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Ziegfeld : The Man Who Invented Show Business

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Ethan Mordden
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Book, 1st ed, St. Martin’s Press, 2008
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Florenz Ziegfeld And no Ziegfeld girl ever did as she made her way down the gala stairways of the Ziegfeld Follies in some of the most astonishing spectacles the American theatergoing public ever witnessed. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Ziegfeld, Flo, · 1869-1932 · Theatrical producers and directors · United States · Biography · Mordden, Ethan, 1947-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN2287.Z5 M67 2008 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN2287.Z5 M67 2008	AVAILABLE

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Journeys In The Night : Creating A New American Theatre With Circle In The Square : A Memoir

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Theodore Mann
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Book, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2007
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- Table of contents only
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Scott, Vanessa Redgrave, Colleen Dewhurst, James Earl Jones, and Mann himself talking about their experiences at the theatre and includes excerpts of such noted Circle in the Square productions as Death of a Salesman, Mourning Becomes Electra, and The Lady from the Sea. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Mann, Theodore · Circle in the Square (Theater) · Theatrical producers and directors · United States · Biography · Theater · New York (State) · New York · History · Interviews · Mann, Theodore · Musilli, John · Croyden, Margaret
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN2287.M298 A3 2007 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN2287.M298 A3 2007	AVAILABLE

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Present At The Creation, Leaping In The Dark, And Going Against The Grain : 1776, Pippin, M. Butterfly, La Bête, And Other Broadway Adventures

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Stuart Ostrow
Publication Details
Book, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2006
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- Table of contents
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“The best way I know to resuscitate the theatre is to produce dangerous new works.” and 1776, which received both the New York and London Drama Critics Awards as well as the Tony Award for Best Musical. He produced the original Broadway production of the critically acclaimed La Bete, which won the Olivier Award in London for Best Comedy. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Ostrow, Stuart, · 1932- · Theatrical producers and directors · United States · Biography · Musicals · New York (State) · New York · Production and direction · Broadway (New York, N.Y.) · History · Ostrow, Stuart, 1932-
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(UPPER LEVEL) ML429.O77 A3 2006 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	ML429.O77 A3 2006	AVAILABLE

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Moss Hart : A Prince Of The Theatre : A Biography In Three Acts

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by Jared Brown
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Book, Back Stage, 2006
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Features interviews with dozens of Hart?s colleagues, including Gregory Peck, Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, and many more He?s a legend of The Great White Way whose very name is synonymous with the Golden Age of Broadway?Moss Hart. More than just an assessment of Hart?s career, this is a personal portrait as well, with frank discussions of Hart?s rumored bisexuality, his battles with anxiety and depression, and his marriage. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Hart, Moss, · 1904-1961 · Dramatists, American · 20th century · Biography · Theatrical producers and directors · United States · Screenwriters · Brown, Jared
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS3515.A7943 Z55 2006 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS3515.A7943 Z55 2006	AVAILABLE

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Before The Parade Passes By : Gower Champion And The Glorious American Musical

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John Anthony Gilvey
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Book, 1st ed, St. Martin’s Press, 2005
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During the Golden Age of the Broadway musical, few director-choreographers could infuse a new musical with dance and movement in quite the way Gower Champion could. John Gilvey has spoken with many of the people who worked with Champion, and in Before the Parade Passes By he tells the life story of this most American of Broadway musical director-choreographers from his early days dancing with Marge to his final days spent meticulously honing the visual magic of 42nd Street. Though the Golden Age of the Broadway musical is over, John Gilvey brings it to life again by telling the story of Gower Champion, one of its most passionate and creative legends. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Champion, Gower, · 1919-1980 · Dancers · United States · Biography · Choreographers · Theatrical producers and directors · Gilvey, John Anthony
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(LOWER LEVEL) GV1785.C463 G55 2005 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	GV1785.C463 G55 2005	AVAILABLE

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Margaret Webster : A Life In The Theater

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Milly S. Barranger
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Book, University of Michigan Press, 2004
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-Oscar Brockett Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater is an engrossing backstage account of the life of pioneering director Margaret Webster (1905-72). In addition to providing fascinating glimpses into Webster’s personal and family life, Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater also offers a who’s-who list of the biggest names in New York and London theater of the time, as well as Hollywood: John Gielgud, No (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Webster, Margaret, · 1905-1972 · Theatrical producers and directors · United States · Biography · Lesbians · Barranger, Milly S · Barranger, Milly S
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN2287.W4555 A3 2004 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN2287.W4555 A3 2004	AVAILABLE

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Dazzler : The Life And Times Of Moss Hart

