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"Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks" by Peter Filichia
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Features
- Revised
- ISBN
- 9781250018434
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1250018439
ISBN-13
9781250018434
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143950070
Product Key Features
Book Title
Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks : A Very Opinionated History of the Broadway Musicals That Did Not Win the Tony Award
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Theater / Broadway & Musicals, Theater / History & Criticism, General
Publication Year
2013
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Performing Arts
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Full of information and attitude--will appeal more to aficionados than to casual fans." - Kirkus Reviews, Praise for Peter Filichia:"One of our most important theater writers." -Charles Strouse, composer of Annie and Bye Bye Birdie "I read him all the time." -Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked "The finest interviewer I have ever encountered." -Joseph Stein, author of Fiddler on the Roof, Praise for Peter Filichia: "One of our most important theater writers." -Charles Strouse, composer of Annie and Bye Bye Birdie "I read him all the time." -Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked "The finest interviewer I have ever encountered." -Joseph Stein, author of Fiddler on the Roof
Dewey Decimal
792.60797471
Synopsis
"Wait.. Gypsy didn't win the Tony for Best Musical?" That's a question that gets asked over and over again, every time a new Rose takes to the runway in the Broadway classic "Gypsy." In "Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks," the popular syndicated theatre critic Peter Filichia chronicles the history of the American musical by looking at those shows that did not win the Tony Award for Best Musical. It happens every spring: The American Theatre Wing bestows its annual awards. Only those shows that have reached Broadway are nominated and while all Tony Awards are created equal in height, width and depth, the universally acknowledged biggest prize is the Best Musical Tony. The envelope is opened. The winner is announced and, then, the screeching begins. " Oh no They gave it to that? " Did the best musical always win the Best Musical prize? Were there other factors that kept a more deserving show from copping the prize? Peter Filichia answers all these questions and more in "Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks" as he looks at many of the 153 previous Best Musical Nominees that didn't win the big prize. What were the biggest omissions? "Gypsy" had the distinct displeasure of not being either the first or second choice of the committee. In 1959 when Ethel Merman and a variety of strippers took the stage, the Tony for Best Musical was a tie between "The Sound of Music" and "Fiorello." In 1971, Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" and its ghostly showgirls lost to a "groovy" re-tuning of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" that hasn't passed the test of time. And, in 1957, "West Side Story," its Jets and Sharks, were bested by the fine people of River City Iowa singing their Americana hearts out in "The Music Man." If you love Broadway, scratch your head on Tony Award night and still can't figure out how a show you loathed won the Tony for Best Musical, you will love riding through the years with Peter Filichia, one of America's most respected and popular theatre critics., "Wait.. Gypsy didn't win the Tony for Best Musical?" That's a question that gets asked over and over again, every time a new Rose takes to the runway in the Broadway classic "Gypsy". In "Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks", the popular syndicated theatre critic Peter Filichia chronicles the history of the American musical by looking at those shows that did not win the Tony Award for Best Musical. It happens every spring: The American Theatre Wing bestows its annual awards. Only those shows that have reached Broadway are nominated and while all Tony Awards are created equal in height, width and depth, the universally acknowledged biggest prize is the Best Musical Tony. The envelope is opened. The winner is announced and, then, the screeching begins. " Oh no! They gave it to that? " Did the best musical always win the Best Musical prize? Were there other factors that kept a more deserving show from copping the prize? Peter Filichia answers all these questions and more in "Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks" as he looks at many of the 153 previous Best Musical Nominees that didn't win the big prize. What were the biggest omissions? "Gypsy" had the distinct displeasure of not being either the first or second choice of the committee. In 1959 when Ethel Merman and a variety of strippers took the stage, the Tony for Best Musical was a tie between "The Sound of Music" and "Fiorello". In 1971, Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" and its ghostly showgirls lost to a "groovy" re-tuning of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" that hasn't passed the test of time. And, in 1957, "West Side Story", its Jets and Sharks, were bested by the fine people of River City Iowa singing their Americana hearts out in "The Music Man". If you love Broadway, scratch your head on Tony Award night and still can't figure out how a show you loathed won the Tony for Best Musical, you will love riding through the years with Peter Filichia, one of America's most respected and popular theatre critics.
LC Classification Number
PN2270.A93
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