The Shuberts present : 100 years of great American theater / by the staff of the Shubert Archive, Maryann Chach ... [and others] ; foreword by Gerald Schoenfeld ; afterword by Hugh Hardy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chach, Maryann.

Shubert Archive.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shubert Organization.

Theaters--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Theaters.

Performing arts--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Performing arts.

Shubert Organization--History.

History.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

328 pages (some folded) : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Other Title:

Shuberts present, one hundred years of great American theater

Place of Publication:

New York : Harry N. Abrams, in association with the Shubert Organization, Inc., 2001.

Summary:

Entrepreneurs and impresarios, the Shubert Brothers (Sam, Lee, and J.J.) produced some 600 plays, revues, and musicals from A Chorus Line to Cats and championed stars from Sarah Bernhardt and Ethel Barrymore to Al Jolson, Carmen Miranda, Judi Dench, and Nicole Kidman. But their greatest legacy was the theaters that they owned. Focusing on the 17 Broadway houses currently owned by the Shubert Organization, this book presents a unique pageant of the past 100 years on the American stage.

The illustrations -- including new photographs by architectural photographer Whitney Cox; three lavish 8-page gatefolds; and numerous production shots, programs, song sheets, and original costume and set designs from the fabulous Shubert Archive -- are irresistible to any theater lover. To peruse these pages is to relive American theater history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 316) and index.

ISBN:

0810906147

OCLC:

46359736