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Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000 : A Relevant and Irreverent Record.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Broadway Yearbook SeriesPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2003Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (364 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780195349979
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000DDC classification:
  • 792/.097471
LOC classification:
  • PN2277.N5S871eb 1999
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- The Curtain Rises -- The Shows -- August 12 Voices in the Dark -- August 19 Kat and the Kings -- September 10 The Scarlet Pimpernel -- September 30 Epic Proportions -- October 17 Dame Edna: The Royal Tour -- October 21 Saturday Night Fever -- October 29 Wise Guys -- November 3 Sail Away -- November 4 Dinner with Friends -- November 8 Morning, Noon, and Night -- November 11 The Rainmaker -- November 15 The Price -- November 17 Tango Argentino -- November 18 Kiss Me, Kate -- November 21 Putting It Together -- December 2 Marie Christine -- December 8 Minnelli on Minnelli -- December 9 Swing! -- December 15 Amadeus -- December 16 Waiting in the Wings -- December 30 Jackie Mason: Much Ado About Everything -- January 11 James Joyce's The Dead -- January 13 Wrong Mountain -- February 10 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever -- February 17 Saturday Night -- February 29 Squonk -- March 7 Porgy and Bess -- March 9 True West -- March 16 Riverdance on Broadway -- March 19 A Moon for the Misbegotten -- March 23 Aida -- March 23 Tenderloin -- March 30 Contact -- April 9 The Ride Down Mt. Morgan -- April 11 Copenhagen -- April 12 Rose -- April 13 (&amp -- February 24) Two Wild Parties -- April 16 Jesus Christ Superstar -- April 17 The Real Thing -- April 18 The Green Bird -- April 24 Taller Than a Dwarf -- April 27 The Music Man -- April 30 Uncle Vanya -- May 1 Dirty Blonde -- May 4 Wonderful Town -- Curtain Calls -- Honorable Mention -- Tony Wrap-Up and Other Awards -- Holdovers -- Shows That Never Reached Town -- Long-Run Leaders -- The Season's Toll -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: This irreverent guide to the theatrical season presents a comprehensive discussion of forty-six shows-including Broadway and non-Broadway productions-and features not only dates and names but also the stories behind the statistics. Suskin has provided a unique and detailed record of the season's memorable moments, high points, and low points. Written from an insider's perspective, the book is knowledgeable, intriguing, provocative, and, above all, entertaining.
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Intro -- Contents -- The Curtain Rises -- The Shows -- August 12 Voices in the Dark -- August 19 Kat and the Kings -- September 10 The Scarlet Pimpernel -- September 30 Epic Proportions -- October 17 Dame Edna: The Royal Tour -- October 21 Saturday Night Fever -- October 29 Wise Guys -- November 3 Sail Away -- November 4 Dinner with Friends -- November 8 Morning, Noon, and Night -- November 11 The Rainmaker -- November 15 The Price -- November 17 Tango Argentino -- November 18 Kiss Me, Kate -- November 21 Putting It Together -- December 2 Marie Christine -- December 8 Minnelli on Minnelli -- December 9 Swing! -- December 15 Amadeus -- December 16 Waiting in the Wings -- December 30 Jackie Mason: Much Ado About Everything -- January 11 James Joyce's The Dead -- January 13 Wrong Mountain -- February 10 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever -- February 17 Saturday Night -- February 29 Squonk -- March 7 Porgy and Bess -- March 9 True West -- March 16 Riverdance on Broadway -- March 19 A Moon for the Misbegotten -- March 23 Aida -- March 23 Tenderloin -- March 30 Contact -- April 9 The Ride Down Mt. Morgan -- April 11 Copenhagen -- April 12 Rose -- April 13 (&amp -- February 24) Two Wild Parties -- April 16 Jesus Christ Superstar -- April 17 The Real Thing -- April 18 The Green Bird -- April 24 Taller Than a Dwarf -- April 27 The Music Man -- April 30 Uncle Vanya -- May 1 Dirty Blonde -- May 4 Wonderful Town -- Curtain Calls -- Honorable Mention -- Tony Wrap-Up and Other Awards -- Holdovers -- Shows That Never Reached Town -- Long-Run Leaders -- The Season's Toll -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

This irreverent guide to the theatrical season presents a comprehensive discussion of forty-six shows-including Broadway and non-Broadway productions-and features not only dates and names but also the stories behind the statistics. Suskin has provided a unique and detailed record of the season's memorable moments, high points, and low points. Written from an insider's perspective, the book is knowledgeable, intriguing, provocative, and, above all, entertaining.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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