Vol. 64, no. 1 (Spring 2020)
| Editor-in-Chief | Sarah K. Crotzer |
| Production Editor | Sarah K. Crotzer (uncredited) |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| News Editor | Zoe O’Haillin-Berne |
| Reviews Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
| Oz Gazette Editor | Nick Campbell |
| Editorial Assistant | Christina Maffa |
Front cover photograph by Curtis Brown (Broadway Celebrates Oz)
Interior front and back cover art by Beck Jones (designs for Broadway Celebrates Oz)
Back cover photograph by Curtis Brown (Broadway Celebrates Oz)
Spring 2020 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.
Broadway Melody of 2019
In this exclusive interview, photographer Curtis Brown and costume designer Beck Jones look back on the “Broadway Celebrate Oz” photo series that cast stars from modern Broadway, including Ariana DeBose, as the timeless characters from L. Frank Baum’s famous story.
Mary Dickerson Donahey: Almost Royal Historian of Oz
Anil Tamwbekar investigates the life and career of the popular children’s author who was offered—and declined—the mantle of Royal Historian of Oz.
Viewing Oz in “Stereo”: The View-Master Reels
David Diket takes a look at the popular children’s toy from the 1950s, with special attention given to the three reels of stereoscopic Wizard of Oz images made from delicate clay miniatures. Includes a timeline of changes in the reels’ packaging and distribution.
The Holland Oz Project
Michael Gessel visits the outdoor art installation celebrating The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, featuring bronze statues based on the character designs of W. W. Denslow, that has been instigated in the town of Holland, Michigan.
Tomorrow’s Scholars Today
Seven current students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte analyze The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, including whether or not it can be considered a fairy tale, what aspects give it a uniquely American perspective, and how it responds to the suffrage movement, with guidance from their instructor, Dina Schiff Massachi.
Reviews
Hit the Bricks: Act I (audio drama; reviewer Nick Campbell)
Fantastic Journey to Oz (animated feature film; reviewer Marc Berezin)
Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir and Sarah Andersen (graphic novel; reviewer Peter Schulenberg)
The Haunted Castle of Oz by Marcus Mébès (fiction; reviewer Alan Wise)
What is the Story of The Wizard of Oz? by Kirsten Andersen (non-fiction; reviewer Angelica Shirley Carpenter)