Applause Books
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Norman Lear: His Life and Times
$36.95 Read moreAn in-depth telling of the Norman Lear’s seven-decade career that Publishers Weekly calls a “lovingly detailed portrait” and “a fitting tribute to a consequential figure in television history.”
Beginni
- Author: Whetsell, Tripp
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1493068407
- Language: English
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Videotapes from Hell: A Visual History of Cult, Collectible, and Crazy Video Covers
$39.95 Add to cartA jubilant celebration of the greatest VHS cover art in all its gory, glory — which inspired, scared, and delighted generations of movie-goers.
For anyone who frequented a video store in the ’80s or ‘
- Author: Jones, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1493077953
- Language: English
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In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Teens
$16.99 Read moreIn this thoughtfully curated collection, teen actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British… [more below]
- Series: Applause Acting
- Author: Mercanti, Jv
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1480396613
- Language: English
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQ: Everything Left to Know about the Campy Cult Classic
$19.99 Read moreThe Rocky Horror Picture Show FAQ is the in-depth story of not only the legendary stage show and movie but of a unique period in theatrical history – in the movie’s UK homeland as well as overseas. Ro… [more below]
- Series: FAQ
- Author: Thompson, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: February 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1495007472
- Language: English
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Transforming Space Over Time: Set Design and Visual Storytelling with Broadway’s Legendary Directors
$42.95 Read moreA combination of wisdom and tools derived from 450 productions’ worth of personal experience and a series of investigations into the minds and methods of the designer’s key collaborator: the director.
- Author: Boritt, Beowulf
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: August 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1493064843
- Language: English
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Speaking of Harpo
$29.95 Read moreSusan Fleming appeared in three Broadway shows and twenty-eight films before she turned her back on a show business career she never really enjoyed or wanted. The role of her lifetime came when she ma
- Author: Fleming Marx, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1493065300
- Language: English
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Magic to Do: Pippin’s Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway and Beyond
$36.95 Read moreIn Magic to Do, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Pippin’s opening, two-time Pulitzer Prize jury member Elysa Gardner turns her attention to this innovative show, the musical retelling of the s… [more below]
- Author: Gardner, Elysa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1493064355
- Language: English
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The Speakeasies of 1932: Over 400 Drawings, Paintings & Photos
$32.95 Read moreIntroduction by Pete Hamill. When Manhattan joints were hung out to dry, the Booze-oizie sniveled, then pirouetted on their stools to find reasonably palatable Speakeasy facsimiles. These Prohibition … [more below]
- Series: Applause Books
- Author: Hirschfeld, Al
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1557835187
- Language: English
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The Way We Were: The Making of a Romantic Classic
$36.95 Read moreThe Way We Were: a nostalgia drenched, bittersweet romance starring superstars Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford at the peaks of their careers, and a story for everyone who was ever loved with passi
- Author: Santopietro, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1493071254
- Language: English
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Top Five: How ‘High Fidelity’ Found Its Rhythm and Became a Cult Movie Classic
$24.95 Read moreThe movie High Fidelity is sacred ground for music lovers and cinephiles alike. Through the story of hapless record store owner Rob Gordon and his coterie of vinyl snobs, the 1997 film made it cool to
- Author: Buss, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: November 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493072137
- Language: English
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Right This Way: A History of the Audience
$29.95 Read moreWhen you sit down at a play, movie, or concert–or even just watch TV or scroll on your phone–you are taking part in one of the oldest and most meaningful forms of behavior. Being part of an audience
- Author: Viagas, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 149306455X
- Language: English
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Carefully Taught: American History Through Broadway Musicals
$29.95 Add to cartCarefully Taught looks at American history as depicted in forty Broadway musicals. Presented chronologically according to the musical timeframe, award-winning theater critic and author Cary Ginell dis
- Author: Ginell, Cary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: October 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1493065408
- Language: English
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When the British Musical Ruled the World
$26.95 Read moreFor decades, British stage musicals struggled to compete against the dazzling Broadway productions that came roaring in from across the pond. But that tide was turned at last in 1978, when Tim Rice an
- Author: Sellers, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493071335
- Language: English
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Hello, Norma Jeane: The Marilyn Monroe You Didn’t Know
$37.43 Add to cartHer unforgettable image is seared into the minds of fans everywhere, and her private life continues to inspire headlines and controversy, but Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous-and misunderstood… [more below]
- Author: Jordan, Elisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 438
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1493053957
- Language: English
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A Man of Much Importance: The Art and Life of Terrence McNally
$36.95 Read moreFor nearly sixty years, playwright Terrence McNally has been a force in American theater. His work, encompassing plays, musicals, teleplays, and opera, has been performed around the world. McNally is
- Author: Byrne, Christopher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: July 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1493053779
- Language: English
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13: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical
$16.99 Read more(Applause Libretto Library). One of the most frequently produced new musicals of the last decade, 13 is a rollicking musical comedy featuring a cast exclusively made up of teenagers. Thirteen 13-year-… [more below]
- Series: Applause Libretto Library
- Author: Brown, Jason Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: August 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1557837775
- Language: English
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Becoming Nick and Nora: The Thin Man and the Films of William Powell and Myrna Loy
$29.95 Read moreAs Nick and Nora Charles in the six Thin Man movies from 1934 to 1947, the team of William Powell and Myrna Loy showed that marriage didn’t have to mean the end of the romantic comedy. From the comedi
- Author: Kozlowski, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493062859
- Language: English
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Jesus Christ Superstar: Behind the Scenes of the Worldwide Musical Phenomenon
$36.95 Add to cartIn 1969, when Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice decided to write a rock opera about Jesus Christ, they had little idea they were about to embark on one of the most popular, boundary-pushing, and influe
- Author: Nassour, Ellis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1493068040
- Language: English
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Best Contemporary Monologues for Kids Ages 7-15
$16.99 Read moreInside these pages, aspiring young performers will find 75 challenging monologues just right for kids. All of the pieces are about subjects appropriate for production in schools – much of it “serious … [more below]
- Series: Applause Acting
- Author: Harbison, Lawrence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1495011771
- Language: English
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Apocalypse Television: How the Day After Helped End the Cold War
$36.95 Read moreOn November 20, 1983, a three-hour made-for-TV movie The Day After premiered on ABC. Set in the heartland of Lawrence, Kansas, the film depicted the events before, during, and after a Soviet nuclear a
- Author: Craig, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1493079174
- Language: English
