicked, excerpted with permission from Carol de Giere’s book, Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked.
Unfilmed Oz: Rob Roy MacVeigh’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986)
Sarah K. Crotzer analyzes Rob Roy MacVeigh’s screenplay for his unmade animated film for clues to his vision of Baum’s timeless story.
Journey to The Road to Oz
Jay Scarfone and William Stillman provide a preview of their comprehensive new book chronicling the development and production of MGM’s The Wizard of Oz.
Looking for Matilda
Alongside the release of her new biography, Born Criminal: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Suffragist, Angelica Shirley Carpenter tells the extraordinary story of Matilda Gage’s life, including her influence on her son-in-law, L. Frank Baum.
Reviews
The Wizard of Oz by Mesner Puppet Theatre (puppet show; reviewer Nick Campbell)
The Wizard of Oz by Frisch Marionette Company (puppet show; reviewer Sarah Crotzer)
The Wizard of Oz at the Orchard Theatre (theater; reviewer Michael O’Connor)
The Wiz at Ford’s Theatre (theater; reviewer Lynn Beltz)
Friends of Dorothy: Why Gay Boys and Gay Men Love The Wizard of Oz by Dee Michel (non-fiction; reviewer Brian Attebery)
Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu (non-fiction; reviewer Angelica Carpenter)
Arlen and Harburg’s Over the Rainbow by Walter Frisch (non-fiction; reviewer Ryan Bunch)
Yookoohoos of Oz by Paul Dana (fiction; reviewer Mari Ness)
Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith (fiction; reviewer Angelica Carpenter)
Gabriel Gale’s Ages of Oz: A Dark Descent by Lisa Fiedler (fiction; reviewer Joe Bongiorno)