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Razzle dazzle : the battle for Broadway
Title:
Razzle dazzle : the battle for Broadway
Author:
Riedel, Michael (Theater critic), author.
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Physical Description:
xiii, 447 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:
"A revered and provocative theater observer presents a grand history of the producers, directors, actors, and critics battling for creative and financial control of Broadway"--Front jacket flap.
Language:
English
Contents:
The Ice Age -- The Phantom -- Mr. Lee and Mr. J. J. -- While There Is Death There Is Hope -- Bastards, Criminals, and Drunks -- Changing of the Guard -- New York, New York, a Helluva Mess -- The Coup -- Rotten to the Core -- Horsing Around -- The Paintman Cometh -- The Jockey -- The One -- The Interloper -- I Love New York, Especially in the Evening -- The Coiled Cobra -- The Bernie and jerry Show -- The Jockey and the Godfather -- Civil War -- And the Winner Is... -- CAT$ -- Mesmerizing Temptation -- End of the Line -- The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming! -- Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little -- Nothing Matters -- Exit Music.
ISBN:
9781451672169
Format :
Book