| Free for All: Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Every Told Contributor(s): Turan, Kenneth (Author), Papp, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0767931696 ISBN-13: 9780767931694 Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (1.45 lbs) 640 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Free for All is an irresistible behind-the-scenes look at one of America's most beloved and important cultural institutions. Under the inspired leadership of founder Joseph Papp, the Public Theater and the New York Shakespeare Festival brought revolutionary performances to the public for decades. This compulsively readable history of those years--much of it told in Papp's own words--is fascinating, ranging from a dramatic early showdown with Robert Moses over keeping Shakespeare in the Park free to the launching of such landmark productions as Hair and A Chorus Line. To bring the story to life, film critic Kenneth Turan interviewed some 160 luminaries--including George C. Scott, Meryl Streep, Mike Nichols, Kevin Kline, James Earl Jones, David Rabe, Jerry Stiller, Tommy Lee Jones, and Wallace Shawn--and masterfully weaves their voices into a dizzyingly rich tale of creativity, conflict, and achievement. |