The Show Makers: Great Directors of the American Musical Theatre

By Lawrence Thelen

Book Overview

The Show Makers describes twelve of the most creative and influential directors of contemporary musical theatre. Thelen creates lively portraits of theatre people at work. James Lapine's early involvement with photography becomes an influence on Sunday in the Park With George . Harold Prince's early desire to be a playwright is rechannelled into directing. George C. Wolfe speaks of the involvement of black artists with musicals since the last century. Jerome Robbins, in his final interview, discusses collaboration and the role of dance in the musical. Thelen's book is part theatre history, part interview volume, part celebration. Richly anecdotal, it communicates the passion and joy that motivate our wizards of the stage.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415923476
• ISBN13: 9780415923477
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.7"

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Enjoyable book full of interviews with the best of musical theatre directors- Harold Prince, Arthur Laurents, Mike Ockrent, legendary Jerome Robbins and even the now-obscure Tom O' Horgan is included. Tommy Tune is conspicuous by his absence. Harold Prince - Creating the "New Musical" Harold Prince in Berlin: In Collaboration With Daniel Brunet and Miguel Angel Esquivel Rios