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Download or read book Kiss Me, Kate written by Cole Porter and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2000 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The hot new Broadway revival of this show deserves a new edition of the vocal selections! Our book for this classic Cole Porter musical features 14 songs, several of which are appearing for the first time in piano/vocal format. Includes: Always True to You in My Fashion * Brush Up Your Shakespeare * From This Moment On * I Hate Men * So in Love * Tom, Dick or Harry * Too Darn Hot * We Open in Venice * Why Can't You Behave? * Wunderbar * more! Winner of 5 Tony Awards , including Best Revival of a Musical!
Download or read book Kissing Kate written by Lauren Myracle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate was lissa’s best friend. they’ve shared everything for four years. then one night at a drunken party, Kate leaned in to kiss lissa, and lissa kissed her back. And now Kate is pretending lissa doesn’t exist. Confused and alone, lissa’s left questioning everything she thought she knew about herself, and about life. but with the help of a free-spirit new friend, lissa’s beginning to find the strength to realize that sometimes falling in love with the wrong person is the only way to find your footing.
Book Synopsis Shakespeare in a Divided America by : James Shapiro
Download or read book Shakespeare in a Divided America written by James Shapiro and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A New York Times Notable Book A timely exploration of what Shakespeare’s plays reveal about our divided land. “In this sprightly and enthralling book . . . Shapiro amply demonstrates [that] for Americans the politics of Shakespeare are not confined to the public realm, but have enormous relevance in the sphere of private life.” —The Guardian (London) The plays of William Shakespeare are rare common ground in the United States. For well over two centuries, Americans of all stripes—presidents and activists, soldiers and writers, conservatives and liberals alike—have turned to Shakespeare’s works to explore the nation’s fault lines. In a narrative arching from Revolutionary times to the present day, leading scholar James Shapiro traces the unparalleled role of Shakespeare’s four-hundred-year-old tragedies and comedies in illuminating the many concerns on which American identity has turned. From Abraham Lincoln’s and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth’s, competing Shakespeare obsessions to the 2017 controversy over the staging of Julius Caesar in Central Park, in which a Trump-like leader is assassinated, Shakespeare in a Divided America reveals how no writer has been more embraced, more weaponized, or has shed more light on the hot-button issues in our history.
Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations by : Dominic McHugh
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations written by Dominic McHugh and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-14 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollywood's conversion to sound in the 1920s created an early peak in the film musical, following the immense success of The Jazz Singer. The opportunity to synchronize moving pictures with a soundtrack suited the musical in particular, since the heightened experience of song and dance drew attention to the novelty of the technological development. Until the near-collapse of the genre in the 1960s, the film musical enjoyed around thirty years of development, as landmarks such as The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St Louis, Singin' in the Rain, and Gigi showed the exciting possibilities of putting musicals on the silver screen. The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations traces how the genre of the stage-to-screen musical has evolved, starting with screen adaptations of operettas such as The Desert Song and Rio Rita, and looks at how the Hollywood studios in the 1930s exploited the publication of sheet music as part of their income. Numerous chapters examine specific screen adaptations in depth, including not only favorites such as Annie and Kiss Me, Kate but also some of the lesser-known titles like Li'l Abner and Roberta and problematic adaptations such as Carousel and Paint Your Wagon. Together, the chapters incite lively debates about the process of adapting Broadway for the big screen and provide models for future studies.
Download or read book Kiss Me Kate written by and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2009-02-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cole Porter's musical that incorporates Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew within his own story. This was Porter's 'comeback' musical and was indeed his most successful. Titles: Always True to You in My Fashion * Another Op'nin', Another Show * Bianca * Brush Up Your Shakespeare * I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple * I Hate Men * I Sing of Love * I've Come to Wive It Wealthily in Padua * Overture--Kiss Me, Kate * So in Love * Tom, Dick, or Harry * Too Darn Hot * We Open in Venice * Were Thine That Special Face * Where Is the Life That Late I Led? * Why Can't You Behave? * Wunderbar.
Download or read book Kiss Me, Kate written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watergate Amphitheatre, Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers present "Kiss Me, Kate," with Frances McCann, Robert Wright, Benny Baker, Marc Platt, Betty George, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Sam and Bella Spewack, choreography by Hanya Holm, settings and costumes by Lemuel Ayers, orchestra under the direction of George Hirst, orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, musical director Pembroke Davenport, incidental ballet music arranged by Genevieve Pitot, production staged by John C. Wilson.
Download or read book Kiss Me, Kate written by Cole Porter and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kiss Me, Kate written by Cole Porter and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Backstage written by and published by . This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exclusive collection of photographs spanning the past two decades of Broadway theater captures stars behind the scenes, from Elizabeth Taylor prepping for her entrance in The Little Foxes to Cabaret's Alan Cumming meditating outdoors.
Download or read book Shakespeare in Love written by Lee Hall and published by Concord Theatricals. This book was released on 2017 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Will Shakespeare has writers block... the deadline for his new play is fast approaching but hes in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse – Viola. This beautiful young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play. Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms and inspires him to write his greatest masterpiece.
