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  • Nothing Like a Dame: Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater

    Nothing Like a Dame by Shapiro, Eddie;

    Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater

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    Product details:

    • Publisher OUP USA
    • Date of Publication 9 July 2015

    • ISBN 9780190231194
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages400 pages
    • Size 251x175x27 mm
    • Weight 612 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 65 photographs
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    Short description:

    Nothing Like a Dame captures the stories and insights of the greatest living female actors of the American musical theatre in exclusive interviews, accompanied by a terrific selection of photographs of the interviewees in their iconic roles.

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    Long description:

    In Nothing Like a Dame, theater journalist Eddie Shapiro opens a jewelry box full of glittering surprises, through in-depth conversations with twenty leading women of Broadway. He carefully selected Tony Award-winning stars who have spent the majority of their careers in theater, leaving aside those who have moved on or occasionally drop back in. The women he interviewed spent endless hours with him, discussing their careers, offering insights into the iconic shows, changes on Broadway over the last century, and the art (and thrill) of taking the stage night after night. Chita Rivera describes the experience of starring in musicals in each of the last seven decades; Audra McDonald gives her thoughts on the work that went into the five Tony Awards she won before turning forty-one; and Carol Channing reflects on how she has revisited the same starring role generation after generation, and its effects on her career. Here too is Sutton Foster, who contemplates her breakout success in an age when stars working predominately in theater are increasingly rare. Each of these conversations is guided by Shapiro's expert knowledge of these women's careers, Broadway lore, and the details of famous (and infamous) musicals. He also includes dozens of photographs of these players in their best-known roles.

    This fascinating collection reveals the artistic genius and human experience of the women who have made Broadway musicals more popular than ever -- a must for anyone who loves the theater.

    A fascinating and remarkably authentic collection of conversations with theatre aristocracy.

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    Table of Contents:

    Contents
    Foreword by Elaine Page
    Introduction
    1. Elaine Stritch
    2. Carol Channing
    3. Chita Rivera
    4. Donna McKechnie
    5. Angela Lansbury
    6. Leslie Uggams
    7. Judy Kaye
    8. Betty Buckley
    9. Patti LuPone
    10. Bebe Neuwirth
    11. Donna Murphy
    12. Lillias White
    13. Karen Ziemba
    14. Debra Monk
    15. Victoria Clark
    16. Audra McDonald
    17. Kristin Chenoweth
    18. Idina Menzel
    19. Sutton Foster
    20. Laura Benanti
    21. Tonya Pinkins online on the companion website
    Acknowledgements
    Index

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