The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 1, 2005 - May 31, 2006, Second Annual Edition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 155783718X ISBN 13: 9781557837189

Publisher: Playbill Books, 2006

Synopsis

This second edition of The Playbill Broadway Yearbook has a chapter for each of the 71 Broadway shows that were running between June 2005 and May 2006, including “alumni” pages for shows held over from previous seasons. In addition, every show has a correspondent who records the special moments and relationships that develop during rehearsals and the run. Actor hangouts, most memorable ad-lib, celebrity visitors, and the record number of cell phone rings during a performance are among the information recorded. An insider Events section reports on such annual milestones as The Tony Awards, Gypsy of the Year, Broadway Bares, and the annual Broadway softball championship in Central Park

Once again, in addition to all the headshots of all the actors who appeared in Playbill, the book includes photos of producers, writers, designers, stage managers, stagehands and musicians. The goal is to include as many of the faces who worked on Broadway as possible. As a special treat, the Yearbook includes photos of opening night curtain calls from many shows.

This is a book no Broadway buff will want to be without.

About this title

About the Author:

ROBERT VIAGAS is a New York theatre journalist and author. He is the editor of the new 21st-century edition of At This Theatre (1-55783-566-7) and co-author of On the Line: The Creation of A Chorus Line and The Amazing Story of The Fantasticks. His new book The Alchemy of Theatre: The Divine Science, Essays on Theatre & the Art of Collaboration will be released in October 2006. He created and managed news services for Playbill On-Line and Theatre.com, and currently serves as Program Director of Playbill Broadcast, and editor of Playbill Book. He lives in Mamaroneck, New York.

Review:

"...A magnificant idea...Mark this down as a new essential for anyone who loves and follows today's theatre scene." -- Robert Osborne, The Hollywood Reporter

About this edition

• Publisher: Playbill Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 155783718X
• ISBN 13: 9781557837189
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 512