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Steven Bach
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Book, 1st ed, Alfred A. Knopf, 2001
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On his own Hart wrote the stunning Lady in the Dark and Light Up the Sky. Dazzler is the story of the seen and unseen struggles that beset Hart in a life crowded with friends, glamour, and achievements, a life that seemed to be one triumph and delight after another. It isn?t just that Hart rose from humble beginnings to fame and fortune. Aspiration was a key to his life, and the key to this superb biography. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Hart, Moss, · 1904-1961 · Dramatists, American · 20th century · Biography · Theatrical producers and directors · United States · Screenwriters · Bach, Steven
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS3515.A7943 Z465 2001 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS3515.A7943 Z465 2001	AVAILABLE

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Joe Papp : An American Life

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by Helen Epstein
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Book, 1st ed, Little, Brown, 1994
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Papp, Joseph · Theatrical producers and directors · United States · Biography · Epstein, Helen, 1947-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN2287.P23 E67 1994 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN2287.P23 E67 1994	AVAILABLE

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Sorrow Is The Only Faithful One : The Life Of Owen Dodson

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James V. Hatch ; foreword by Arnold Rampersad
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Book, University of Illinois Press, 1993
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Dodson, Owen, · 1914- · Authors, American · 20th century · Biography · College teachers · United States · Theatrical producers and directors · Hatch, James Vernon, 1928-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PS3507.O364 Z64 1993 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PS3507.O364 Z64 1993	AVAILABLE

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From Belasco To Brook : Representative Directors Of The English-speaking Stage

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Samuel L. Leiter
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Book, Greenwood Press, 1991
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This multifaceted study, the companion volume to Leiter’s From Stanislavsky to Barrault: Representative Directors of the European Stage (Greenwood Press, 1991), provides exhaustively detailed, yet compact accounts of the careers and accomplishments of eight outstanding directors of the English-speaking stage as well as separate, thorough bibliographies and chronologies of each. Separate chronologies and a select bibliography complete the work, which will have significant appeal to a diverse group of readers, from stage directing students and their teachers to active professionals in the field and those general readers seeking a broader understanding of twentieth century theatre and stage direction. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Theatrical producers and directors · Great Britain · Biography · United States · Theater · Production and direction · 20th century · History · Theatre · Directing (Arts) · Leiter, Samuel L
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN2597 .L45 1991 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN2597 .L45 1991	AVAILABLE

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Entrances & Exits : A Life In And Out Of The Theatre

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Norris Houghton
Publication Details
Book, 1st Limelight ed, Limelight Editions, 1991
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Houghton, Norris · Theater · United States · History · 20th century · Theatrical producers and directors · Biography · Houghton, Norris
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN2287.H68 A3 1990 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN2287.H68 A3 1990	AVAILABLE

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A Chorus Line And The Musicals Of Michael Bennett

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Ken Mandelbaum
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, St. Martin’s Press, 1989
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Bennett, Michael, · 1943 Apr. 8- · Theatrical producers and directors · United States · Biography · Choreographers · Mandelbaum, Ken
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN2287.B4323 M36 1989 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN2287.B4323 M36 1989	AVAILABLE

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Harold Prince : From Pajama Game To Phantom Of The Opera

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by Carol Ilson ; with a foreword by Sheldon Harnick
Publication Details
Book, UMI Research Press, 1989
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Prince, Harold, · 1928- · Theatrical producers and directors · United States · Biography · Theater · New York (State) · New York · Production and direction · History · Musicals · Ilson, Carol
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN2287.P73 I47 1989 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN2287.P73 I47 1989	AVAILABLE

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Hallie Flanagan : A Life In The American Theatre

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Joanne Bentley
Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Knopf, 1988
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Flanagan, Hallie, · 1890-1969 · Theatrical producers and directors · United States · Biography · Dramatists, American · 20th century · Bentley, Joanne, 1928-
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN2287.F53 B46 1988 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN2287.F53 B46 1988	AVAILABLE

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Elia Kazan : A Life

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Publication Details
Book, 1st ed, Knopf, 1988
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One of the most important theater autobiographies of the 1980s, Elia Kazan: A Life, has finally been released in paperback. Though this book is framed, like so much of Kazan’s best stage and film work, as a lifelong search for man’s proper relationship to society, the book serves as a massive explanation and apologia for Kazan’s one monumental lapse. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Kazan, Elia · Motion picture producers and directors · United States · Biography · Theatrical producers and directors · Authors, American · 20th century · Kazan, Elia
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(UPPER LEVEL) PN1998.3.K39 A3 1988 AVAILABLE

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(UPPER LEVEL)	PN1998.3.K39 A3 1988	AVAILABLE

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