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Designing Broadway

Author : Derek McLane
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 9780762480364
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Designing Broadway written by Derek McLane and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this richly illustrated and information-packed celebration of Broadway set design, Tony Award-winning designer Derek McLane explores the craft while reflecting on some of the greatest stage productions of the past few decades. Alongside other leading set design and theatre talents, McLane invites us into the immersive and exhilarating experience of designing sets that have visually brought so many of our favorite stories to life. With co-writer Eila Mell, he and contributors discuss Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Hadestown, Beautiful, and many more of the most iconic productions of our generation. Learn about the process from idea to opening night, the challenges and insights that inform creative choices, and more. Filled with personal sketches and photos from the artists' archives, this book is truly the behind-the-scenes deep dive that theatre fans will love. A double gatefold inside reveals the Tony Award-winning set of Moulin Rouge, making this the perfect keepsake. Contributors include: John Lee Beatty, Danny Burstein, Cameron Crowe, Ethan Hawke, Moisés Kaufman, Carole King, John Leguizamo, Kenny Leon, Santo Loquasto, Kathleen Marshall, Lynn Nottage, David Rabe, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Wallace Shawn, Robin Wagner.

Designing Broadway

Author : Derek McLane
Publisher : Running Press Adult
ISBN 13 : 0762480378
Total Pages : 537 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book Designing Broadway written by Derek McLane and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2022-11-22 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this richly illustrated and information-packed celebration of Broadway set design, Tony Award–winning designer Derek McLane explores the craft while reflecting on some of the greatest stage productions of the past few decades. Together with other leading set design and theatre talents, McLane invites us into the immersive and exhilarating experience of building the striking visual worlds that have brought so many of our favorite stories to life. Discover how designers generate innovative ideas, research period and place, solve staging challenges, and collaborate with directors, projectionists, costume designers, and other artists to capture the essence of a show in powerful scenic design. With co-writer Eila Mell, McLane and contributors discuss Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Hadestown, Beautiful, and many more of the most iconic productions of our generation. Among the Broadway luminaries who contribute are John Lee Beatty, Danny Burstein, Cameron Crowe, Ethan Hawke, Moisés Kaufman, Carole King, Kenny Leon, Santo Loquasto, Kathleen Marshall, Lynn Nottage, David Rabe, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Wallace Shawn, John Leguizamo, and Robin Wagner. Filled with personal sketches and photographs fromthe artists’ archives, this stunningly designed book is truly a behind-the-scenes journey that theatre fans will love.

Designing Modern America

Author : Christopher Innes
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300129556
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Designing Modern America written by Christopher Innes and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the 1920s through the 1950s, two individuals, Joseph Urban and Norman Bel Geddes, did more, by far, to create the image of “America” and make it synonymous with modernity than any of their contemporaries. Urban and Bel Geddes were leading Broadway stage designers and directors who turned their prodigious talents to other projects, becoming mavericks first in industrial design and then in commercial design, fashion, architecture, and more. The two men gave shape to the most quintessential symbols of the modern American lifestyle, including movies, cars, department stores, and nightclubs, along with private homes, kitchens, stoves, fridges, magazines, and numerous household furnishings. Illustrated with more than 130 photographs of their influential designs, this book tells the engrossing story of Urban and Bel Geddes. Christopher Innes shows how these two men with a background in theater lent dramatic flair to everything they designed and how this theatricality gave the distinctive modernity they created such wide appeal. If the American lifestyle has been much imitated across the globe over the past fifty years, says Innes, it is due in large measure to the designs of Urban and Bel Geddes. Together they were responsible for creating what has been called the “Golden Age” of American culture.

