The Shuberts of Broadway by Brooks Mcnamara
By utilizing an archive of documents, designs and photographs, this biography attempts to recreate the lives of the Shubert brothers who, as theatrical producers, dominated New York's Broadway for five decades.DAVID PAYNE-CARTER was an Assistant Professor of Drama at New York University at the time of his death in 1991. He previously taught at Oberlin College and at the University of Delaware. He traveled extensively as a performer, writer, musician, and director for a USO tour in Central and South America. He studied at the Catholic University of America, Southwest Texas State University, St. Vincent Benedictine Monastery, and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, and continued to write and direct during his career as an educator.
BROOKS McNAMARA is Professor of Performance Studies at New York University, and Director of the Shubert Archive. He is the author or editor of 12 books, numerous articles on the theater and related subjects, and a contributing editor of Film History. He has lectured at many universities and museums, and has appeared on radio and television. Professor McNamara has been a Fulbright Scholar and a Guggenheim Fellow.
STEVE NELSON teaches musical theatre and popular performance in the Department of Drama at New York University and produces an historical recordings series of noted songwriters performing their own songs, including Cole Porter, Frank Loesser, and Yip Harburg. He is also co-editing (with Robert Kimball) The Complete Lyrics of Frank Loesser, scheduled for publication in 2000.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195065428 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195065425 |
| Title | The Shuberts of Broadway |
| Author | Brooks Mcnamara |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1990-11-08 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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