An encyclopedic reference guide to the American stage encompasses some three thousand entries covering the history, plays, playwrights, actors, producers, directors, and other facets of American theater
Although his rise was comparatively slow, Owens established himself in the public affection with his characterizations of Dr. Pangloss, Caleb Plummer, Paul Pry, Aminadab Sleek, and Timothy Toodle, many of which Burton had popularized ...
... actress Carrie Fisher (1956– ) and television director Todd Fisher (1958–). ... than deal with the hectic world of 622 RICE, EDWARD E. Tin Pan Alley.
Gerald 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...
"This Companion is a concise and updated version of The Oxford encyclopedia of theatre and performance (2 volumes, 2003)"--Pref.
This volume explores the history of American drama from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It describes origins of early republican drama and its evolution during the pre-war and post-war periods.
She is the author of A Critical Companion to Arthur Miller (2007) and Student Companion to Arthur Miller (2000) and of numerous articles on Arthur Miller. She also authored Thematic Guide to Modern Drama (2003), Masterpieces of ...
... Barry, 851, 882 Hundley, John, 502, 505 Hunt, Ida Brooks, 287, 297 Hunter, Eddie, 430 Hunter, Glenn, 505 Hunter, ... 316, 343 Intropodi, Ethel, 491 Irby-Ranniar, Scott, 820 Irons, Jeremy, 843 Irving, George S., 632, 665, 691, 745, ...
This text presents keywords and critical terms that deepen analysis and interpretation of the musical.
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The Oxford Companion to the Theatre, Edited by Phyllis Hartnoll. 3rd Ed