Opening Nights: 25 Years of the Manhattan Theatre Club (American University Studies) - Softcover

Pereira, John W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0820433810 ISBN 13: 9780820433813

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 1996

Synopsis

The history of the Manhattan Theatre Club is the realization of a long-standing dream. From very humble beginnings, the MTC has gained recognition as one of the preeminent producing organizations of drama in America today. The recipient of many accolades, including several Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, Obie Awards, and Drama Desk Awards, among others, the MTC in 1996 is expanding its reach out to new playwrights and new audiences.

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From the Publisher:

The history of the Manhattan Theatre Club is the realization of a long-standing dream. From very humble beginnings, the MTC has gained recognition as one of the preeminent producing organizations of drama in America today. The recipient of many accolades, including several Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, Obie Awards, and Drama Desk Awards, among others, the MTC in 1996 is expanding its reach out to new playwrights and new audiences.

25 Years of the Manhattan Theatre Club is necessary reading for anyone with a passion for theatre. Terrence McNally, Playwright

A lively, detailed account of one of New York's premiere theater organizations. Mr. Pereira captures the spirit of both the institution and the individuals who created it. Edwin Wilson, Critic

John W. Pereira gives a detailed account of the sweat, luck, courage, and art that has sustained the Manhattan Theatre Club across 25 creative seasons. Opening Nights is a valuable theatrical saga. Robert Marx, Executive Director, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

25 Years of the Manhattan Theatre Club is not only an invaluable record of a landmark theatre company, but a history of the American theatre as well. Bernadette Peters, Actress

A fascinating and useful chronicle of a premiere American theatre institution. John Patrick Shanley, Playwright

A lively, thorough, and perceptive adventure story. Founding and maintaining a theater in New York is an adventure, and John Pereira has captured its spirit. Stanley Kauffmann, Critic

Opening Nights is that rare book which will please not only scholars but also anyone with a more than casual interest in the American theatre. Pereira's account of one of the most important of our New York companies is thorough, carefully researched, and above all entertaining and readable. No one's theatre library should be without it. Ralph Allen, Producer

About the Author:

The Author: John W. Pereira is a member of the faculty of the Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance at Queens College, and the Department of Theatre at Nassau Community College. He holds a Ph.D. in theatre history and criticism from the Graduate School of the City University of New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0820433810
• ISBN 13: 9780820433813
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 520