| Joy Ride: Show People and Their Shows Contributor(s): Lahr, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393353230 ISBN-13: 9780393353235 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Drama | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.00 lbs) 592 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since 1992 John Lahr has written for The New Yorker, where for twenty-one years he was the senior drama critic, the longest stint in that post in the magazine's history. Joy Ride is a collection of his profiles and reviews that throws open the stage door, taking us behind the scenes both on and off Broadway to introduce such creators of contemporary drama as August Wilson, Arthur Miller, Stephen Sondheim, Tony Kushner, Wallace Shawn, and Mike Nichols. The result is a delightful, literate, and essential crash course in contemporary theater. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lahr, John: - National Book Award finalist John Lahr is the author of Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh, among other books. He was the senior drama critic of The New Yorker for over two decades. He has twice won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism and is the first critic ever to win a Tony Award (coauthor, Elaine Stritch at Liberty). |