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Offstage observations : inside tales of the not-so-legitimate theatre

Title
Offstage observations : inside tales of the not-so-legitimate theatre / Steven Suskin ; foreword by Ted Chapin.
Author
Suskin, Steven
Publication
Guilford, Connecticut : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2022.

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Additional Authors
Chapin, Theodore S.
Description
xviii, 401 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"Offstage Observations: Inside Tales of the Not-So-Legitimate Theatre follows a stage-struck teenager as he crashes the gates of Broadway and forges a career, keenly observing hits and flops while rubbing shoulders with celebrities famous (and infamous), as well as the people who fueled the industry"--
Subject
  • Suskin, Steven
  • Theater critics > New York (State) > New York > Biography
  • Musicals > New York (State) > New York > History and criticism
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York > History and criticism
  • Musicals
  • Theater
  • Theater critics
  • New York (State) > New York
Genre/Form
  • Autobiographies.
  • Biographies.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Through the Stage Door -- ch. 2 Passport to Times Square -- ch. 3 Candyland -- ch. 4 Discovery -- ch. 5 Waiting in the Wing -- ch. 6 A Man Called Merrick -- ch. 7 Lieutenants -- ch. 8 Journeyman -- ch. 9 Another Journeyman -- ch. 10 Above the St. James -- ch. 11 Merrick Parkway -- ch. 12 Intermission -- ch. 13 Enchantment -- ch. 14 Fried Chicken and Shoe Polish -- ch. 15 Up on Fifty-Seventh Street -- ch. 16 Not Quite Classic -- ch. 17 Offstage Left -- ch. 18 Toiling in the Vineyards -- ch. 19 Long Torturous Road -- ch. 20 Out with the Old -- ch. 21 The Best Decision -- ch. 22 Moving On and Away -- ch. 23 The View from Times Square -- ch. 24 The Aging of Aquarius -- ch. 25 Long Hot Summer -- ch. 26 Cameo.
Call Number
JME 22-299
ISBN
  • 9781493064632
  • 1493064630
LCCN
2021052785
OCLC
1268688692
Author
Suskin, Steven, author.
Title
Offstage observations : inside tales of the not-so-legitimate theatre / Steven Suskin ; foreword by Ted Chapin.
Publisher
Guilford, Connecticut : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2022.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Added Author
Chapin, Theodore S., writer of foreword.
Other Form:
Online version: Suskin, Steven. Offstage observations Guilford, Connecticut : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2022 9781493064649 (DLC) 2021052786
Research Call Number
JME 22-299
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