Broadway Theatre

by HARRIS; ANDREW

• ISBN13: 9780415105200
• ISBN10: 041510520X
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1994-03-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In this fascinating and affectionate account of a unique theatrical phenonemon, Andrew Harris takes an intriguing look at the reality and myth behind the heart and soul of American drama.'Broadway' has been the stuff of theatrical legends for generations. In this fascinating and affectionate account of a unique theatrical phenomenon, Andrew Harris takes an intriguing look at both the reality and the myth behind the heart and soul of American DramaBroadway Theatre explores:* the aims and achievements of such major figures as Tennessee Williams, Eugene O'Neill and David Mamet* the processes a play goes through from preliminary draft to opening night* the careful balancing between aesthetic ideals and commercial considerations* the place of producers, reviewers, agents and managers and their contribution to the process* the relationship between acting styles and writing syles for Broadway plays

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Curtains Up!	p. 1
Changes in the Road	p. 16
You Can't Take It With You	p. 34
Death of a Salesman	p. 48
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	p. 65
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?	p. 82
American Buffalo	p. 97
Broadway Bound	p. 112
Another Opening	p. 121
Appendix: Calendar of productions	p. 139
Notes	p. 145
Select bibliography	p. 160
Broadway Theatre on video	p. 166
Index	p. 169
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