| Getting Away with Murder Contributor(s): Sondheim, Stephen (Author), Furth, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 155936128X ISBN-13: 9781559361286 Publisher: Theatre Communications Group OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1997 Annotation: Longtime musical theatre collaborators Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, who together created the landmark musical Company, have joined forces again to create a compellingly original thriller - Mr. Sondheim's first nonmusical play. Getting Away with Murder unfolds on a stormy night on Manhattan's Upper West Side at a group therapy session. The patients arrive only to find that their faithful, Pulitzer Prize-winning psychiatrist is missing. What unfolds is a classic whodunit in the tradition of Sleuth and The Mousetrap that harkens back to Sondheim's screenplay collaboration with Anthony Perkins on the cult film The Last of Sheila. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Performing Arts | Theater - Broadway & Musicals - Music | Genres & Styles - Musicals |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| LCCN: 97006242 |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 5.35" W x 8.42" (0.49 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Getting Away with Murder is more fun than a roomful of Agatha Christies." --Daily News Longtime musical theatre collaborators Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, who together created the landmark musical Company, have joined forces again to create a compellingly original thriller--Mr. Sondheim's first nonmusical play. Getting Away with Murder unfolds on a stormy night on Manhattan's Upper West Side at a group therapy session. The patients arrive only to find that their faithful, Pulitzer Prize-winning psychiatrist is missing. What unfolds is a classic whodunit in the tradition of Sleuth and The Mousetrap that harkens back to Sondheim's screenplay collaboration with Anthony Perkins on the cult film The Last of Sheila. Getting Away with Murder, originally produced at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre, was produced on Broadway in 1996. |