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Sondheim
Narrative of Stephen Sondheim's life with an analysis of his music and lyrics.
All His Jazz
Bob Fosse (19271987), the director and choreographer of Chicago and Sweet Charity, has never been more popular than he is right now. Here is the less-publicized side of his story-his surprising ascent from the world of sleazy Chicago strip joints to the glitter of Broadway. A legend's memory is preserved in this eloquent biography.
Broadway Musicals
A colorful tribute to the great Broadway shows of our time. 395 illustrations, 112 in full color.
Nobody's Fool
Gottfried's capably researched and recounted biography offers a none too flattering glimpse into Kaye's well-guarded personal life, including his egotism, cruelty, his strained marriage and his flirtations and affairs. His career is treated in detail, from his obvious early talent to the creation of his acting personae and his sad professional and personal decline before his death in 1987. Lacks a bibliography. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller has been delivering powerful drama to the stage for decades with such masterpieces as Death of a Salesman . But, remarkably, no one has yet told the full story of Miller's own extraordinary life-a rich life, much of it shrouded from public view. To achieve this groundbreaking portrait of the artist and the man, the award-winning drama critic and biographer Martin Gottfried masterfully draws on his interviews with those who have known Miller throughout his personal and professional life, on Miller's voluminous lifelong correspondence, and on the annotated scripts and notebooks that reveal Miller's creative process in stunning detail. From Miller's childhood and adolescence in De...
An Introduction to General Metaphysics
First published in 1961, An Introduction to General Metaphysics presents Gottfried Martin’s careful study of many of the passages in Plato and Aristotle which deal with metaphysical problems and in particular with the Platonic Theory of Ideas. He has traced the development of the theory both in early works and in late works such as the Parmenides and the Sophistes; and with equal care he has studied the relative passages in Aristotle’s Metaphysics. He has quoted many of these passages at length and has offered a careful account and analysis of the progress of Plato’s thought. He has also discussed in a very interesting way the main passages relative to Aristotle’s criticism of Plato’s Theory of Ideas. This book is a must read for any student of Greek Philosophy and Philosophy in general.
In Person
Gottfried's salute to the great performers begins with an overview of 17th century commedia dell'arte and the rise of comedic performances, minstrel shows, pantomime and acrobatics. He then describes popular entertainment of the 19th and 20th centuries, including the age of vaudeville and burlesque. Going back to the days of vaudeville, the era of the Palace Theatre and the Roxy, Gottfried recaptures with photographs, the great acts of early times--the comic dialogues of Weber and Fields or Smith and Dale, lyrics made famous by Sophie Tucker or Rudy Vallee, Flo Ziegfeld's "Follies," and the feats of Harry Houdini and Doug Henning. He also covers international stars such as Maurice Chevalier and Noel Coward, and the emergence of Las Vegas and Atlantic City as nightclub cities. ISBN 0-8109-1613-4: $49.50 (For use only in the library).
George Burns and the Hundred-year Dash
A tribute to America's favorite centenarian provides an in-depth look at the personal and professional life of his nearly 100 years of show business.
More Broadway Musicals
In the decade since Abrams published the bestsellingBroadway Musicals, some of Broadway's biggest all-time hits have appeared--Cats, 42nd Street, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables--and set new standards, begun new trends, and entranced new audiences. More Broadway Musicals presents the stories behind the major productions in this fascinating volume sure to delight those who have seen the shows, as well we those who know them only through recordings. 200 illustrations, 75 in full color.
