Nothing Like a Dame
Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 27 March 2014
- ISBN 9780199941209
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages378 pages
- Size 188x257x35 mm
- Weight 887 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 65 photographs 0
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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 new, exclusive interviews, accompanied by a terrific selection of photographs of the women in iconic roles.
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Angela Lansbury faced a serious challenge when she was auditioning for the title role in Mame. "I don't know how to sing except in the role. I never knew how to do exercises and I don't to this day. I just stand up and sing," she recalls looking back over half a lifetime. "But there were several people who helped me build my voice and when it came to Mame, and the songs I got to sing, they were natural for me."
The part was a perfect fit--and it made her a Broadway superstar.
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 exclusively 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.
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
