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Opening Doors : Reimagining the American Musical.

Bloomsbury Collections: TxT Only 2026 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Doyle, John, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Musical theater--Production and direction.
Musical theater.
Theater--Great Britain.
Theater.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (252 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Distribution:
London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.
Place of Publication:
London : Methuen Drama, 2026.
System Details:
text file rdaft
Summary:
The first book from internationally celebrated director John Doyle, which explores his creative journey from UK regional theatre to reinventing the Broadway musical through Tony Award-winning revivals of Sweeney Todd, Company and The Color Purple.
Contents:
Preface and Foreword Chapter One - A Boy of No Importance Chapter Two - The Only White Guy on the Bus Chapter Three - The Early Artistic Director Years Chapter Four - The Later Artistic Director Years Chapter Five - Thinking Out of The Box Chapter Six - Why God was a Woman Chapter Seven - Then Along Came Steve Chapter Eight- Building the Box Set Chapter Nine - Give my Regards to Broadway Chapter Ten - Now I was Driving the Bus! Chapter Eleven - From The Met to Sydney Opera House Chapter Twelve - Opening Doors Appendix
ISBN:
1-350-50856-X
1-350-50854-3
9781350508545
OCLC:
1559234346

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