The Business Of Broadway

Author : Mitch Weiss
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621534766
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Business of Broadway written by Mitch Weiss and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York’s Broadway theatre scene has long been viewed as the “top of the heap” in the world theatre community. Taking lessons from the very best, this innovative guide delves into the business side of the renowned industry to explain just how its system functions. For anyone interested in pursuing a career on Broadway, or who wants to grow a theatre in any other part of the world, The Business of Broadway offers an in-depth analysis of the infrastructure at the core of successful theatre. Manager/producer Mitch Weiss and actor/writer Perri Gaffney take readers behind the scenes to reveal what the audience—and even the players and many producers—don’t know about how Broadway works, describing more than 200 jobs that become available for every show. A variety of performers, producers, managers, and others involved with the Broadway network share valuable personal experience in interviews discussing what made a show a hit or a miss, and how some of the rules, regulations, and practices that are in place today were pioneered. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

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Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809388578
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unfinished Show Business written by and published by SIU Press. This book was released on with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fresh approach to musical theatre history, Bruce Kirle challenges the commonly understood trajectory of the genre. Drawing on the notion that the world of the author stays fixed while the world of the audience is ever-changing, Kirle suggests that musicals are open, fluid products of the particular cultural moment in which they are performed. Incomplete as printed texts and scores, musicals take on unpredictable lives of their own in the complex transformation from page to stage. Using lenses borrowed from performance studies, cultural studies, queer studies, and ethnoracial studies, Unfinished Show Business: Broadway Musicals as Works-in-Process argues that musicals are as interesting for the provocative issues they raise about shifting attitudes toward American identity as for their show-stopping song-and-dance numbers and conveniently happy endings. Kirle illustrates how performers such as Ed Wynn, Fanny Brice, and the Marx Brothers used their charismatic personalities and quirkiness to provide insights into the struggle of marginalized ethnoracial groups to assimilate. Using examples from favorites including Oklahoma!, Fiddler on the Roof, A Chorus Line, and Les Misérables, Kirle demonstrates Broadway’s ability to bridge seemingly insoluble tensions in society, from economic and political anxiety surrounding World War II to generational conflict and youth counterculture to corporate America and the “me” generation. Enlivened by a gallery of some of Broadway’s most memorable moments—and some amusing, obscure ones as well—this study will appeal to students, scholars, and lifelong musical theatre enthusiasts.

Author : Eric Grode
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
ISBN 13 : 076035734X
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Broadway written by Eric Grode and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're coming to Broadway fresh faced or are an old hand, you'll enjoy these 150+ profiles of the great musicals to hit the stage--including Hamilton!

Author : Peter Bogyo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621536254
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broadway General Manager written by Peter Bogyo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An absolutely indispensable theater lover’s guide to how Broadway works.” —Peter Marks, chief theater critic, Washington Post “Highly recommended for those considering theater as a career and for those who love theater and want to know more about what goes on before the curtain goes up and after.” —Library Journal Broadway General Manager is a fascinating, insightful, and entertaining glimpse into the normally closed world of theatrical general management. Penned by veteran Broadway insider Peter Bogyo, readers will gain an appreciation and understanding of what the business half of show business is all about. For the first time ever, gain backstage access to the fast-paced and glamorous world of Broadway. Broadway General Manager is an invaluable resource that examines actual production and operating budgets for a Broadway show and shares contracts for award-winning actors, directors, and designers, all of which are analyzed extensively. Also included are in-depth discussions on such topics as: How to get started as a general manager Negotiating contracts How the producing entity functions Programming the box office The issues related to hiring employees Binding insurance Financial overview Maintaining the run of a show What to do when sales start to slump Closing a show And much more Laced with humorous insights and personal anecdotes, Broadway General Manager will delight both the average theater lover as well as individuals with a serious interest in commercial arts management.

Author : Stephen Sondheim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Company written by Stephen Sondheim and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This performance, directed by Lonny Price, is a 2011 staged concert performance of the 1971 musical 'Company.'

Author : Steven M. Friedman
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1663224803
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Broadway Musical List Book written by Steven M. Friedman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Showboat to Hamilton, American musical theater has long held the imagination and enjoyment of the nations’ theater goers. It creates an emotional reaction as there are favorites we cherish, the all-time bests, those that are the most reviled, the over-rated and the unforgettable. This second edition of The Ultimate Broadway Musical List Book considers the history of the Broadway Musical from the unique perspective of the list-the bests and worst of various eras, the groundbreaking, and the forgotten gems. Steven M. Friedman explores the musicals of the last 100 years, taking apart the favorites and flops alike in numerous creative ways. These lists and their explanations offer facts and background that stimulate laughs and discussion, provoke passionate reaction, and provide tons of fun for the Broadway Musical enthusiast. Enjoy a new twist on the subject, as this collection explores Broadway musicals and their history and provides intriguing background for music theater aficionados of all levels.

Author : Harold A. Thau
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557835604
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bronx to Broadway written by Harold A. Thau and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). As a boy growing up in the East Bronx, Harold Thau dreamed the American Dream. In Bronx to Broadway, he pays homage to that experience which carried him from a sea of tenements to the exciting Great White Way and a successful career as a theatre producer. Rich in colorful inside stories of show business personalities, Harold Thau provides a portrait of the entertainment industry seldom evoked and largely unseen, told with insight, humor, and a sense of humanity about the business of show business.

Author : Dan Dietz
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538168944
Total Pages : 663 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals written by Dan Dietz and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 663 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broadway musicals of the 1900s saw the emergence of George M. Cohan and his quintessentially American musical comedies which featured contemporary American stories, ragtime-flavored songs, and a tongue-in-cheek approach to musical comedy conventions. But when the Austrian import The Merry Widow opened in 1907, waltz-driven operettas became all the rage. In The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz surveys every single book musical that opened during the decade. Each musical has its own entry which features the following: Plot summary Cast members Creative team Song lists Opening and closing dates Number of performances Critical commentary Film adaptations, recordings, and published scripts, when applicable Numerous appendixes include a chronology of book musicals by season; chronology of revues; chronology of revivals of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas; a selected discography; filmography; published scripts; Black musicals; long and short runs; and musicals based on comic strips. The most comprehensive reference work on Broadway musicals of the 1900s, this book is an invaluable and significant resource for all scholars, historians, and fans of Broadway musicals.

Author : Donald C. Farber
Publisher : Amadeus Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Producing Theatre written by Donald C. Farber and published by Amadeus Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the professional and student here is a basic guide to raising money, obtaining rights and bringing a play to the stage. Appendices include actual examples of commonly used legal forms and contracts. .,."likely to remain for some time to come the authoritative reference in its field." -Variety

Author : William Goldman
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780879100230
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Season written by William Goldman and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1984 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each production of one season is used as the basis for an examination of one aspect of the Broadway theater