What's a Nice Country Like You Doing in a State Like This?

What's a Nice Country Like You Doing in a State Like This?
Author: Cary Hoffman
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1975
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780573680649

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"This hilarious, all-musical revue of social and political satire offers enough sparkling material for anywhere from five to a dozen performers"--Publisher.

What's a Nice Country Like You Doing in a State Like This?

What's a Nice Country Like You Doing in a State Like This?
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Release: 1973
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Budd Friedman presents "What's a Nice Country Like You Doing in a State Like This?" music by Cary Hoffman, lyrics by Ira Gasman, based on an original concept by Ira Gasman, Cary Hoffman and Bernie Travis, starring Sam Freed, Bill La Vallee, Priscilla López, Barry Michlin, Mary Nealie, musical direction and vocal arrangements by Arnold Gross, orchestrations by Hubert Arnold, stage design by Billy Puzo, costume design by Danny Morgan, scenic design by Paul Zalon, graphic design by Joe Budne, production stage manager/lighting design by Richard Delahanty, directed and choreographed by Miriam Fond.

New York Magazine

New York Magazine
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Total Pages: 148
Release: 1984-11-05
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New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919

Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919
Author: Thomas S. Hischak
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 523
Release: 2011-02-18
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0810877724

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Although the venue Off Broadway has long been the birthplace of innovative and popular musicals, there have been few studies of these influential works. Long-running champs, such as The Fantasticks and Little Shop of Horrors, are discussed in many books about American musicals, but what of the hundreds of other Off-Broadway musicals? In Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919, Thomas Hischak looks at more than 375 musicals, which are described, discussed, and analyzed, with particular attention given to their books, scores, performers, and creators. Presented chronologically and divided into chapters for each decade, beginning with the landmark musical Greenwich Village Follies (1919), the book culminates with the satiric The Toxic Avenger (2009). In this volume, any work of consequence is covered, especially if it was popular or influential, but also dozens of more obscure musicals are included to illustrate the depth and breadth of Off Broadway. Works that introduced an important artistic talent, from performers to songwriters, are looked at, and the selection represents the various trends and themes that made Off Broadway significant. In addition to essential data about each musical, the plot and score are described, the success (or lack of) is chronicled, and an opinionated commentary discusses the work's merits and influences on the musical theatre in general. The first book of its kind, this highly readable volume will please both the theatre scholar and the average musical theatre patron or fan.

Little Musicals for Little Theatres

Little Musicals for Little Theatres
Author: Denny Martin Flinn
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2006
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9780879103217

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"In each entry you will find a synopsis of the musical, its cast size, a list of musical numbers, and Flinn's professional comments on the advantages and disadvantages of producing the show. Flinn also provides licensing information, production notes, photos of many of the plays that give you a look at production requirements, commentary, and statistics on the number of performances that reveal just how successful the original production was. Appendixes include contact information for licensing organizations, authors, composers, and lyricists, and an index offers quick access to individual titles." "If you're planning to produce a little musical, or simply want a quick-reference guide, you need this book."--BOOK JACKET.

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame
Author: Eddie Shapiro
Publisher:
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2014-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0199941203

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Nothing Like a Dame captures the stories and insights of the greatest living female actors of the American musical theatre in new, exclusive interviews, accompanied by a terrific selection of photographs of the women in iconic roles.

Theatre World 1996-1997

Theatre World 1996-1997
Author: John Willis
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2000-02
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781557833440

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Scenes from the plays and portraits of leading actors accompany a statistical record of the current season

Theater World 2001-2002

Theater World 2001-2002
Author: John Willis
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2004-07
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781557836250

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(Theatre World). Highlights of this new Theatre World , now in its 58th year, include Mamma Mia! with Louise Pitre; Thoroughly Modern Millie starring Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster; the downtown-moves-uptown triumph Urinetown starring Sutton's sibling Hunter Foster and John Cullum; the one-woman show Elaine Stritch at Liberty ; the Tony Award-winner for Best Play, Edward Albee's The Goat ; Topdog/Underdog , the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Suzan-Lori Parks, the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer for drama; the revival of Noel Coward's Private Lives ; and Sweet Smell of Success starring John Lithgow. Some notable Off-Broadway productions of the season include Neil LaBute's The Shape of Things with Gretchen Mol, Paul Rudd and Rachel Weisz; Richard Greenberg's (Take Me Out) The Dazzle ; Jason Robert Brown's notable musical The Last Five Years ; tick, tick ... BOOM! , a musical by the late Jonathan Larson ( Rent ); Tony Kushner's Homebody/Kabul ; and Sam Shepard's The Late Henry Moss with Ethan Hawke. Theatre World, the statistical and pictorial record of the Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway seasons, touring companies, and professional regional companies throughout the United States, is a classic in its field. The book is complete with cast listings, replacements, producers, directors, authors, composers, opening and closing dates, and song titles. There are special sections with autobiographical data, obituary information, a longest runs listing, an expanded awards listing, and much, much more. "Nothing brings back a theatrical season better, or holds on to it more lovingly, than John Willis's Theatre World ." Harry Haun, Playbill " Theatre World commemorates the history and excitement of the theatre like no other publication. John Willis and his book are indispensable." Alec Baldwin