Gerald Bordman is the author of many books, including American
Musical Theatre: A Chronicle, Jerome Kern: His Life and Music, and
Days to be Happy, Years to be Sad: The Life and Music of Vincent
Youmans.
Thomas S. Hischak is a playwright, professor of theatre at SUNY
Cortland, and author of award-winning books on theater including
The American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia, Stage It With
Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Musical Theatre, and
Word Crazy: Broadway Lyricists from Cohan to Sondheim.
"Like a well-crafted revival of a beloved play, this new edition of
a favorite reference book retains the flavor of the original
production while significantly updating its content.... There is
more variety here than on a vaudeville bill: Hair and Hairspray;
Urinetown and Uncle Tom's Cabin; and Tony 'n Tina's Wedding and The
Tale of the Allergist's Wife are among the plays represented.
Articles on
individual theater atists often mention a biography or
autobiography, a welcome enhancement to a ready-reference source
such as this.... The volume is recommended for all public and
academic libraries and would be useful in high-school libraries
with theater and
drama collections."--Booklist
"If you want to get a really nice gift for someone who likes
theater - maybe yourself - you might think about the latest edition
of The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Since it came out in
1984, the Oxford Companion has been a standard source of
information about theater in this country. One of the things I like
best about the Oxford Companion is its readability. Print and page
layouts are comfortable. The language is lucid, and
it invites browsing."--Syracuse Post Standard
"In this new edition of the well-known A-to-Z reference work,
Hischak extensively updates and revises Bordmans previous works
(Oxford, 1984, 1992; o.p.). Besides the necessary additions and
deletions of plays and people, this volume provides several
articles on relevant topics, such as Performance Art and AIDS and
the American Theatre."--School Library Journal
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