Broadway by Ken Bloom

Broadway by Ken Bloom

This volume is another example in the Routledge tradition of producing high-quality reference works on theater, music, and the arts. An A to Z encyclopedia of Broadway, this volume includes tons of information, including producers, writer, composers, lyricists, set designers, theaters, performers, and landmarks in its sweep.

'Bloom adds a touch of atmosphere with entries on critics, restaurants, publicity stunts, nightclubs, and other periphery characters and incidents that are so much a part of the Great White WayAs much a storyteller as a chronicler, he uses anecdotes and a plethora of black-and-white photographs, many never before published, to produce and entertaining as well as an informative work. Highly recommended for all theater collections.' – Library Journal

'Recommended. All academic and public library theater and cultural studies collections.' – Choice

'No other reference work on Broadway includes coverage as vast or as comprehensive. Bloom's classic Encyclopedia is the single best guide to Broadway available anywhere.' – The Guide to Musical Theatre

'This fact-packed, entertaining survey of the highlights of American theater is truly an outstanding value for both academic and public libraries.' – Lawrence Looks at Books

'Bloom adds a touch of atmosphere with entries on critics, restaurants, publicity stunts, nightclubs, and other periphery characters and incidents that are so much a part of the Great White Way. As much a storyteller as a chronicler, he uses anecdotes and a plethora of black-and-white photographs, many never before published, to produce and entertaining as well as an informative work. Highly recommended for all theater collections.' – Library Journal

'Recommended. All academic and public library theater and cultural studies collections.' – Choice

Ken Bloom has been involved in the theater as a writer, director, producer and box office manager. He is the former editor of the "Washington Season," in the Washington Post, and has spoken on the American musical scene for NPR and the Canadian Broadcasting Co. He is a grammy-nominated record producer.

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ISBN 13	9780415937047
ISBN 10	0415937043
Title	Broadway
Author	Ken Bloom
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2003-11-11
Number of pages	698
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