The Performing Set

Author : Andrew Bennett Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Performing Set written by Andrew Bennett Harris and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The large-scale Broadway musical is one of America's greatcontributions to world theatre. Bill and Jean Eckart were stagedesigners and producers at the peak of the musical, and their designsrevolutionized Broadway productions. At a time when sets were meantto remain simply backdrops that established time and place but notmuch else, an Eckart set became part of the performance on stage, equal at times to an actor. Anyone who has seen Phantom of the Operaor Les Miserables has seen the innovations that the Eckarts brought tothe large Broadway-style musical production

Transforming Space Over Time

Author : Beowulf Boritt
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493064851
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Space Over Time written by Beowulf Boritt and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transforming Space over Time tells the stories of six diverse productions: five on Broadway and one Off Broadway. Tony Award–winning set designer Beowulf Boritt begins with the moment he was offered each job and takes readers through the conceptual development of a set, the challenges of its physical creation, and the intense process of readying it for the stage. Theater is at heart a collaborative art form, and Boritt shares revealing details of his work with the many professionals—directors, designers, technicians, producers, stage managers, and actors—who contribute their talent and ideas to each show. Included here are extensive conversations with theater legends James Lapine, Kenny Leon, Hal Prince, Susan Stroman, Jerry Zaks, and Stephen Sondheim, explaining how their different approaches to theater help to shape the vision for a set and best practices for creative collaboration. Boritt also offers valuable insights into the sometimes frustrating but unavoidable realities of the “biz” part of showbiz—budgets, promotion, reviews, and awards. Full of indispensable advice for aspiring and seasoned professionals, and with plenty of entertaining and enlightening anecdotes to engage passionate theatergoers, Transforming Space over Time peels back the curtain and illuminates the artistry and craft of professional theatrical production—and particularly the all-important collaboration of designers and directors.

Designing and Painting for the Theatre

Author : Lynn Pecktal
Publisher : New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Designing and Painting for the Theatre written by Lynn Pecktal and published by New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston. This book was released on 1975 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Starting Your Career as a Theatrical Designer

Author : Michael J. Riha
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621532240
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Book Synopsis Starting Your Career as a Theatrical Designer by : Michael J. Riha

Download or read book Starting Your Career as a Theatrical Designer written by Michael J. Riha and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first book of its kind to be published in twenty years, ten award-winning and current Broadway designers—five set designers, four lighting designers, and one projection designer—discuss the business aspects of the theatre world, sharing relevant insider information and strategies that will prove invaluable to aspiring and seasoned theatrical designers alike. Culled from years of experience, the information offered in these enlightening conversations will strengthen readers’ understanding of how designing in the commercial theatre is different from designing in an academic setting or not-for-profit theatres. The conversations are accompanied by designer sketches, finished drawings, technical plates of drafting, photos of scale models, storyboards illustrating multi-scene productions and unique lighting looks, and photos from Broadway and regional theatre productions. If you’ve ever wondered what it really takes to make it in the world of theatre design, let these Broadway stars be your guide!

Balloons over Broadway

Author : Melissa Sweet
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0547767161
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book Balloons over Broadway written by Melissa Sweet and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Caldecott Honor artist Melissa Sweet comes the perfect Thanksgiving Day picture book. Let's have a parade! Meet the master puppeteer who invented the first balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Melissa Sweet brings to life the inspirational story of the puppeteer who invented the giant balloons floating in the sky during the annual parade celebrating Thanksgiving. The Caldecott Honor artist brilliantly captures the essence of Tony Sarg, a self-taught immigrant with a fascinating imagination. The collage illustrations coupled with Sweet’s storytelling portray Sarg’s joy in his childhood inventions and his ingenious balloon creations that still bring delight to viewers around the country. This nonfiction illustrated book will capture the hearts of all ages. “This clever marriage of information and illustration soars high.” (Kirkus starred review)

Forgotten Designers Costume Designers of American Broadway Revues and Musicals From 1900-1930

Author : Delbert Unruh
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1640827587
Total Pages : 548 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Designers Costume Designers of American Broadway Revues and Musicals From 1900-1930 written by Delbert Unruh and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forgotten Designers is a book that features the work of thirty American and international costume designers who designed musicals and revues on Broadway from 1900 to 1930. The book features over three hundred images of these designers' color renderings and sketches.

