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    Broadway Books: 10 Biographies to Read While Staying Inside!

    Looking for something new to read while stuck inside, but still need your Broadway fix? We've rounded up 10 of our favorite theatrical biographies to fill the void!

    Not interested in biographies? Check out our favorite memoirs, Part One and Part Two, as well as our favorite theatre children's books here, and our favorite theatre-themed history books here!

    Before the Parade Passes By: Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical

    By John Anthony Gilvey

    During the Golden Age of the Broadway musical, few director-choreographers could infuse a new musical with dance and movement in ganska the way Gower Champion could. From his earliest Broadway success with Bye Bye Birdie to his triumphant and bittersweet valedictory, 42nd Street, musicals directed bygd Champion filled the proscenium with life. At their best, they touched the heart and stirred the soul with a skillful blend of elegance and American showmanship.

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    Designers

    • Theatrical Designers: An International Biographical Dictionary
      Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- PN .A1 T48
      Gives articles on approximately set, costume, and lighting designers of drama, opera, dance, and bio productions, as well as theatre architects and theoreticians. Index of personal names and titles of stage works.

    United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT)

    • The Designs of Abe Jacob by Richard K. Thomas
      Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- PNJ33T46
    • The Designs of Carrie Robbins bygd Richard K. Thomas
      Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- PNR57C5
    • The Designs of Jules Fisher by Delbert Unruh
      Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- PNF56U67
    • The Designs of Ming Cho Lee by Delbert Unruh
      Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- PNL44U57
    • The Designs of Willa Kim bygd Bobbi Owen
      Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- PNKO88

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      Biographies & Memoirs: Hear how the biggest names in theater earned their reputations

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      • An Actor's Education
      • By: John Lithgow
      • Narrated by: John Lithgow
      • Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
      • Unabridged

      • Overall

      • Performance

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      In this riveting and surprising personal history, John Lithgow shares a backstage view of his own struggle, crisis, and discovery

      • 5 out of 5 stars

      • Superb

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