Book Synopsis Enchanted Evenings by : Geoffrey Block
Download or read book Enchanted Evenings written by Geoffrey Block and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-30 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new second edition of Enchanted Evenings offers theater lovers an illuminating behind-the-scenes tour of some of America's best loved, most admired, and most enduring musicals. Readers will find such all-time favorites as Show Boat, Carousel, Kiss Me, Kate, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, and Phantom of the Opera. Geoffrey Block provides a documentary history of each of the musicals, showing how each work took shape and revealing, at the same time, how the American musical evolved from the 1920s to today, both on stage and on screen. The book's particular focus is on the music, offering a wealth of detail about how librettist, lyricist, composer, and director work together to shape the piece. Block also includes trenchant social commentary and lively backstage anecdotes. Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, Kurt Weill, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Frank Loesser, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and other luminaries emerge as hardworking craftsmen under enormous pressure to sell tickets without compromising their dramatic vision. The second edition includes a greatly expanded chapter on Sondheim, a new chapter on Lloyd Webber, and two new chapters on the film adaptations of the main musicals featured in the text (including such hard to find films as the original 1936 version of Anything Goes and the 1959 film adaptation of Porgy and Bess). Packed with information, including a complete discography and plot synopses and song-by-song scenic outlines for each of the fourteen shows, Enchanted Evenings is an essential reference as well as a riveting history. "A solid and fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a musical. Block's research is persuasive and his writing vivid. . . Indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide." --Steven Bach, The Los Angeles Times Book Review
Download or read book Vinegar Girl written by Anne Tyler and published by Hogarth. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer Prize winner and American master Anne Tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies. Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she’s always in trouble at work – her pre-school charges adore her, but their parents don’t always appreciate her unusual opinions and forthright manner. Dr. Battista has other problems. After years out in the academic wilderness, he is on the verge of a breakthrough. His research could help millions. There’s only one problem: his brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. And without Pyotr, all would be lost. When Dr. Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country, he’s relying – as usual – on Kate to help him. Kate is furious: this time he’s really asking too much. But will she be able to resist the two men’s touchingly ludicrous campaign to bring her around?
Book Synopsis Noel, Tallulah, Cole, and Me by : John C. Wilson
Download or read book Noel, Tallulah, Cole, and Me written by John C. Wilson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important figure during the golden age of Broadway, John C. Wilson staged such famous productions as Kiss Me, Kate and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. He also worked with many of the greatest actors, playwrights, producers, and other artists from the 1920s through the 1950s, including Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Carol Channing, and Tennessee Williams. In his twenties, Wilson met Noel Coward and became both his lover and manager. Following Wilson’s marriage to Russian princess Natalie Paley in 1937, he remained close friends with Coward until John’s death in 1961. In Noel, Tallulah, Cole, and Me: A Memoir of Broadway’s Golden Age, producer-director Wilson provides an eye witness account of a never-to-be-seen-again period in American theatre and culture. The narrative covers Wilson’s youth, his education at Yale, his experience working in silent films, and details of his professional and personal relationship with Coward. Wilson also recounts his theatrical career on Broadway and in London, his marriage to Paley, and life within international high society. The people Wilson befriended—Tallulah Bankhead, Cecil Beaton, Claudette Colbert, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers, among others—are described with affection, candor, and colorful panache. Wilson also shares behind-the-scenes stories about such landmark theatre productions as Private Lives, Blithe Spirit, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Kiss Me, Kate. Completed in 1958, just three years before his death, Wilson’s autobiography sat idle for decades. Wilson’s great nephew Jack Macauley and theatre historian Thomas Hischak have edited the original manuscript and added commentary to help guide the reader through the myriad names and productions that are mentioned. From his long-term relationship with Coward to his enduring marriage to Paley, Wilson’s life was as charmed as it was celebrated. Featuring nearly forty photos, Noel, Tallulah, Cole, and Me is an engaging account of one of the most important periods in Broadway’s history, as well as a fascinating look into the lives of the glamorous men and women of the era.
Download or read book Can-can written by Cole 1891-1964 Porter and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Kiss Me, Jane written by Grace J Croy and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-07-31 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All she ever wanted was waiting for her at home. When Jane's Broadway dreams fall apart, she returns home to small-town Arizona to heal and reset. Her plan to disconnect from the theater takes a detour when her ex-best friend, Neal, asks for her help with his struggling production of the musical Kiss Me, Kate. As they work together to make the show a success, Jane's torn between everything she thought she wanted and a life she never knew she could have.
Download or read book Always Kiss Me Good Night written by and published by Harmony. This book was released on 1997 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If kids came with an instruction manual, this would be it. This warm and funny book offers truly wise parenting tips from the experts themselves, kids ages 6-12, who know exactly what they need.
Download or read book Madison Girls written by Mari Carr and published by . This book was released on 2023-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KISS ME KATE Who says she can't start over with the bad boy? Blindsided when her husband skips town with another woman, Kate jumps at the chance to help Rick, a DEA agent whose latest case finds him in need of a house-sitter. Soon, Kate and Rick begin starring in each other's lust-filled fantasies. When Rick exposes Kate to his darker, dominant needs, he quickly realizes she has a few untapped fantasies of her own. Problem is, after her failed marriage, Kate only wants a physical relationship. She's terrified of losing her heart-which is exactly what Rick wants. They reach a sexy compromise. One that involves explosive, no-strings sex. But only for now. Because Rick isn't going to stop until Kate is his forever. And he's not above seducing her all the way there. THREE REASONS WHY Wes wants Jill in every possible way a man can want a woman. But she's resisting. When he learns she needs a handyman for her diner, he decides fate is smiling upon him--until Jill offers three reasons why they can't be together. Always up for a challenge, Wes decides to prove her ridiculous reasons wrong, one by one. Jill sticking to her guns. Unfortunately, Wes is extremely persuasive. Especially in bed. If the sex gets any hotter they'll likely burn down the town. Before long, Jill's reasons begin falling away as fast as her clothing whenever Wes is around. But the real reason she can't give herself to Wes, can't allow herself to love him, can only lead to pain--the kind from which neither may ever recover.
