This 83rd edition of the 'Best Plays' series has all the many features that have long distinguished this indispensable reference work for the American theatre. information on the season and its... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0879109831
ISBN13:9780879109837
Release Date:December 2003
Publisher:Limelight Editions
Length:521 Pages
Weight:2.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.7" x 6.1" x 9.6"
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Important book for theatre fans everywhere
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
The BEST PLAYS series dates back to 1920. Each year the editors selected the seaso's 10 Best plays (or musicals) and provided a detailed synopsis including lengthy excerpts from the scripts. The rest of the volume chronicals every play/musical/solo show to open in New York that season with full opening night credits, and tallies of the number of performances, awards, and other inportant theatrical data. The format changed in 1996/97 to present only the prize winning plays of each season. Because most scripts are publsihed now, it is no longer as important for the series to offer their condensed versions of each script. Hence the new format providing essays on each major new play. The New York theatre scene has chnaged a lot since 1920 and THE BEST PLAYS series has always changed along with it. As always, for any theatre fan, it is a valuable reference book. I am the proud owner of the entire series and look forward to each new edition.
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