The Performing Set: The Broadway Designs of William and Jean Eckart Tapa dura - 2005

Hardback. Very Good.

2006 navy blue hardcover w white DJ in very good condition, some wear to covers, stamp on 1st page, no marks inside. 256 pages. US media mail for shipping. The large-scale Broadway musical is one of America's great contributions to world theatre. Bill and Jean Eckart were stage designers and producers at the peak of the musical, and their designs revolutionized Broadway productions. At a time when sets were meant to remain simply backdrops that established time and place but not much else, an Eckart set became part of the performance on stage, equal at times to an actor. Anyone who has seen Phantom of the Opera or Les Miserables has seen the innovations that the Eckarts brought to the large Broadway-style musical production. They were best known for their designs for Damn Yankees (1955); Once Upon a Mattress (1959), in which Carol Burnett made her Broadway debut; and Mame (1966) with Angela Lansbury.
Andrew B. Harris uses production stills and the Eckarts' sketches from every show they worked on to… Leer más

University of North Texas Press, 2006. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of North Texas Press, 2006. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of North Texas Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University of North Texas Press. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!