Age of Bronze: Hungry Tiger Press

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Monday, December 11, 2023

Oz Connection Interview

Colin Ayres of The Oz Connection recently conducted a video interview with me. We talked about my book All Wound Up: The Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz.

During the forty-minute interview, I discuss some of the extensive research I conducted for the book. I also mention several aspects that make the book unique--including the first publication of L. Frank Baum's 1913 script for The Tik-Tok Man of Oz.

Watch the entire interview on The Oz Connection's Youtube channel at this link.

And if you want to order a copy of the book from the publisher, Hungry Tiger Press, so that I can autograph a copy for you, here's the place to order.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Tik-Tokking to You

At last! My three volumes on The Tik-Tok Man of Oz, the 1913 stage musical by L. Frank Baum and Louis F. Gottschalk, were published at the end of July by Hungry Tiger Press.

They're all available here.

First is All Wound Up: The Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz. This hefty softcover volume of 440 full-color pages contains the complete history of the show with a generous load of images and photographs. It also includes L. Frank Baum's complete, newly-discovered 1913 script for The Tik-Tok Man of Oz, Baum's complete 1909 scenario titled The Rainbow's Daughter, a full biography of composer Louis F. Gottschalk, an account of Hank the Mule's career across the world, and more.

I'm delighted to say that All Wound Up has been garnering praise from those who see it. You can purchase the book by clicking here.

Next is The Tik-Tok Man of Oz Performance Script. This 114 page volume features the script I synthesized from Baum's surviving materials to create a version that can be performed today. The words are L. Frank Baum's in this two-act musical play for nine principal roles, three minor roles, and a chorus, in a running time of about 2 hours. You can purchase the script by clicking here

The third book is The Tik-Tok Man of Oz Piano-Vocal Score. Its 194 pages hold 26 core musical numbers by Gottschalk/Baum and Schertzinger/Morosco, originally written for the show. Also included are 2 optional numbers by Cowles/Wulschner and Waters/West, interpolated into the 1913 production. The music is arranged for piano. You can purchase the score by clicking here.

All three volumes are offered as a set with a $10 discount off the total price. Click here for the complete set.

Whether you want to act, sing, or just read about Tik-Tok, the copper clockwork man of Oz, here's your chance.

Saturday, July 8, 2023

Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz

My new book detailing the history of the stage musical The Tik-Tok Man of Oz, is due for release at the end of this month. All Wound Up: The Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz presents 440 full-color pages bursting with photos and images about the 1913 musical written by Oz-creator L. Frank Baum and composed by Broadway and Hollywood composer Louis F. Gottschalk.

I produced a revival of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz in 2014 at Winkie Con 50 in San Diego, CA. I wrote a long article for the convention program book on the history of the show. That article was the basis for the book, but I greatly expanded on the information I originally wrote (as well as correcting my mistakes). I've been working on the book intensively for the past several years, researching and collecting long-forgotten details of the show and the people involved in it.

The book offers a wealth of treasures, including these features:

The first publication of L. Frank Baum's original script for the show, newly located
The first publication of Baum's original scenario for the show, when it was titled The Rainbow's Daughter
Hundreds of photos and images, showing scenes from The Tik-Tok Man of Oz, the actors and production team, posters, publicity photos, advertisements, and much more
Capsule biographies of all the principal actors and many of the chorus members--along with photos of as many show participants as I could find
A biography of Louis F. Gottschalk, the show's composer, detailing his high-profile career on Broadway and in Hollywood
A biography of Fred Woodward, the actor who played Hank the Mule in The Tik-Tok Man of Oz and who, surprisingly, continued to play Hank the Mule for several decades afterward

In conjunction with All Wound Up: the Making of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz, my script for The Tik-Tok Man of Oz and my reconstructed piano-vocal score for the show will also be published. From Baum's and Gottschalk's surviving materials, I prepared these for the 2014 revival, although I subsequently revised a few bits in preparation for publication. For almost ten years now, I've wanted to make this performable version of The Tik-Tok Man of Oz available for others to produce. At last, that plan approaches fruition.

Hungry Tiger Press will release all three books in late July 2023. I'll announce publication and a link to order the books. Look for those here!

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

New Webstore Open for Business

Hungry Tiger Press's new webstore is open! There you'll find Age of Bronze graphic novels, Age of Bronze comic books, Age of Bronze t-shirts, Age of Bronze posters, and a whole lot more.

The new store provides a standard shopping cart experience, with easy checkout. Payment is accepted from all major credit cards. Shipping is through the US Post Office.

Come check out the new store here:

hungrytigerpress.store

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Temporary Webstore Closing

The Hungry Tiger Press webstore, where Age of Bronze graphic novels, comic books, t-shirts, and posters are sold, is moving to a new online site. The online store will be temporarily inaccessible starting at the end of the day, June 30, 2023, and lasting sometime through the first couple days of July 2023.

Unfortunately, the actual hours or days that the store will be unavailable can't be predicted. That has to do with webhosts and servers and a lot of technical aspects.

But if you're trying to visit the store about that time and you can't find it or you get some sort of error message, simply return later. The brand spanking new store will be opened as soon as they let us put it online. The hiatus should only last a few days--possibly only a few hours.