Great North American Stage Directors Volume 4 - George Abbott, Vinnette Carroll, Harold Prince

George Abbott, Vinnette Carroll, and Harold (Hal) Prince were trailblazing figures who helped shape and define the Broadway musical over the course of the 20th century. Their careers expanded the boundaries of the genre, highlighting the critical role of the director in the creation of a new musical. As theatre history, the essays in this volume help to complicate and deepen the reader''s understanding of the musical genre of Broadway and of the enduring legacies of these three pioneers. As lessons in theatrical direction, they illustrate the particular issues involved in directing musicals, as well as the stakes of working commercially at the highest levels of the industry. The Great North American Stage Directors series provides an authoritative account of the art of directing in North America by examining the work of twenty-four major practitioners from the late 19th century to the present. Each of the eight volumes examines three directors and offers an overview of their practices, theoretical ideas, and contributions to modern theatre. The studies chart the life and work of each director, placing his or her achievement in the context of other important theatre practitioners and broader social history. Written by a team of leading experts, the series presents the genealogy of directing in North America while simultaneously chronicling crucial trends and championing contemporary interpretation.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Henry Bial, Chase Bringardner, James Peck
• Con la collaborazione di: Henry Bial (Editore), Bial Henry (Editore), Chase Bringardner (Editore), James Peck (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Methuen Drama
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.01.2025
• EAN: 9781350525948
• ISBN: 978-1-350-52594-8
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 136 mm x 216 mm x 14 mm
• Serie: Great Stage Directors
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, Theatre Studies, Theatre: individual actors & directors, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, North America (USA and Canada), Individual actors and performers, Theatre Direction & Production, Theatre direction and production, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director