Mielziner

Author : Mary C. Henderson
Publisher : Watson-Guptill Publications
ISBN 13 : 0823088235
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Mielziner written by Mary C. Henderson and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jo Mielziner (1901-1976) was an acclaimed scenic designer of the Americanheatre. Over five decades his career spanned the flowering of the modernheatre in the USA, and he designed many of its most famous productions,ncluding "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Death of a Salesman", "Guys and Dolls"nd "Carousel". He worked with a roster of great playwrights, directors androducers on a staggering total of 260 shows, many of them theatricalremieres, but also including ballets, operas and motion pictures. Heioneered many concepts of design - such as the capturing of a visualetaphor for the production -that are taken for granted today. His influenceor succeeding generations has been enormous. This study covers his life andork and is illustrated with sketches and fully-rendered designs.

Scenic Design on Broadway

Author : Bobbi Owen
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Scenic Design on Broadway written by Bobbi Owen and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1991-10-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book profiles scenic designers who worked on Broadway between the 1915-16 and 1989-90 theatre seasons. The more than 900 biographies provide information about the designer's backgrounds and professional credits. The profiles (approximately 200 words each) are followed by a chronological list of Broadway credits--in scenic design, followed by lighting design and costume design credits. The introduction outlines the profession in the twentieth century on Broadway and the development of American design from the New Stagecraft. The appendixes cover four major awards that have acknowledged the contributions of scenic designers, among others, to the Broadway stage--The Tony, Maharam, Donaldson, and American Theatre Wing Awards. The index alphabetically lists each play followed by the designer's name when that information is available. A selected bibliography is included, as are 12 renderings, the designers' original work, as illustrations. These illustrations span the history of the American theatre in the twentieth century, beginning with The Man Who Married A Dumb Wife, designed by Robert Edmond Jones in 1915, and generally regarded as the beginning of the modern era on Broadway. The most recent design included is Grand Hotel, the musical, designed by Tony Walton in 1989 which was nominated for a Tony Award for outstanding scenic design.

Mixing a Musical

Author : Shannon Slaton
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1136111816
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book Mixing a Musical written by Shannon Slaton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When mixing a live show, for the first time or hundredth time, there are countless things running through your mind, foremost- this is live and you have to get it right! Whether you are working on Broadway, in a regional theatre or on the school production, having an understanding of the equipment, set up, and how sound behaves is crucial to the success of your show's performance. In this guide to live sound mixing for theatre, Shannon Slaton shares his expert knowledge and proven, effective techniques acquired from years of experience working on Broadway shows. Written in a clear and easy to read style, and illustrated with real world examples of personal experience and professional interviews, Slaton shows you how how to mix live theatre shows from the basics of equipment, set ups, and using sound levels to creating atmosphere, emotion and tension to ensure a first rate performance every time.

20 Seasons: Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century

Author : Amy S. Osatinski
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000914690
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book 20 Seasons: Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century written by Amy S. Osatinski and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 20 Seasons: Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century catalogues, categorizes, and analyzes the 269 musicals that opened on Broadway from the 2000-2001 season through the 2019-2020 season. This book is the first to comprehensively examine the musicals that premiered on Broadway during this important historical period, which was bookended by the 9/11 terrorist attacks on one end and the Coronavirus pandemic on the other. It begins by exploring the historical context for the first 20 years of the 21st century and how this impacted American culture and theatre. Rather than chronologically, the musicals are then organized into categories based on their source material and whether they were original musicals or revivals, painting a detailed picture of the Broadway musical in first 20 years of the 21st century. Jukebox musicals, screen-to-stage musicals, revivals, and other original musicals are all covered, and each chapter ends with reading guides and discussion prompts. The book not only discusses what was produced, but by whom, uncovering the stark lack of representation for women and artists of color on Broadway musical creative and design teams. Additionally, the last chapter discusses the COVID-19 pandemic, the Broadway shutdown, and what happened to the Broadway musical during the shutdown, including the response to the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020. 20 Seasons: Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century will appeal to fans and scholars of musical theatre, as well as students of Musical Theatre, Musical Theatre History, American Studies, and Pop Culture Studies.

