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The Broadway Design Roster Designers and Their Credits
Bobbi Owen
ISBN: 0-313-31915-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31915-0
712 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 3/30/2003
List Price: $133.95 (UK Sterling Price: £92.95)
Discount Price: $66.98 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: As long as plays have been presented, choices have been made about the environment in which they occur, the garments the performers wear, and how to focus the audience's attention. Designers, then, have been instrumental in shaping the history of theater. But before designers were routinely listed in playbills, they could only be identified through other sources, including press releases, reviews, news articles, contracts, and personal papers. This reference provides alphabetically arranged entries for the more than 2,300 scenery, costume, and lighting designers who worked on Broadway in the 20th century. It begins with the 1899-1900 season and ends with the 2000-2001 season.

Each entry includes a brief biography and a list of the designer's credits. The emphasis is on individuals rather than companies, but some small businesses formed by designers have been retained as examples. Appendices list the winners of major design awards, and the volume includes a selected bibliography. The extensive index cites the more than 10,000 plays produced on Broadway in the 20th century. While not a narrative history, this reference is nonetheless a comprehensive chronicle of theatrical design on Broadway.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Introduction
    Designers and Their Credits
    Appendix 1: The Tony Awards
    Appendix 2: The Donaldson Awards
    Appendix 3: The Maharam, American Theater Wing, and Henry Hewes Awards
    Selected Bibliography
    Index of Plays
About the Author: BOBBI OWEN is Professor of Dramatic Art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has published widely on drama and theater.
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