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The Collected Works of Harold Clurman

1. The Collected Works of Harold Clurman

For six decades, Harold Clurman illuminated our artistic, social, and political awareness in thousands of reviews, essays, and lectures. His work appeared indefatigably in... more info
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Applause Books. 7.5x9.5 inches. 1101 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314150)
Ever After

2. Ever After

Ever After is more than a detailed show-by-show history of the last quarter century in American musical theater. It explains how the storied Broadway tradition in many cases... more info
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The Last Years of Musical Theater and Beyond. Applause Books. With Hardcover. 6x9.24 inches. 330 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314637)
The Modern Amazons

3. The Modern Amazons

The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines... more info
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Warrior Women On-Screen. General Book (not sheet music). With Softcover. 7.5x9.3 inches. 400 pages. Published by Limelight Editions. (HL.00332699)
The Big Picture

4. The Big Picture

William Goldman, who holds two Academy Awards for his screenwriting (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men), and is author of the perennial best seller... more info
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Who Killed Hollywood? and Other Essays. Applause Books. With Softcover. 6x9 inches. 288 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314481)
Mad About Theatre

5. Mad About Theatre

Mad About Theatre is a systematic analysis of the major issues confronting our theatre today: The Decline of Broadway; The Generally Poor Quality of American Stage Acting;... more info
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Applause Books. With Softcover. 6x9 inches. 312 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314240)
Theatre/Theory/Theatre

6. Theatre/Theory/Theatre

Available for the First Time in Paperback] From Aristotle's Poetics to Vaclav Havel, the debate about the nature and function of theatre has been marked by controversy. Daniel... more info
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The Major Critical Texts from Aristotle and Zeami to Soyinka and Havel. Applause Books. With Softcover. 6x9 inches. 496 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314647)
The Impact of Race

7. The Impact of Race

Here is a major work by a contemporary American artist at the top of his game. Woodie King, Jr.'s book is an impassioned stand against racism, sexism and classism in theatre... more info
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Theatre and Culture. Applause Books. With Hardcover. 6.2x9.25 inches. 272 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314527)
Alarums & Excursions

8. Alarums & Excursions

Charles Marowitz casts a critical eye upon the highpoints of the last theatrical decade, in preparation for a new millennium. In a series of reviews, think-pieces, essays... more info
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Our Theatres in the 90s. Applause Books. 6x9 inches. 308 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314241)
Everything I Really Need to Know I Learned from Television

9. Everything I Really Need to Know I Learned from Television

Hey you! Are you browsing bookstores again, feeling guilty because you'd rather be home watching The Jetsons? Well, say goodbye to guilt, and say goodbye to books! Yes, it's... more info
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Paperback Book. Applause Books. 5x8 inches. 80 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314387)
The Big Picture

10. The Big Picture

Two-time Academy Award Screenwriter William Goldman gives The Big Picture on Hollywood, Screenwriting, and the future of American Cinema. Among the essays: Who Killed Hollywood?... more info
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Cloth Book. Applause Books. 6.2x9.3 inches. 283 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314354)
Conversations with Miller

11. Conversations with Miller

CONVERSATIONS WITH MILLER offers a personal and revealing account of one of the major playwrights of our time. Arthur Miller is revealed in deep and candid conversation with... more info
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Applause Books. With Hardcover. 6x9 inches. 228 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314612)
The Wizardry of Oz

12. The Wizardry of Oz

PUBLISHED ON THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THE FILM: AUGUST 15, 2004! The Wizard of Oz is one of the most popular and beloved motion pictures of all time. Seen by... more info
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The Artistry and Magic of the 1939 MGM Classic Revised and Expanded Edition. Applause Books. With Softcover. 9x12 inches. 256 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314678)
Shaw on Shakespeare

13. Shaw on Shakespeare

With the single exception of Homer, there is no eminent writer, not even Sir Walter Scott, whom I can despise so entirely as I despise Shakespeare when I measure my mind against... more info
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Applause Books. With Softcover. 6x9 inches. 312 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314532)
The Social Significance of Modern Drama

14. The Social Significance of Modern Drama

Out of print virtually since its completion in 1914, Emma Goldman's pioneer work Social Significance in Modern Drama bridges modern drama and political philosophy, pointing... more info
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Applause Books. 5.4x6.3 inches. 192 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314059)
Theatre and Drama in the Making

15. Theatre and Drama in the Making

Theatre and Drama in the Making introduces readers not only to important primary sources, but to the uses made of them by distinguished theorists, critics, and historians.... more info
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Antiquity to the Renaissance. Applause Books. 6x9 inches. 500 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314115)
Outsider

16. Outsider

Now available in paperback, this compilation by longtime New York Times music and arts critic John Rockwell features the creme de la creme of the renowned journalist's arts... more info
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John Rockwell on the Arts, 1967-2006. Limelight. With Softcover. 5.75x8.5 inches. 544 pages. Published by Limelight Editions. (HL.00332781)
The American Theatre Wing Presents: The Play That Changed My Life

17. The American Theatre Wing Presents: The Play That Changed My Life

What was the play that changed your life? What was the play that inspired you; that showed you something entirely new; that was so thrilling or surprising, breathtaking or... more info
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America's Foremost Playwrights on the Plays That Influenced Them. Applause Books. With Softcover. 6x9 inches. 178 pages. Published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. (HL.00314786)
John Simon on Theater

18. John Simon on Theater

This provocative collection and major publishing event brings together the critical highlights of the well-known New York cultural critic John Simon. Covering a span of more... more info
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Criticism 1974-2003. Applause Books. With Hardcover. 6.5x9.25 inches. 840 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314469)
The Life of the Drama

19. The Life of the Drama

Eric Bentley's radical new look at the grammar of theatre...is a work of exceptional virtue... The book justifies its title by being precisely about the ways in which life... more info
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Applause Books. With Softcover. 5.2x8.2 inches. 384 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314136)
Film Noir Reader

20. Film Noir Reader

This bountiful anthology combines all the key early writings on film noir with many newer essays, including some published here for the first time. The collection is assembled... more info
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Limelight. With Softcover. 6x9 inches. 343 pages. Published by Limelight Editions. (HL.00332464)
The Graham Greene Film Reader

21. The Graham Greene Film Reader

An anthology of reviews, essays, interviews & film stories by this legendary writer. more info
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Reviews, Essays, Interviews & Film Stories. Applause Books. With Hardcover. 6.5x9.3 inches. 748 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314187)
Stranger Than Paradise

22. Stranger Than Paradise

A ground-breaking critical survey of the talented, audacious, and influential directors - Hal Hartley, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, John Sayles, Quentin Tarantino, among others... more info
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Maverick Film-Makers in Recent American Cinema. Limelight. With Hardcover. 6.3x9.4 inches. 374 pages. Published by Limelight Editions. (HL.00332606)
Love from Shakespeare to Coward: An Enlightening Entertainment

23. Love from Shakespeare to Coward: An Enlightening Entertainment

Sharland's dramatic anthology provides a fascinating window onto the lives and careers of the cream of the British acting profession. The combination of plays, poems and extracts... more info
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Applause Books. With Softcover. 5.2x7.8 inches. 64 pages. Published by Applause Books. (HL.00314330)
Mercy in Her Eyes

24. Mercy in Her Eyes

I want my films to explode with life. -Mira Nair. This the first book to examine the films of the acclaimed and popular Indian-born and Harvard educated filmmaker, Mira Nair.... more info
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The Films of Mira Nair. Applause Books. With Softcover. 6x9 inches. 304 pages. Published by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. (HL.00314700)
 
 
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