The Concise Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Author: Gerald Martin Bordman
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 694
ISBN-13: 0195169867
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American Musical Theatre
Author: Gerald Martin Bordman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 840
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKGerald Bordman's American Musical Theatre has become a landmark book since its publication in 1978. It chronicles American musicals, show by show and season by season, and offers a running commentary and assessment as well as providing the basic facts about each production. This updated edition includes the new shows that have opened on Broadway since the original publication. Also included are over a hundred musicals that were turn-of-the-century, cheap-priced touring shows which never played Broadway, but were the training ground for many theatre greats.
The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Author: Gerald Martin Bordman
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages:
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis revised guide to the American stage from its beginnings to the present day contains over 3,000 entries on playwrights, plays, actors, directors, producers, songwriters, famous playhouses, dramatic movements and more.
The concise Oxford companion to the theatre
Author: Phyllis Hartnoll
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 576
ISBN-13: 9780191727115
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on the Oxford Companion to the Theatre, this searchable database contains entries on theatrical styles, dramatists, performers, and directors, as well as information on theatres, festivals, and such technical topics as lighting, sound, and method acting.
Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919
Author: Thomas S. Hischak
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2011-02-18
Total Pages: 523
ISBN-13: 0810877724
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough the venue Off Broadway has long been the birthplace of innovative and popular musicals, there have been few studies of these influential works. Long-running champs, such as The Fantasticks and Little Shop of Horrors, are discussed in many books about American musicals, but what of the hundreds of other Off-Broadway musicals? In Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919, Thomas Hischak looks at more than 375 musicals, which are described, discussed, and analyzed, with particular attention given to their books, scores, performers, and creators. Presented chronologically and divided into chapters for each decade, beginning with the landmark musical Greenwich Village Follies (1919), the book culminates with the satiric The Toxic Avenger (2009). In this volume, any work of consequence is covered, especially if it was popular or influential, but also dozens of more obscure musicals are included to illustrate the depth and breadth of Off Broadway. Works that introduced an important artistic talent, from performers to songwriters, are looked at, and the selection represents the various trends and themes that made Off Broadway significant. In addition to essential data about each musical, the plot and score are described, the success (or lack of) is chronicled, and an opinionated commentary discusses the work's merits and influences on the musical theatre in general. The first book of its kind, this highly readable volume will please both the theatre scholar and the average musical theatre patron or fan.
The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing
Author: Rosemary Herbert
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 535
ISBN-13: 9780195072396
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Entertaining and authoritative, this alphabetically arranged companion is an indispensable reference guide to crime and mystery writing. Unique in its biographical and critical treatment of major detective writers, it is a comprehensive digest to the gen
100 Greatest American Plays
Author: Thomas S. Hischak
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017-03-06
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1442256060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTheatre in America has had a rich history—from the first performance of the Lewis Hallam Troupe in September 1752 to the lively shows of modern Broadway. Over the past few centuries, significant works by American playwrights have been produced, including Abie’s Irish Rose, Long Day’s Journey into Night, A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, A Raisin in the Sun, Fences, and Angels in America. In 100 Greatest American Plays, Thomas S. Hischak provides an engaging discussion of the best stage productions to come out of the United States. Each play is discussed in the context of its original presentation as well as its legacy. Arranged alphabetically, the entries for these plays include: plot details production history biography of the playwright literary aspects of the drama critical reaction to the play major awards the play’s influence cast lists of notable stage and film versions The plays have been selected not for their popularity but for their importance to American theatre and include works by Edward Albee, Harvey Fierstein, Lorraine Hansberry, Lillian Hellman, Tony Kushner, David Mamet, Arthur Miller, Eugene O’Neill, Sam Shepard, Neil Simon, Gore Vidal, Wendy Wasserstein, Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, and August Wilson. This informative volume also includes complete lists of Pulitzer Prize winners for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for American Plays, and the Tony Award for Best Play. Providing critical information about the most important works produced since the eighteenth century, 100 Greatest American Plays will appeal to anyone interested in the cultural history of theatre.
The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Author: James David Hart
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Published: 1948
Total Pages: 906
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA classic reference to the authors and writings, past and present, popular and polite that is embraced by American literature.
The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Literature in English
Author: Jenny Stringer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 774
ISBN-13: 0192122711
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSurvey of twentieth century English-language writers and writing from around the world, celebrating all major genres, with entries on literary movements, periodicals, more than 400 individual works, and articles on approximately 2,400 authors.
Theatres of India
Author: Ananda Lal
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 492
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTheatres of India, edited by Professor Ananda Lal, is a comprehensive and accessible guide to theatre in India. The volume surveys both rural and urban modes of Indian theatre across its history of over 2000 years. The first section brings together entries that discuss theatres of India's linguistic regions. The second section includes entries on specific forms and genres, as well as on topics such as street theatre, music, and Tagore's dramatic oeuvre. The book avoids both the Western scholarship's obsession with traditional Asian forms of performance, as well as Indian city-based theatre workers' view that traditional forms do not even qualify as 'theatre'. 'Theatre' in this volume is defined as any form that contains theatre's fundamental element, acting. Importantly, the entries are accompanied by photographs of performances that allow us to view the 'visual-ness' of India's performance forms. In keeping with the highest standards of international reference publishing, Ananda Lal has compiled and edited material from several contributors so that each entry allows us to tap individual documentation and knowledge. Also included in this pioneering, authoritative, and collective resource are short bibliographies for every entry on the regional theatres. Theatres of India will be useful for general readers, theatre professionals, as well as students and researchers of theatre and performance studies.
