The Best Plays of 1995-1996 (Issn 1071-6971) - Hardcover

9780879100896: The Best Plays of 1995-1996 (Issn 1071-6971)

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ISBN 10: 0879100893 ISBN 13: 9780879100896

Publisher: Limelight Editions, 1996

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The title of this volume doesn't begin to express its usefulness as the single best reference book on American theater. The condensed plays (representative stretches of dialogue bridged by synopses) are just the half of it. The book lists complete production information for every Broadway and off-Broadway show and extensive info for other shows in New York and around the United States. It includes cast listings, major replacements, producers, directors, authors, composers, opening and closing dates, song titles, and much more. The best plays of the year? Master Class by Terrence McNally, Molly Sweeney by Brian Friel, Mrs. Klein, by Nicholas Wright, Rent, by Jonathan Larson, Seven Guitars, by August Wilson, The Skriker by Caryl Churchill, Curtains by Stephen Bill, A Far Country by Jon Robin Baitz, New England by Richard Nelson, and Valley Song by Athol Fugard. It's hard to argue with that list.

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Theater Yearbook is an indispensable series now in its 77th year. Guernsey and Sweet have compiled a veritable encyclopedia of 1995 theater history, featuring script excerpts and highlights from the Theater Yearbook: Ten Best Plays Of 1995-1996 including Jonathan Larson's "Rent"; Terrence McNally's "Master Class"; Brian Friel's "Molly Sweeney"; Jon Robin Baitz's "A Fair Country"; Caryl Churchill's "The Skriker"; August Wilson's "Seven Guitars"; Nicholas Wright's "Mrs. Klein"; Stephen Bill's "Curtains"; Athol Fugard's "Valley Song"; and Richard Nelson's "New England". Also included is an in-depth review of the New York Season, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broad-way programs and statistics; new lays from around the country; photographs and Hirschfeld drawings; Tony, New York Drama Critics Circle and other awards presented during the season. No serious theatre reference book collection can be considered truly comprehensive without Theater Yearbook: The Best Plays Of 1995-1996. -- Midwest Book Review

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