Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies (Applause Books)

Brand: Applause Theatre n Cinema Books

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UPC:
9781557836533
Maximum Purchase:
3 units
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
2005-03-30
Release Date:
2005-03-01
Author:
Ted Chapin
Language:
english
Edition:
Softcover
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(Applause Books). In 1971, college student Ted Chapin found himself front row center as a production assistant at the creation of one of the greatest Broadway musicals, Follies . Needing college credit to graduate on time, he kept a journal of everything he saw and heard and thus was able to document in unprecedented detail how a musical is actually created. Now, more than thirty years later, he has fashioned an extraordinary chronicle. Follies was created by Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Michael Bennett, and James Goldman giants in the evolution of the Broadway musical and geniuses at the top of their game. Everything Was Possible takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride, from the uncertainties of casting to drama-filled rehearsals, from the care and feeding of one-time movie and television stars to the pressures of a Boston tryout to the exhilaration of opening night on Broadway. Foreword by long-time NY critic Frank Rich.