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Offstage observations : inside tales of the not-so-legitimate theatre / Steven Suskin ; foreword by Ted Chapin.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML423.S955 A3 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Suskin, Steven, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suskin, Steven.
- Theater critics--New York (State)--New York--Biography.
- Theater critics.
- Musicals--New York (State)--New York--History and criticism.
- Musicals.
- Theater.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Theater--New York (State)--New York--History and criticism.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Guilford, Connecticut : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2022.
- Summary:
- "Offstage Observations: Inside Tales of the Not-So-Legitimate Theatre follows a stage-struck teenager as he crashes the gates of Broadway and forges a career, keenly observing hits and flops while rubbing shoulders with celebrities famous (and infamous), as well as the people who fueled the industry"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Through the Stage Door
- ch. 2 Passport to Times Square
- ch. 3 Candyland
- ch. 4 Discovery
- ch. 5 Waiting in the Wing
- ch. 6 A Man Called Merrick
- ch. 7 Lieutenants
- ch. 8 Journeyman
- ch. 9 Another Journeyman
- ch. 10 Above the St. James
- ch. 11 Merrick Parkway
- ch. 12 Intermission
- ch. 13 Enchantment
- ch. 14 Fried Chicken and Shoe Polish
- ch. 15 Up on Fifty-Seventh Street
- ch. 16 Not Quite Classic
- ch. 17 Offstage Left
- ch. 18 Toiling in the Vineyards
- ch. 19 Long Torturous Road
- ch. 20 Out with the Old
- ch. 21 The Best Decision
- ch. 22 Moving On and Away
- ch. 23 The View from Times Square
- ch. 24 The Aging of Aquarius
- ch. 25 Long Hot Summer
- ch. 26 Cameo.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Suskin, Steven. Offstage observations
- ISBN:
- 9781493064632
- 1493064630
- OCLC:
- 1268688692
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