Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History
Autor Glen Bergeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 19 noi 2014
But when charismatic producer Tony Adams died suddenly, the show began to lose its footing. Soon the budget was ballooning, financing was evaporating, and producers were jumping ship or getting demoted. And then came the injuries. And then came word-of-mouth about the show itself. What followed was a pageant of foul-ups, falling-outs, ever-more harrowing mishaps, and a whole lot of malfunctioning spider legs. This "circus-rock-and-roll-drama," with its $65 million price tag, had become more of a spectacle than its creators ever wished for. During the show's unprecedented seven months of previews, the company's struggles to reach opening night inspired breathless tabloid coverage and garnered international notoriety.
Through it all, Berger observed the chaos with his signature mix of big ambition and self-deprecating humour.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781451684575
ISBN-10: 1451684576
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 16 pp 4-c insert
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10: 1451684576
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 16 pp 4-c insert
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster
Notă biografică
Glen Berger cut his teeth at Seattle’s Annex Theatre back in the ’90s. His plays include Underneath the Lintel, and O Lovely Glowworm.He is a New Dramatists alumnus. In television, Glen has won two Emmys (out of twelve nominations), and has written more than 150 episodes for children’s television series. Glen spent six years cowriting the script of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Recenzii
“An absorbing… account of one of show biz's more bizarre real-life adventures.”
“Mr. Berger knows how to write, and he can tell a good story.”
“Juicy and entertaining…”
"Hilarious and engrossing. . .”
“Self-deprecating, funny, wise… and more than a little wistful…”
“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark turned out to be a dud, but Berger’s book is one of the best recent accounts of the making and unmaking of a big Broadway show.”
“This book should be required reading for all theater students.”
“This juicy memoir offers up the requisite dirt to make a satisfying read for Broadway carrions and disaster junkies alike….”
“An entertaining tell-all about this infamous musical that, in the fall of 2010, made headlines almost every day…. an accurate and candid account.”
“[A] captivating new tell-all….a fascinating conflict between art and commerce, ideology and reality, and friends-turned-enemies….If you only know Turn Off the Dark for the countless jokes it spawned, illuminate yourself to the true story of what happened. It's more funny and strange than you could have possibly imagined.”
“[Berger] packs six years’ worth of unbearable turmoil into 384 vastly readable pages. The result should be required reading for not only theater majors, but business majors in colleges nationwide….SONG OF SPIDER-MAN is an eye-opener, even for those who followed the press closely.”
“An additive tell-all… [Berger’s] a damn fine story-teller."
"A truly remarkable book."
“Mr. Berger knows how to write, and he can tell a good story.”
“Juicy and entertaining…”
"Hilarious and engrossing. . .”
“Self-deprecating, funny, wise… and more than a little wistful…”
“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark turned out to be a dud, but Berger’s book is one of the best recent accounts of the making and unmaking of a big Broadway show.”
“This book should be required reading for all theater students.”
“This juicy memoir offers up the requisite dirt to make a satisfying read for Broadway carrions and disaster junkies alike….”
“An entertaining tell-all about this infamous musical that, in the fall of 2010, made headlines almost every day…. an accurate and candid account.”
“[A] captivating new tell-all….a fascinating conflict between art and commerce, ideology and reality, and friends-turned-enemies….If you only know Turn Off the Dark for the countless jokes it spawned, illuminate yourself to the true story of what happened. It's more funny and strange than you could have possibly imagined.”
“[Berger] packs six years’ worth of unbearable turmoil into 384 vastly readable pages. The result should be required reading for not only theater majors, but business majors in colleges nationwide….SONG OF SPIDER-MAN is an eye-opener, even for those who followed the press closely.”
“An additive tell-all… [Berger’s] a damn fine story-teller."
"A truly remarkable book."
Descriere
"One of the best literary works of this year" (Miami Herald-Tribune): dream-or nightmare-come true…the making of the Spider-Man musical.