Letters and images of loss, hope, and resilience from the theater commun
When The Lights Are Bright Again is a love letter to the arts community and every theatergoer, but, above all else, it is a meditation on the human experience. There is something for every broken, tired, and angry soul inside this book: hope.
No musical partnership has enjoyed greater success during its time span than that of Gilbert and Sullivan in the later 19th century. No fewer than a dozen Savoy operas are still regularly performed. The operas present audiences with splendidly rich and satirical evocations of Victorian England and its society: the prime subject matter of this ......
The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia is the first reference volume devoted to the works of this prolific composer and lyricist. The encyclopedias entries provide readers with detailed information about Sondheims work and key figures in his career, including his apprenticeship, his early work with Leonard Bernstein, and his work on television.
Taking the format of a school yearbook the ninth edition of EThe Playbill Broadway YearbookE is packed with photos (more than 4 000 many in color) and memorabilia from the entire 2012-2013 Broadway season.?This edition documents the more than 80 Broadway shows of that season ae not just the new shows such as EMatildaE EMotownE ELucky GuyE ......
This book examines in detail every Broadway musical which opened during the 1910s. It includes cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions. The book also features extensive commentary for 300 musicals which opened during the decade.
This book examines in detail every Broadway musical which opened during the 1900s. It includes cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions. The book also features extensive commentary for 300 musicals which opened during the decade.
Three out of four Broadway-bound musicals fail to get there, and many of those that do, ultimately fail. This title looks at the industry's successes and failures in an effort to understand the phenomenon of mass collaboration that is Broadway.
(Applause Libretto Library). Book by Hugh Wheeler Introduction by Christopher Bond "Mr. Sondheim fearlessly explores psychic caverns where civilized people are not dying to go ... A naked Sweeney Todd stands revealed as a musical of naked rage, chewing up everyone in its path as it spits out blood and tears." Frank Rich, The New York Times * "A ......