Theatre studies

This first-ever biography exploring the life of Ping Chong (1946), successful avant-garde artist and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, focuses on his valuable contributions to modern theatre.

Born in rural Ohio in 1897, Beryl Halley was educated at a strict Freewill Baptist school.

One of the few studies that cover both Broadway and Hollywood musicals, this book explores a majority of the most famous musicals over the past two centuries plus a select number of overlooked gems.

Based on years of research as well as interviews conducted with Circle in the Square's major contributing artists, this book records the entire history of this distinguished theatre from its nightclub origins to its current status as a Tony Award-winning Broadway institution.

Oscar Hammerstein I came to New York in the 1860s, a Prussian runaway with $1.

The 15th in a series drawn from scholarship presented at the annual Comparative Drama Conference at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, this collection provides insights into texts and practices currently at the forefront of theatrical discussion.

Shakespeare's Hamlet--written 1,000 years after the classical Greek period--follows a narrative pattern similar to that of the Greek Electra myth, and it isn't the only story to do so.

At the height of her celebrity, Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987) was the world's highest-paid actress.

During the era often commonly known as McCarthyism, many motion picture and television creators were blacklisted for supposed communist ties.

Edwin Forrest was the foremost American actor of the nineteenth century.

In 1933, Margaret Sullavan made her film debut and was an overnight sensation.

Theatre of the Ridiculous is a significant movement that highlighted the radical possibilities inherent in camp.

Immersive theater calls upon audience members to become participants, actors and "e;others.

Brazil has one of the most vibrant theater cultures in the world, home to a wide variety of theatrical expression.

Like the age-old feud between the Montagues and Capulets in Romeo and Juliet, the enduring rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers makes for great drama.

Before his rise to superstardom portraying Detective Steve McGarrett on the long-running police drama Hawaii Five-O, Jack Lord was already a dedicated and versatile actor on Broadway, in film and on television.

Documenting a theater project for incarcerated youth in a New Mexico juvenile detention facility, this book presents the script of a play about prison life, and interweaves the author's creative, self-reflective text (autoethnography).

Previous surveys of the gay theatrical repertoire have concentrated on plays produced on Broadway or in London's West End.

Fanny Brice, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Barbra Streisand, Alan Menken, Stephen Sondheim--Jewish performers, composers, lyricists, directors, choreographers and producers have made an indelible mark on Broadway for more than a century.

Bringing together some of the best work from the 2016 Comparative Drama Conference in Baltimore, this collection of essays presents the latest research in comparative drama, performance and dramatic textual analysis.

Anne Bancroft (1931-2005) was an American film, television and stage actress, stage producer and film director.

Generally credited as the creator of Don Juan, one of the most famous characters in literature, Tirso de Molina (1580-1648) is largely unknown to English readers.

In his day, theater actor and manager Jack Langrishe (1825-1895) was about as well known in the West as General Grant was in the East.

Women played an integral role in the theater of the Antebellum and Civil War South.

In the early 1970s London's National Theatre, led by Sir Laurence Olivier, launched an infamous avant garde production of The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria.

Many Broadway stars appeared in Hollywood cinema from its earliest days.

Surveying the life, work and accolades of Irish playwright Brian Friel, this literary companion investigates his personal and professional relationships and his literary topics and themes, such as belonging, violence, patriarchy and hypocrisy.

The 1916 silent film Cenere (Ashes) features the great Italian actress Eleonora Duse (1858-1924) in her only cinematic role.

Every ten years since 1634, the Bavarian village of Oberammergau has performed the world's most famous Passion Play, recounting the last days of Jesus Christ.

Bringing together some of the best work from the 2015 Comparative Drama Conference in Baltimore, this book covers subjects from ancient Greece to 21st century America with a variety of approaches and formats, including two transcripts, 10 research papers and six book reviews.

What will happen to the theater when there are no more critics?

Nominated for Pulitzer, Tony and Obie awards, among others, Lee Blessing has shaped American theater over the last 40 years.

The organization of Shakespeare's plays has challenged, even baffled audiences and critics since the 17th century.

Carnegie Hall is recognized worldwide, associated with the heights of artistic achievement and a multitude of famous performers.

This first-ever study of rape in modern American drama examines portrayals of rape, raped women and rapists in 36 plays written between 1970 and 2007, the period during which the feminist movement made rape a matter of public discourse.

This study provides the first comprehensive examination of every prop in Shakespeare's plays, whether mentioned in stage directions, indicated in dialogue or implied by the action.

What do Bono, Seinfeld and Apple have in common?

Providing a detailed study of American playwright August Wilson (1945-2005), this collection of new essays explores the development of the author's ethos across his twenty-five-year creative career--a process that transformed his life as he retraced the lives of his fellow "e;Africans in America.

One of our most passionate and gifted actors, Al Pacino has been riveting audiences for decades with performances in everything from The Godfather to Angels in America to Danny Collins.

On a wharf in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where Greenwich Village bohemians gathered in the summer of 1916, Susan Glaspell was inspired by a sensational murder trial to write Trifles, a play about two women who hide a Midwestern farm wife's motive for murdering her abusive husband.

A Moon for the Misbegotten is one of Eugene O'Neill's most frequently revived works, and major American revivals of the play have been instrumental in securing its esteemed position in theater history.

The story of American repertory theatre actress Jolly Della Pringle (1870-1952) is an odyssey of travel, adventure, drama, romance and many changes in fortune.

Audiences for musical theater are predominantly women, yet shows are frequently created and produced by men.

Text & Presentation gathers some of the best work presented at the 2014 Comparative Drama Conference in Baltimore.

How did Brazilian theater survive under the military dictatorship of 1964-1985?

As early as 1760 and as late as 1920, Romantic drama dominated Peninsular Spanish theater.

Early 20th century non-commercial theaters emerged as hubs of social transformation on both sides of the Atlantic.

In what ways does political trauma influence the art arising from it?

Presenting striking new evidence, this book shows that "e;William Shakespeare"e; was the pen name of William Stanley, son of the Earl of Derby.

Live theatre was once the main entertainment medium in the United States and the United Kingdom.