Broadway
An Encyclopedia
2nd Edition
Published on 11. November 2003
Book
Hardback
698 pages
978-0-415-93704-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume is another example in the Routledge tradition of producing high-quality reference works on theater, music, and the arts. An A to Z encyclopedia of Broadway, this volume includes tons of information, including producers, writer, composers, lyricists, set designers, theaters, performers, and landmarks in its sweep.
Reviews / Votes
'Bloom adds a touch of atmosphere with entries on critics, restaurants, publicity stunts, nightclubs, and other periphery characters and incidents that are so much a part of the Great White Way. As much a storyteller as a chronicler, he uses anecdotes and a plethora of black-and-white photographs, many never before published, to produce and entertaining as well as an informative work. Highly recommended for all theater collections.' - Library Journal'Recommended. All academic and public library theater and cultural studies collections.' - Choice
'No other reference work on Broadway includes coverage as vast or as comprehensive. Bloom's classic Encyclopedia is the single best guide to Broadway available anywhere.' - The Guide to Musical Theatre
'This fact-packed, entertaining survey of the highlights of American theater is truly an outstanding value for both academic and public libraries.' - Lawrence Looks at Books 'Bloom adds a touch of atmosphere with entries on critics, restaurants, publicity stunts, nightclubs, and other periphery characters and incidents that are so much a part of the Great White Way. As much a storyteller as a chronicler, he uses anecdotes and a plethora of black-and-white photographs, many never before published, to produce and entertaining as well as an informative work. Highly recommended for all theater collections.' - Library Journal
'Recommended. All academic and public library theater and cultural studies collections.' - Choice
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
50 farbige Abbildungen
50 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
1986 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-93704-7 (9780415937047)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Ken Bloom has been involved in the theater as a writer, director, producer and box office manager. He is the former editor of the "Washington Season," in the Washington Post, and has spoken on the American musical scene for NPR and the Canadian Broadcasting Co. He is a grammy-nominated record producer.
Content
Acknowledgments, Introduction, Entries A-Z, Index