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“thomas hischak”

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  • Bringing Song and Dance to the Screen

    Directors of Golden Age Hollywood Musicals

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    An introduction to movie musicals in the golden age of Hollywood and the directors that brought them to the big screen.The role directors have played in American cinema cannot be overstated, particularly how they shaped and developed the medium during Hollywood's golden age. Little appreciation has been paid though to the individual directors' accomplishments with regards to the musical film, a ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Broadway Decoded

    Musical Theatre’s Forgotten References

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    A lively guide to fifty popular musicals from the comedy classics of the 1930s and 1940sto the frequently produced darlings of modern theater. Broadway musicals are set in a variety of different places and periods of history, so they are filled with references, expressions, names, objects, and slang that might not be familiar to modern audiences. Thomas Hischak guides us through these oddities of ... Read more

    $23.89 USD

  • The Abbott Touch

    Pal Joey, Damn Yankees, and the Theatre of George Abbott

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    This in-depth and original study examines 100 productions and analyses why George Abbott's name became synonymous with the 'golden age' of Broadway. What did Abbott contribute? How did he work? How did he innovate the industry? How did he survive so long? All of these inquiries, and more, lead to the most fundamental question of all: what exactly was the famous “Abbott touch”?For sixty years, ... Read more

    $26.49 USD

  • The Woody Allen Encyclopedia

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    For more than five decades, Woody Allen has been one of the most critically acclaimed talents in American cinema. Allen has been nominated for best director seven times by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—winning for his 1977 film Annie Hall—and he has received more Oscar nominations for best screenplay than any other individual. But Allen’s accomplishments are not limited to the ... Read more

    $129.59 USD

  • The Mikado to Matilda

    British Musicals on the New York Stage

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    In The Mikado to Matilda: British Musicals on the New York Stage, Thomas Hischak provides an overview of British musicals that made their way to Broadway, covering their entire history up to the present day.This is the first book to look at the British musical theatre with reference to those London musicals that were also produced in New York City. The book covers 110 British musicals, ranging ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • 100 Greatest American Plays

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    Theatre in America has had a rich history—from the first performance of the Lewis Hallam Troupe in September 1752 to the lively shows of modern Broadway. Over the past few centuries, significant works by American playwrights have been produced, including Abie’s Irish Rose, Long Day’s Journey into Night, A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, A Raisin in the Sun, Fences, and Angels in ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • The Encyclopedia of Film Composers

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    For more than a century, original music has been composed for the cinema. From the early days when live music accompanied silent films to the present in which a composer can draw upon a full orchestra or a lone synthesizer to embody a composition, music has been an integral element of most films. By the late 1930s, movie studios had established music departments, and some of the greatest names in ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • 100 Greatest American and British Animated Films

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    Animation has been a staple of the filmmaking process since the early days of cinema. Animated shorts had been produced for decades, but not until 1937 did a major studio venture into animated features when Walt Disney produced Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Of the hundreds of animated feature films made since, many have proven their importance over the years while also entertaining generations ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919

    From Greenwich Village Follies to The Toxic Avenger

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    Although the venue Off Broadway has long been the birthplace of innovative and popular musicals, there have been few studies of these influential works. Long-running champs, such as The Fantasticks and Little Shop of Horrors, are discussed in many books about American musicals, but what of the hundreds of other Off-Broadway musicals?In Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919, Thomas Hischak looks at more ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Musicals in Film

    A Guide to the Genre

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    This wide-ranging guide introduces (or reintroduces) readers to movie musicals past and present, enabling them to experience the development of this uniquely American art form—and discover films they'll love.This comprehensive guide covers movie musicals from their introduction with the 1927 film The Jazz Singer through 2015 releases. In all, it describes 125 movies, opening up the world of this ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Jerome Kern Encyclopedia

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    Jerome Kern (1885-1945) is considered one of the most versatile and influential of all American theatre and film composers. His pioneer work in developing a truly American musical sound inspired many of the great songwriters of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and his songs include dozens of beloved standards still heard today, such as “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” and “The Way You Look Tonight.”The ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • 1939

    Hollywood's Greatest Year

    by Thomas Hischak ...
    What do Babes in Arms, Beau Geste, Gunga Din, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Only Angels Have Wings, and Young Mr. Lincoln all have in common? They are all classic films released in the same year, but none of them received Academy Award nominations for best picture. Why? In that same year, Hollywood produced Dark Victory, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and Ninotchka, as well as two ... Read more

    $48.59 USD