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At this theatre : 100 years of Broadway shows, stories and stars / Louis Botto ; edited by Robert Viagas ; [preface by Brian Stokes Mitchell].
Van Pelt Library PN2277.N5 B46 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Botto, Louis.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theaters--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.
- Theaters.
- Theater--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.
- Theater.
- History.
- New York (State)--New York.
- American drama--20th century--History and criticism.
- American drama.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 359 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- [New edition].
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Applause : Playbill ; Milwaukee, Wis. : Distributed by Hal Leonard, [2002]
- Summary:
- This is the ultimate backstage tour of Broadway! AT THIS THEATRE tells the complete history of Broadway in the 20th century, theatre by theatre. This gorgeous book is now updated, revised and with a larger format, covering 1900 to 2001. PLAYBILL's columnist, Louis Botto, along with Robert Viagas, opens the doors and lets readers explore the 40 active Broadway theatres in New York. From the conception and design of the buildings, to their original creators, and on to the theatres' transformation, often under duress, from legitimate houses to vaudeville and Burlesque, to movie houses and then back to their original purpose, this book captures the magical world of Broadway.
- It is a complete and authoritative history that only Botto, the curator of PLAYBILL's incomparable 116-year-old archives, can tell. Expanded from his popular column in PLAYBILL magazine, AT THIS THEATRE is the biography of those living, breathing buildings we call theatres. In this substantially updated version, Botto includes the histories of all the theatre rescued from the wrecker in the last ten years, including the American Airlines Theatre, Disney's New Amsterdam, and the Lyric and the Apollo, now combined into the Ford Center.
- AT THIS THEATRE is filled with great stories featuring a cast of characters including Ethel Merman, David Merrick, Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and Spencer Tracy. And it's also a theatrical spectacle boasting lavish illustrations of posters, programs, and photographs throughout. This is the gift book for every theatre lover on your list, including yourself!
- Contents:
- Ford Center 1
- New Amsterdam Theatre 7
- Lyceum Theatre 19
- Belasco Theatre 27
- Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 35
- Cadillac Winter Garden Theatre 43
- Helen Hayes Theatre 51
- Cort Theatre 57
- Palace Theatre 65
- Longacre Theatre 73
- Shubert Theatre 79
- Booth Theatre 89
- Broadhurst Theatre 99
- Plymouth Theatre 109
- American Airlines Theatre 119
- Ambassador Theatre 125
- Walter Kerr Theatre 131
- Nederlander Theatre 137
- Music Box Theatre 147
- Imperial Theatre 157
- Martin Beck Theatre 167
- Richard Rodgers Theatre 179
- Broadway Theatre 189
- Virginia Theatre 195
- Eugene O'Neill Theatre 205
- Biltmore Theatre 213
- Brooks Atkinson Theatre 221
- Royale Theatre 231
- John Golden Theatre 241
- Majestic Theatre 249
- St. James Theatre 257
- Neil Simon Theatre 267
- Ethel Barrymore Theatre 279
- Mark Hellinger Theatre 291
- City Center Theatre 299
- Vivian Beaumont Theatre 305
- Circle in the Square Theatre 315
- Gershwin Theatre 321
- Minskoff Theatre 329
- Marquis Theatre 335.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1557835667 :
- OCLC:
- 50707046
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