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Theater of Our Own
Richard Christiansen
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Description for Theater of Our Own
Richard Christiansen, former chief critic for the Chicago Tribune, draws upon his exclusive interviews, insights, and memories gathered over a period of more than forty years of reviewing the arts. This history and memoir traces the evolution of the Chicago theater. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 889.
Who produced the first stage adaptation of ""The Wizard of Oz"" in 1902 - nearly forty years before the movie classic? What entertainment juggernaut began in a converted Chinese laundry on Wells Street in 1959? Where did Louis (Studs) Terkel make his stage debut? When did the original production of ""Grease"" open at Kingston Mines Theater? Richard Christiansen, former chief critic for the Chicago Tribune, answers these and many more questions about the rich role of the theater in Chicago, from its earliest days in 1837 to its present state as a diverse community of artists with international stature. In ... Read more
Who produced the first stage adaptation of ""The Wizard of Oz"" in 1902 - nearly forty years before the movie classic? What entertainment juggernaut began in a converted Chinese laundry on Wells Street in 1959? Where did Louis (Studs) Terkel make his stage debut? When did the original production of ""Grease"" open at Kingston Mines Theater? Richard Christiansen, former chief critic for the Chicago Tribune, answers these and many more questions about the rich role of the theater in Chicago, from its earliest days in 1837 to its present state as a diverse community of artists with international stature. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810120419
SKU
V9780810120419
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About Richard Christiansen
Richard Christiansen has been an arts journalist for more than forty years, covering theater, dance, film, the visual arts, and a variety of arts and entertainment subjects in Chicago, the nation, and abroad. He began his career in 1956 as a reporter at the City News Bureau of Chicago and moved to the Chicago Daily News a year later. In ... Read more
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