{"id":88730,"date":"2026-01-04T12:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/88730\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:34:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T12:34:06","slug":"wizard-of-oz-secrets-unveiled-in-special-new-rochelle-public-library-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/88730\/","title":{"rendered":"Wizard of Oz Secrets Unveiled in Special New Rochelle Public Library Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<img width=\"825\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6347.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<p>NEW ROCHELLE, NY (January 4, 2026) \u2014 A free lecture exploring the behind-the-scenes stories of the 1939 film classic The Wizard of Oz is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. at the New Rochelle Public Library.<\/p>\n<p>Titled \u201cThe Secrets Behind The Wizard of Oz,\u201d the presentation will cover on-set accidents and near-disasters, surprising cast replacements, unseen footage, and other intrigue that shaped the Technicolor production. The session will examine details including toxic makeup, blazing costumes, and the mysterious fate of the Tin Man\u2019s first actor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery reel of this Technicolor masterpiece hides astonishing secrets,\u201d the event description states. \u201cPacked with rare insights and fascinating trivia, this session will make you see The Wizard of Oz as you\u2019ve never seen it before\u2014where movie magic met real-life mayhem on the yellow brick road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lecture is presented by Andi Stix of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts and will take place in the Ossie Davis Theater.<\/p>\n<p>This article was drafted with the aid of Grok, an AI tool by xAI, under the direction and editing of Robert Cox to ensure accuracy and adherence to journalistic standards.<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Talk of the Sound<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW ROCHELLE, NY (January 4, 2026) \u2014 A free lecture exploring the behind-the-scenes stories of the 1939 film&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88731,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-88730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}