Performing Arts

A blazingly original history celebrating the persistence of queerness onscreen, behind the camera, and between the lines during the dark days of the Hollywood Production Code. From the 1930s to the 1960s, the Motion Picture Production Code severely restricted what Hollywood cinema could depict....

In London's West End, where theatre lights blaze with promise, desire and ambition put two wary hearts to the ultimate test.Ellie Lowery, former ballet prodigy turned international burlesque sensation, craves change and a professional challenge. By reinventing herself as a stage actress, she'll not...

Singer-songwriter Whitney Thorn is a 50-year-old recovered crystal meth addict and the well-known son of country music royalty. Struggling comedian and former nurse Graham Morrow is down and out at 35, living back home with his mother. They meet at an unauthorized, socially distanced...

Historical consensus increasingly views the Cold War period as a multifaceted conflict which extended beyond the borders of the USSR and USA, encompassing both cultural and diplomatic history. Debate remains, however, about how best to balance the Cold War as a cultural event with...

Tyler has worked all summer to be starting quarterback for the Firebirds. But a new student at school may be a better fit for the position. Can Tyler overcome his jealousy to be a good teammate--and maybe even a good friend?Author: Max MarinoPublisher: Lerner...

How can performance create and transform places of urban renewal and regeneration? What does performance contribute to the creation of community? These are some of the questions addressed in this study of the relationship of performance to urban space. Marrying theory with a series...

Performing the News: Identity, Authority, and the Myth of Neutrality explores how journalists from historically marginalized groups have long felt pressure to conform when performing for audiences. Many speak with a flat, "neutral" accent, modify their delivery to hide distinctive vocal attributes, dress conventionally...

The ORGY PLUS MASSACRE series presents a visually-led sampler of sexy, scary and sensational cinema from the years 1950 to 1979, three of the most consequential decades in film history. It was during these years that global cinema came of age, not only in...

Don Falcone presents a world where anything can happen and often does...collecting albums and then recording with some of the musicians on those albums...reading paperbacks and then collaborating with one of the authors (Michael Moorcock). Resurrecting a club band into a collective-Spirits Burning-with almost...

La jirafa Rafa est? en un apuro, necesita ayuda. Menos mal que su amigo N?stor el castor es un gran inventor.N?stor el castor es un gran inventor.Su amigo la jirafa Rafa le pide un gran favor: "Mi pozo se sec?. No hay agua que...

Now They're All Here is more than just a celebration of television history; it's a family album from one of America's most iconic entertainment families. The King Family has been performing together (and with solo careers) since the 1920s: vaudeville, radio, musical films of...

This is the HARDBACK version. Not Thinkin'... Just Rememberin'... is a tour de force. This manuscript is very thorough and exhaustively researched. The sheer size of the manuscript might seem intimidating, but what else should one expect when The Alamo and John Wayne are...

'No More Haunted Dolls: Horror Fiction that Transcends the Tropes' is a multi-author work united by the common theme of critical analysis of the use of horror tropes in literature, film, and even video games. Tackling issues dealing with gender, race, sexuality, social class,...

Dive into the heart of the Lion King saga with Mufasa: The Lion King, a captivating prequel that explores the origins of the beloved king.In this emotionally charged and visually stunning exploration, Mufasa: The Lion King expands upon the legacy of one of cinema's...

"It's time to make a mess," said Emily.Would-be movie producer Emily Bennett didn't believe the legend of a lost movie, starring James Dean and John Wayne. But when she meets two uncannily talented celebrity impersonators-Jimmy Riley and Tom "Duke" Manfredo, and stumbles upon the...

Author: Steven Bingen, Stephen X. Sylvester, Michael TroyanPublisher: Santa Monica PressPublished: 02/25/2011Pages: 312Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 3.33lbsSize: 8.70h x 11.20w x 1.00dISBN: 9781595800558Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 02/21/2011Library Journal 04/01/2011 pg. 90About the AuthorSteven Bingen is the author of Warner Bros.: The Stuff That Dreams Are...

Meet Betty Block--docile daughter, woebegone wife, aspiring aspirant, and anti-heroine for the ages! Or is the narrator of Madeline McDonnell's farcical, heartbreaking, and formally brilliant first novel just another woman caught in the sneakily patriarchal plots of the early-aughts? And has she left her...

How Star Trek's twenty-first-century reinventions illuminate the unique challenges and opportunities of franchise-style corporate storytellingLate Star Trek explores the beloved science fiction franchise's repeated attempts to reinvent itself after the end of its 1990s golden age. Beginning with the prequel series Enterprise, Adam Kotsko...

When three friends go to the museum for the unveiling of their favorite artists' ukulele, they hear a story about her they've never heard before. Margo, the host of the event, shows one of Lady Fay's ukuleles and invites the audience to hear more...

Los animales de la sabana est?n muy preocupados porque la cebra Manuela no ha ido hoy a la escuela. D?nde est? Manuela?La cebra Manuela no vino a la escuela y toda su clase pregunta por ella. " Estar? malita en su cama?", dice Margarita...