A classic updated to include the developments of the 1990s-the first book to explore in detail how to create a Broadway musical.
David Spencer has written a book full of truths a young writer will not find articulated anywhere else. Most of us in the theatre gained our "experience" by making...
Offers a behind-the-scenes look at Broadway musicals and the unique subculture of the New York theater world as seen by actors, directors, writers, producers, and choreographers
Data gleaned from the 1982, 1985, and 1992 Surveys of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPAs) were used in this analysis of participation in opera and musical theater/operetta. Findings indicate...
徐炎之(1899-1989)、張善薌(1909-1980)為1949年渡海來臺的崑曲曲家,崑曲能在臺灣扎根,徐氏伉儷居功厥偉:或者號召曲友成立曲會,定期以曲會友,延續至今已逾一甲子;或者進入校園指導薪傳,培養年輕一代的崑曲愛好者。本書從徐炎之伉儷的崑曲生涯展開,著重在南京時期的公餘聯歡社崑曲股,以及在臺北時期的曲友往來及教學活動。接著分析徐炎之的唱曲及笛藝,及張善薌的傳承劇目,闡釋其延續全福班晚期的表演特色,及與當代專業崑劇團表演不同之處。徐氏伉儷雖為曲家,但其凝結在1930年代的表演風格,為崑曲史的重要一頁。
Richard Jordan's book chronicles four decades of Mame-mania -- the true backstage story of how one outrageous, larger-than-life character rescued Rosalind Russell from career oblivion, catapulted Angela Lansbury to legendary...
"...Brings musical life to Cinderella, Jack and the Bean Stalk, Little Red Ridinghood and other well-known fairy-tale characters. Interwoven with these classic tales is the story of the baker and...
Selected from over eight hundred songs, here are Porter’s finest flights of invention, lyrics that are an indelible part of 20th-century culture: “Let’s Do It,” “Love for Sale,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Anything Goes ...
Starring Fred Astaire
Following on the success of the very popular and well-reviewed From Assassins to West Side Story comesDeconstructing Harold Hill. This is a book for all fans of musical theatre, and...
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...