How to Survive a Killer Musical (eBook)

Agony and Ecstasy on the Road to Broadway

Douglas J. Cohen (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
272 Seiten
Applause (Verlag)
978-1-4930-7575-1 (ISBN)

Infos

When the young composer-lyricist Douglas Cohen first secured the musical rights to the novel No Way to Treat a Lady by William Goldman-the acclaimed author of The Princess Bride and Marathon Man-he hoped it would be his big break, the first step on a gilt path to artistic triumph and commercial success in the form of a hit Broadway musical.What happened after that, while memorable, was anything but.How to Survive a Killer Musical chronicles Cohen's decade-long quest to bring that musical to the stage-writing, re-writing, and shepherding it across the US and Europe amidst all manner of adversity and plain rotten luck. It's a fascinating portrait of passion, persistence, and resilience-a coming-of-age story populated with famous mentors and formidable adversaries, told with refreshing honesty and humor. On Cohen's journey, we meet an unforgettable, vividly rendered cast of characters, including: an Oscar-winning screenwriter who invites Cohen to his personal screening room for a marathon midnight writing session; a Tony Award-winning director making his comeback after a horrific accident renders him a quadriplegic; and a celebrated, volatile British director who inspires a fruitful collaboration in London, only to later leave carnage in his wake. Catastrophes abound, including the near-fatal stabbing of a female lead in rehearsal and an onstage accident incapacitating another leading lady-leaving only the author to go on in her place!Whether you're a fan of musicals or just someone who's trying to bring a passion project into the world, this tale of fortitude in the face of obstacles, personalities, and egos will make for an eye-opening and frequently hilarious journey.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.9.2023
• Zusatzinfo: 38 Illustrations including: - 38 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Schlagworte: Alex Timbers • Broadway Librettist • Broadway Musicals • composer lyricist librettist • Don't Stay Safe • Drama Desk Nominee • evolution of man • Frank Rich • Fred Ebb Award • jonathan larson • marathon man • Musical Mufti • Richard Rogers Awards • Stephen Sondheim • The Big Time • The Gigg • the princess bride • timothee chalamet • William Goldman
• ISBN-10: 1-4930-7575-6 / 1493075756
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4930-7575-1 / 9781493075751