Performing Arts

Playwright, composer, actor, director, and producer George M. Cohan looms large in musical theater legend. Remembered today for classic tunes like "You're a Grand Old Flag" and "Give My Regards to Broadway," he has been called "the father of musical comedy," and his statue...

The whole family can sing along with Elphaba and Glinda in this beautifully illustrated storybook, featuring official lyrics from Universal Pictures' Wicked alongside captivating artwork inspired by the iconic song, "Defying Gravity." Experience Elphaba and Glinda's show-stopping song "Defying Gravity" in this lavishly illustrated...

Exhaustively researched and almost flirtatiously opinionated, When Blanche Met Brando is everything a fan needs to know about the ground-breaking New York and London stage productions of Williams' "Streetcar" as well as the classic Brando/Leigh film. Sam Staggs' interviews with all the living cast...

Author: Paul MiloknayPublisher: Kuro PublishingPublished: 09/10/2024Pages: 200Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42dISBN: 9798990959903

Can Othello be a woman? Can Ophelia be a man? Why not? Intended for Shakespeare lovers, scholars, and Shakespearean theater professionals, this study explores ways in which gender is being reinterpreted by British and North American productions since the turn of the millennium. First...

Ah, yes It is almost here The story of everyone's favorite mustache, Jerry Colonna, coming from the bulging eyes of his son, Bob. Teeming with personal, unpublished photos from this wacky author's private collection, this book will keep you up all night And then...

As shown by the success of Squid Game and Parasite, South Korea's film industry is producing films and original series for streaming services, film studios, and television stations worldwide. South Korea is now arguably considered one of the few countries outside the United States...

As shown by the success of Squid Game and Parasite, South Korea's film industry is producing films and original series for streaming services, film studios, and television stations worldwide. South Korea is now arguably considered one of the few countries outside the United States...

Delicately detailed and absorbingly inspiring, this Nutcracker-themed coloring book is packed with 20 festive illustrations to color and enjoy. The pages in this book are filled with artwork to color in that evokes the classic story and characters of The Nutcracker. Each book comes...

Perfect for The Nutcracker holiday market and fans of work/life balance books, this memoir of a ballet dancer-turned-literary curator shares the real-life journey of a dancer, wife, and mother. The Nutcracker Chronicles, a modern twist on the beloved holiday ballet, intertwines the story of...

The fifty-year history of the Mee-Ow Show at Northwestern University and its influence on contemporary comedy In the fall of 1973, two students at Northwestern University resolved to create something on stage that was wholly their own. Soon, they would be joined by a...

Oscar Wilde's comedic masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest, is a delightful romp through Victorian society's absurdities. With razor-sharp wit and dazzling wordplay, Wilde satirizes marriage, social expectations, and the artifice of identity. A timeless classic that continues to captivate audiences with its charm...

A scorching one-man tour of guilt, privilege, and moral awakening.First performed by the author himself at the posh apartments of his Hollywood and literary friends, Wallace Shawn's The Fever is also an unapologetically sharp-edged critique of wealth and privilege. That tension, between the pleasures...

Detroit has an essential relationship to genre in American literature and popular culture. The contemporary formations of the suburban sitcom, the post-apocalyptic genre, the sci-fi dystopia, crime fiction, the superhero genre, and contemporary horror would not exist in the way they do today without...

Author: Josh SpiegelPublisher: Box Office Gold ProductionsPublished: 10/01/2024Pages: 166Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56dISBN: 9798218503833

Book chronicles the history of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet from its founding in 1955 to 2015. The Italian word marcia, in the music dictionary, means to dance - in march tempo. The proper name - Marcia - in real life, refers to the...

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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. This book follows the production, transnational circulation, and reception of the highest grossing film in the history of Soviet exhibition,...

The year 2024 marks the centenary of Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery. Emmy-winning writer Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Pretty Little Liars) picked this special anniversary to reflect on Serling and his contributions to television drama. An appreciation and exploration of...

The culmination of more than thirty years of research, Olympians of the Sawdust Circle is an attempt to identify every major and minor player in the American circus world of the nineteenth century. This A-Z guide lists: surname, given name, dates of birth and...