American Set Design

Author : Arnold Aronson
Publisher : New York : Theatre Communications Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book American Set Design written by Arnold Aronson and published by New York : Theatre Communications Group. This book was released on 1985 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the stage sets by eleven top U.S. designers and discusses the background of each artist.

Women in American Musical Theatre

Author : Bud Coleman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476607273
Total Pages : 709 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Women in American Musical Theatre written by Bud Coleman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the twentieth century women have made significant contributions to the creation of American musical theatre. Directing, choreographing, writing, arranging, producing and designing musicals in a variety of venues throughout America, women have played a significant role in shaping the development of musical theatre both on and off Broadway and in regional, educational, and community venues. The essays in this book examine the history of women in musical theatre, providing biographical descriptions of the women themselves; analyses and interpretations of their productions; and several accounts of how being a woman affected the artists' careers. Topics include the similarities among the careers of successful but neglected lyricists Rida Johnson Young, Anne Caldwell, and Dorothy Donnelly; the Depression-era productions of Hallie Flanagan and Cheryl Crawford; the transformation of the classic "showgirl" image through the dances and stage movement created by prominent female choreographers; and a survey of numerical data highlighting the discrepancy between the number of men versus the number of women hired to direct professional musical productions in various venues across the United States.

Unmasking Theatre Design: A Designer's Guide to Finding Inspiration and Cultivating Creativity

Author : Lynne Porter
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1317813472
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Unmasking Theatre Design: A Designer's Guide to Finding Inspiration and Cultivating Creativity written by Lynne Porter and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every great design has its beginnings in a great idea, whether your medium of choice is scenery, costume, lighting, sound, or projections. Unmasking Theatre Design shows you how to cultivate creative thinking skills through every step of theatre design - from the first play reading to the finished design presentation. This book reveals how creative designers think in order to create unique and appropriate works for individual productions, and will teach you how to comprehend the nature of the design task at hand, gather inspiration, generate potential ideas for a new design, and develop a finished look through renderings and models. The exercises presented in this book demystify the design process by providing you with specific actions that will help you get on track toward fully-formed designs. Revealing the inner workings of the design process, both theoretically and practically, Unmasking Theatre Design will jumpstart the creative processes of designers at all levels, from student to professionals, as you construct new production designs.

Singular Sensation

Author : Michael Riedel
Publisher : Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501166638
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Singular Sensation written by Michael Riedel and published by Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary story of a transformative decade on Broadway, featuring gripping behind-the-scenes accounts of shows such as Rent, Angels in America, Chicago, The Lion King, and The Producers—shows that changed the history of the American theater. The 1990s was a decade of profound change on Broadway. At the dawn of the nineties, the British invasion of Broadway was in full swing, as musical spectacles like Les Miserables, Cats, and The Phantom of the Opera dominated the box office. But Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard soon spelled the end of this era and ushered in a new wave of American musicals, beginning with the ascendance of an unlikely show by a struggling writer who reimagined Puccini’s opera La Bohème as the smash Broadway show Rent. American musical comedy made its grand return, culminating in The Producers, while plays, always an endangered species on Broadway, staged a powerful comeback with Tony Kushner’s Angels in America. A different breed of producers rose up to challenge the grip theater owners had long held on Broadway, and corporations began to see how much money could be made from live theater. And just as Broadway had clawed its way back into the mainstream of American popular culture, the September 11 attacks struck fear into the heart of Americans who thought Times Square might be the next target. But Broadway was back in business just two days later, buoyed by talented theater people intent on bringing New Yorkers together and supporting the economics of an injured city. Michael Riedel presents the drama behind every mega-hit or shocking flop, bringing readers into high-stakes premieres, fraught rehearsals, tough contract negotiations, intense Tony Award battles, and more. From the bitter feuds to the surprising collaborations, all the intrigue of a revolutionary era in the Theater District is packed into Singular Sensation. Broadway has triumphs and disasters, but the show always goes on.