This book leads the way into this digital, Internet-based, broadband future with advice on everything from making long-range plans to selecting the proper acting training. ...

Charles Marowitz casts a critical eye upon the highpoints of the last theatrical decade, in preparation for a new millennium. In a series of reviews, think-pieces, essays and commentaries culled from publications as varied as The London Times and Theatre Week magazine, Marowitz examines the work of such major playwrights as Mamet, Stoppard, Shepard, Neil Simon, Beckett, Gurney, Pinter, Kushner, Baitz, Shanley, Williams and McNalley. Marowitz ...

In this first-ever complete chronicle of 20th century British theatre, Sheridan Morley and Ruth Leon trace the history of the plays and people who made it happen. Informal and informative, "A Century of Theatre" highlights theatre events for each year, as well as providing a review of the events that year which changed drama history.
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The author of acclaimed biographical works such as Great Jews in Music celebrates the lives of three hundred great Jewish performers -- including Billy Crystal, Lauren Bacall, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Jerry Seinfeld, Morris Carnovsky, and George Burns. Generously illustrated in black and white, this refreshing look at some of the most popular entertainers of all time will inspire, instruct, and entertain. ...

Through a series of inspiring, easy-to-follow exercises, an acclaimed director and drama coach shows both novice and experienced actors how to conquer the challenges of acting Shakespeare. ...

The Screenplay teaches screenwriters how to think in terms of the unique visual and aural elements of film, to create a story using these elements, and to communicate this story in words. The information contained in this book unites the role of the screenwriter and the artistic bases of motion pictures to provide the first complete approach to the craft. The Screenplay is written in an engaging manner, inviting the reader to develop their ...

An exciting collection of songs and dances from Scotland's rich musical heritage. All are arranged for voice and recorder, pennywhistle, or flute, or any other suitable C instrument. Each is complete with full lyrics, chord symbols, and guitar chord diagrams. ...

Designed to provide a head-start on the task of organizing and recording production information, "State Management Forms & Formats" contains 112 full-size, blank forms which can be used in the book or removed and added to a separate production log. Cast and scene breakdowns, expense sheets, rehearsal and performance reports, sign-in sheets, and property plots are just a few of the forms included. (Performing Arts) ...

In celebrating four hundrend years of the London stage, Brian Masters brings to life the great actors of the past and recreates their impact in performance, from Thomas Betterton to David Garrick, Edmund Kean, Mrs. Siddons, Henry Livings, to this century with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier. He says that the work of great actors does not die with them, but is re-experienced in the performances of today's actors.
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The complete vocal score to Sondheim's short-lived 1964 musical. Songs include: Anyone Can Whistle * Everybody Says Don't * Me and My Town * See What It Gets You * There Won't Be Trumpets * There's Parade in Town * With So Little Be Sure Of * and more. ...