Composers--Biography, Musicals--Encyclopedias, Musical theater--Encyclopedias, Musical theater producers and directors--Biography, Singers--Biography, and Lyricists--Biography
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From Show Boat and Oklahoma! to Wicked and Hamilton, the musical is constantly evolving thanks to the contributions of some of theatre's most prominent figures. Never have musicals been more popular than they are today. With live television broadcasts of shows like Rent and Hairspray and films like Mean Girls and Shrek being adapted to the stage, musicals—as well as the creators and artists who bring them to life—are at the forefront of popular culture.In 100 Most Important People in Musical Theatre, Andy Propst profiles the individuals who have helped shape this beloved art form. Songwriting greats such as Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Stephen Sondheim, and Andrew Lloyd Webber are some of the familiar names in the book. So, too, are performers such as Nathan Lane, Ethel Merman, Audra McDonald, and Patti LuPone, and directors and choreographers such as Bob Fosse, Harold Prince, Jerome Robbins, and Tommy Tune. Readers learn not only about these men and women's exceptional lives and achievements, but can peek backstage at such groundbreaking shows as Show Boat, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, Company, and A Chorus Line, among others. Period reviews and interviews highlight both the shows and the people who contributed to them. The profiles in 100 Most Important People in Musical Theater provide a terrific history of musical theater, guiding readers from the era of operetta and the ascendancy of the book musical to the emergence of the concept musical and contemporary productions—from The Mikado and The Phantom of the Opera to Fun Home and Hamilton. This book is an invaluable addition to any musical theatre fan's library, and will also appeal to researchers and scholars.
Robinson, Mark A., 1973- and Robinson, Mark A., 1973-
Subjects
Musicals -- Encyclopedias., Musical theater -- Encyclopedias., Musical films -- Encyclopedias., Musicals., and Encyclopedias.
Abstract
A celebration of the American musical, as performed on Broadway and off-Broadway; in film and on television. Introduces the titles, topics, movers, and shapers that have guided this art form. Includes information on how to secure rights to perform all of the available titles, and also a variety of appendices with interesting facts and figures.
Puppet theater -- Encyclopedias. and Encyclopedias.
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"This reference work includes photographs and illustrations and offers an A to Z view of working with puppets including ideas, materials list and assembly instructions. This work concludes with an annotated bibliography and index"--Provided by publisher.
Theater -- Encyclopedias., Theater -- 20th century., Drama -- Encyclopedias., Theater -- Dictionaries., Theater -- Biography -- Dictionaries., Performing arts -- Dictionaries., Performing arts -- Biography -- Dictionaries., Drama -- 20th century -- Dictionaries., Biography -- Dictionaries., and Dictionaries.
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"This work details practical topics such as directing, acting, design, lighting, sound, voice, wig and prop-making, to historical surveys raging from black theatre to gay and lesbian theatre; from pantomime, experimental theatre, theatre-in-the-round to architecture, funding, drag and circus."--Jacket.
Puppetry is an exciting, flexible, malleable art form that can engage the creative forces of children or adults. Puppets can not only tell a story, they can be used to enhance the curriculum, present an idea or a concept in a compelling way, or teach any number of necessary skills. Children and adults presenting a puppet play are given a sense of their own inventive power. This reference work offers an A to Z view of working with puppets. It covers everything from the basic strategies of advertising and marketing puppet productions, to assembling the puppets out of household materials such as paper bags, cereal boxes, or gloves, to the more elaborate sculpting of armatures. Stages, curtains and props are also discussed along with the history of puppetry. Numerous illustrations give a visual of many of the finished products. This work concludes with an annotated bibliography and index.
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