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Moss Hart's Act One, which Lincoln Center Theater presented in 2014 as a play written and directed by James Lapine, is one of the greatest American memoirs-a glorious memorial to a bygone age filled with all the wonder, drama, and heartbreak that...
In The Secret Life of the American Musical, Jack Viertel shows us how musicals happen, what makes them work, how they captivate audiences, and how one landmark show leads to the next, from Oklahoma! to Hamilton and onward.
The American musical has long provided an important vehicle through which writers, performers, and audiences reimagine who they are and how they might best interact with the world around them. Musicals are especially good at this because they...
As David Maraniss captures it with power and affection, Detroit summed up America's path to music and prosperity that was already past history.It's 1963 and Detroit is on top of the world. The city's leaders are among the most visionary in...
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have remained, from 1927 to the present day, the screen's most famous and popular comedy double act, celebrated by legions of fans. But despite many books about their films and individual lives, there has never been a...