The New York Theatre Experience: Book of the Year 1998 - Softcover

Denton, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967023408 ISBN 13: 9780967023403

Publisher: The Denton Group, 1999

Synopsis

Entertaining and informative look at the 1998 New York theatre year, it features more than 100 reviews of Broadway, off-broadway, and off-off-broadway productions, including: new American play, new plays from abroad, musicals, revivals, and special attractions. Puts you front row center at a multitude of events and takes you behind the scenes for interviews with some of the up and coming actors, directors, and playwrights of the year. It offers a commentary on many of the theatrical highlights of 1998 and a look forward to 1999.

About this title

From the Publisher

The New York Theatre Experience: Book of the Year 1998 provides a fresh overview of the NY theatre scene. As described in the preface, "This book is about my New York theatre experience in 1998: the shows I saw, the play I read, the performances I admired." The book contains almost 100 reviews representing many different facets of theatre: Broadway to off-broadway to off-off-broadway; familiar musicals and revivals playing in the theatres of mid-town; experimental and initial works featured at the International Fringe Festival and at many of the non profit theatre companies that make up the off-broadway experience. Scattered among the reviews are fascinating interviews with some of the people responsible for making the productions possible. In addition are commentaries by the author on such diverse topics as Terrance McNally's "Corpus Christi", the several plays of Arthur Miller seen in '98, etc. If you enjoy live theatre, this is a must read book. It's a fr! ont row center seat to an entire theatrical season.

About the Author

Throughout the year, Martin Denton publishes an electronic magazine called nytheatre.com. He spends 10% of his life going to the theatre and 20% writing about it. He is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association. Educationally Martin has a BA and an MA. This is his first published book.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Denton Group
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0967023408
• ISBN 13: 9780967023403
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 322