Richard Barr : The Playwright's Producer /

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

In this book, the author investigates the career of one of the theatre's most vivid luminaries, from his work on the film and radio productions of Orson Welles to his triumphant - and final - production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Explored in detai...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Crespy, David Allison
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Barr, Richard.
Theatrical producers and directors.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > Direction & Production.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Producteurs et metteurs en scene de theâtre > États-Unis > Biographies.
Theatrical producers and directors > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Edward Albee
  • Introduction : "you have to hock your house : the story of a producer"
  • Privilege with a price : Washington, Princeton, and early theatre efforts
  • Playing with martians : stage and screen with Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre
  • A theatrical warrior : Lieutenant Richard Barr
  • Learning the director's craft : stock, Broadway, and City Center
  • Broadway beginnings : Ethyl Waters, Ruth Draper, and theatrical collage
  • The zoo story : discovering Edward Albee
  • Producers at work : on Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off Broadway
  • Experimenting with Edward : Malcolm to All over
  • Hocking the house : Seascape to Sweeney Todd
  • Brightening Broadway's lights : Barr's legacy to the American theatre
  • Afterword / Edward Albee.

Ejemplares similares