Performing Arts

"How do you get into TV?" High schools and colleges across the country teach journalism, but anyone working in TV will tell you, "The only way to learn how TV news really works is to get into a newsroom." This book tells how to...

San Francisco is probably best known for its hills, ubiquitous fog, dungeness crab and the Golden Gate Bridge. But jazz music's threads are similarly woven into the fabric of the city and its environs. Whether performed in renowned clubs like So Different, Jimbo's Bop...

Homes of Hollywood Stars highlights the souvenir postcards and folders that were sold to millions of tourists who visited Hollywood between 1920 and 1970--an era known as the Golden Age of Hollywood. Some of the actors of those years permitted their elegant residences to...

A Master Class in PuppetryTeachers, parents, actors and students can now learn 50 professional puppetry techniques from a hand puppet master. Learn ancient puppet secrets and skills while playing and having fun! Your puppet will breathe, think, walk, emote and much more after reading...

The rare woman director working in second-wave exploitation, Stephanie Rothman (b. 1936) directed seven successful feature films, served as the vice president of an independent film company, and was the first woman to win the Directors Guild of America's student filmmaking prize. Despite these...

This inspiring trio of notebooks celebrates three iconic heroes of the Star Wars galaxy: Leia Organa, Rey, and Ahsoka Tano. Each notebook features lightly ruled interiors with notable quotes from each character, along with bonus artwork on the inside and back covers. (c) and...

Dr. Who is the longest running sci-fi TV series of all time. The secret to its longevity is its uncanny ability to recast the lead actor every few years. But who are the people behind "The Doctor?" THE CAST OF DR. WHO takes you...

School's out, Barnabas is IN! They were a generation all their own, the army of children who ran home from school to watch Dark Shadows, TV's very first supernatural soap. A breed apart, they set aside the worship of mundane pop stars to follow...

See below for English description.Callie adore le théâtre. Elle veut passer l'audition pour le spectacle de l'école, mais le problème, c'est qu'elle chante terriblement mal. Elle sera donc scénographe... Elle est bien déterminée à créer une scène digne des grandes productions de Broadway, même...

Payton and Emma are headed for celebrity status in this L.A. adventure After their adventures in New York City, identical twins Payton and Emma Mills thought life would go back to normal. But when the girls are asked to star in a Teen Sheen...

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account of the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn,...

After America's most pompous barhound left the Cheer's gang in Boston, he returned to Seattle and found himself surrounded by an equally colorful cast of friends and family alike. For eleven seasons, radio psychiatrist Frasier Crane contended with his blue-collar ex-cop father Martin, English...

Terry Bradshaw made a name for himself as the star quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, winning four Super Bowls and twice earning the MVP award. Beyond his athletic success, Bradshaw has established himself as a true cultural icon through his ventures into television, movies,...

With the advent of digital filmmaking and critical recognition of the relevance of self expression, first-person narratives, and personal practices of memorialization, interest in the amateur moving image has never been stronger. Bringing together key scholars in the field, and revealing the rich variety...

One of the few authoritative books about American film and society, American Film and Society since 1945 combines accessible, fun-to-read text with a detailed, insightful, and scholarly political and social analysis that thoroughly explores the relationship of American film to society and provides essential...

Scott MacGillivray is the author of The Soundies Book (with Ted Okuda), Gloria Jean: A Little Bit of Heaven (with Jan MacGillivray), and Castle Films: A Hobbyist's Guide. Scott MacGillivray's Laurel & Hardy: From the Forties Forward was the first book to fully chronicle...

The circus train pulls into town with lions, tigers, elephants, and many other animals.Author: Craig Cameron, Adria F. KleinPublisher: Stone Arch BooksPublished: 01/01/2013Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 8.80h x 5.70w x 0.20dISBN: 9781434248831Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 0.7Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name:...

Students save money when purchasing bundled products. This bundle contains a loose-leaf version of Communicate! 15th Edition and access to MindTap Speech for 1 term (6 months) via printed access card. MindTap Speech�provides you with the tools you need to better manage�your limited time�you...

A classic satire of Victorian society, Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" is one of the author's most frequently performed works. The story trivializes its characters, who through a series of deceptions pretend to be people that they are not in order to...

Our feet slip into satin shoes with stiff shanks, hard boxing, tight elastic, and slippery ribbons that wrap and end in hard knots. The frayed edges are crammed out of sight. We stand. A row of bound feet rises to its toes. For as...