Yacka, Douglas
Summary: Describes the history of the famous street in New York City, detailing the development of the theater district and the shows and stars that have become Broadway legends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 792.0974 YACMax, D. T. (Daniel T.)
Summary: "In 2017, New Yorker staff writer D.T. Max began working on a major profile of Stephen Sondheim that would be timed to the eventual premiere of a new musical Sondheim was writing. Sadly , that process - and the years of conversation - was cut short by Sondheim's own hesitations, then the global pandemic, and finally by the great artist's death in November 2021. Now, Max has taken the raw...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SONDHEIM, STEPHEN MAXSummary: As live performances on Broadway start up again after an unprecedented absence of eighteen months, an all-star cast tells the inside story of the last time Broadway theater came back from the brink. On Broadway shows how this revival helped save New York City, thanks to innovative work, new attention to inclusion, and the sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Legends of the stage...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC ONSummary: Jeff Goldblum may have starred in some of the biggest movies in history, but to secure a green card for his young Canadian fiancée, he's agreed to do a two-week regional theater production of "The music man" in his Pennsylvania hometown. Now he's faced with grueling rehearsals, a furious agent, good friends with their own troubles whom he's convinced to co-star, and the very real prospect of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Starz Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF PITSummary: Documentary on Stagedoor Manor, a theater camp in the Catskills for teenage singers and dancers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2007
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Place a hold to request this item.Mercanti, J. V.
Summary: "Musical Theatre Acting: A Practical Guide serves as a guide to the beginning musical theatre artist, the student, or the professional who needs a refresher on how to hone and sharpen their skills while honoring the material and their interpretation of it. Drawing on the teaching techniques of JV Mercanti, who has trained countless emerging performers in Pace University's acclaimed Musical...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Applause Theatre and Cinema
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 792.602 MERSummary: Examines the life of the controversial master of the Broadway musical and ballet choreographer Jerome Robbins. Features excerpts from Robbins' work, including never-before-seen rehearsal footage, and interviews with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jacques d'Amboise, Suzanne Farrell, Arthur Laurents, Peter Martins, Frank Rich, Chita Rivera, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harrick, Joseph Stein, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2009
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS JERMaslon, Laurence.
Summary: Presents a history of the Broadway musical theater, including summaries of the shows, photographs of the stars, posters, sheet music, production stills, and essays by theater luminaries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bulfinch Press 2004
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 782.14 KANFeinstein, Michael.
Summary: Presents an illustrated tribute to the lives and legacies of the Gershwins that is presented through the stories of twelve of their most enduring songs including "Strike Up the Band" and "Love Is Here to Stay."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 FEILihs, Harriet R.
Summary: "Appreciating Dance is a thorough and accurate history of various forms of dance, analyzing everything from social dance, and ballet to modern dance, tap, jazz, theatrical dance and contemporary dance. In it readers will find: a brief biography of notable dancers and choreographers; information needed to expand the enjoyment of performance; the intersection of dance and religion; the history of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton Book Company, Publishers 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Schroeder, Stassi
Summary: "Fans of the Bravo TV show Vanderpump Rules and podcast listeners know Stassi Schroeder not only for her no-holds-barred comments but also as a major defender of Basic Bitch rights. She knows that there's nothing more boring than people who take themselves too seriously or think that you have to be pretentious to be cool. Stassi champions the things that too many of us are afraid to love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 SCHRannells, Andrew
Summary: "In deeply personal essays drawn from his life, as well as his career on Broadway and in Hollywood, Rannells argues that we all pretend we are constantly succeeding--for friends, partners, parents, and others--that we are constantly succeeding in the process known as "adulting." But if this acting is leaving us unfulfilled, then we need new markers of time, new milestones, new expectations of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023