It Happened on Broadway: An Oral History of the Great White Way - Softcover

Frommer, Myrna Katz; Frommer Sports Historian Journalist And Author Of Remembering Yankee Stadium, Harvey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158979916X ISBN 13: 9781589799165

Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

In this deliciously revealing oral history of Broadway from World War II through the early 1980s, more than one hundred theater veterans—including Carol Channing, Hal Prince, Donna McKechnie, Hal Holbrook, Andrea McArdle, and Al Hirschfeld—deliver the behind-the-scenes story of the hits, the stars, the feuds, and the fiascoes. Along the way there are evocations of the great comedians and dramatic actors who had that indefinable magic that made them stand out above the rest. With verve, love, and passion, this book gives us the story of more than half a century of great theater—from the inside out.

About this title

From the Publisher:

First paperback edition

1998 hardcover, Harcourt Brace & Co.

From the Back Cover:

"There's no people like show people to take you behind the scenes [of Broadway theater]. The Frommers haven't written a history of Broadway. They've woven one from the recollections of an all-star cast of more than one hundred actors, directors, producers, designers, choreographers, publicists, authors, composers, and even critics."--The San Francisco Examiner

"It Happened on Broadway is a fine compendium of chat from theater greats who love talking about their careers, their shows, their lives."--San Jose Mercury News

About this edition

• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 158979916X
• ISBN 13: 9781589799165
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 290