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The Theatregoer's Almanac A Collection of Lists, People, History, and Commentary on the American Theatre
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Thomas S. Hischak
Book Code: GR0246
ISBN: 0-313-30246-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30246-6
304 pages, charts
Greenwood Press
Publication: 4/30/1997
List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [D]eserves a place in any theater collection since it pulls together much information in a highly entertaining yet informative fashion.
    —Choice
  • [Collections] focusing on women's issurs would be hard-pressed to find so much as esily accessible in a single package.
    —Blanche Woolls And Loertrscher
Description: As a concise study of the American theatre, this work explores the past and present by looking at major aspects of theatregoing in America over the past 250 years. Diverse topics include plays On and Off Broadway, ticket prices, critics, playwrights, awards, musicals, actors, theatre groups and organizations, and theatre publications. The Almanac is both a reference work and a very personal browsing book. It is lively and highly readable, yet scholarly with commentary, suggestions for further reading, and a thorough index. This work will be of interest to scholars, students, and theatregoers in general. The Almanac provides an interesting collection of facts, presents personal commentary on trends in theatre, puts contemporary theatre in the context of the past, and serves as both a browsing book and a reference work. Material is presented by subject matter. The range is very wide, but the book often focuses on details, interesting trivia, and little-known facts. Like an eccentric collector who arranges his personal museum of art in his own unique way, The Theatregoers Almanac takes the reader on a personal and distinctive tour of the American theatre.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Broadway
  • Plays
  • Players
  • Playwrights
  • Playmakers
  • Musicals
  • Awards
  • Theatrical Odds and Ends
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 96-43782
LCC Class: PN2266
Dewey Class: 792
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