
Everything Was Possible
The Birth of the Musical Follies
Ted Chapin(Author)
Applause Theatre Book Publishers
Will be published approx. on 1. April 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
376 pages
978-1-55783-653-3 (ISBN)
Article in reprint
Description
In 1971, college student Ted Chapin found himself front row center as a production assistant at the creation of one of the greatest Broadway musicals, Follies. Needing college credit to graduate on time, he kept a journal of everything he saw and heard and thus was able to document in unprecedented detail how a musical is actually created. Now, more than thirty years later, he has fashioned an extraordinary chronicle. Follies was created by Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Michael Bennett, and James Goldman - giants in the evolution of the Broadway musical and geniuses at the top of their game. Everything Was Possible takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride, from the uncertainties of casting to drama-filled rehearsals, from the care and feeding of one-time movie and television stars to the pressures of a Boston tryout to the exhilaration of opening night on Broadway. Foreword by long-time NY critic Frank Rich.
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Edition
Softcover edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Hal Leonard Corporation
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
655 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55783-653-3 (9781557836533)
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Person
Ted Chapin is president of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization in New York. His early career in the theatre included production assistant or directorial assistant positions on Broadway productions of The Sunshine Boys, The Rothschilds, The Unknown Soldier and His Wife, and the, Follies.