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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 792
EAN: 9781560258209
ISBN: 1560258209
Label: Da Capo Press
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: September 05, 2006
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Sales Rank: 60310
Studio: Da Capo Press
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Product Description:
Stop the Show! is the first book to assemble humorous, frightening and bizarre anecdotes about the history of all that went wrong during live theatrical productions in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. It is the publishing equivalent of TV bloopers for the legitimate stage. This book includes stories from top directors, actors, playwrights and technicians from New York, Los Angeles, and points in between, to the United Kingdom, from the 19th century to today. There are stories about missed entrances and exits, onstage unscripted fights between performers, improvised lines, accidental pratfalls, falling scenery, and costume, lighting and makeup screwups. The backstage provides sordid tales of practical jokes, treachery, misplaced props, wild arguments, and generally the kinds of things Michael Frayn created for his farce about a theatrical disaster, Noises Off. This book doesn't leave out the theatergoers either, who snore, fight with each other, talk back to the performers, search for their seats, become suddenly ill, eat, drink, make merry, and are yelled at by the performers — all of which sometimes prompts the show to stop, even though we've always been told it must go on.
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Rating:  -
The concept sounded great....funny stoties about productions, like film outtakes. We get the stories, but not the funny. The author blandly recites the details, with no real humor - I could count on one hand the ones that made me chuckle. Very disappointing...
Rating:  -
This book is a must for anyone who loves the theater, and is a fun read for anybody. Most of the anecdotes are quite amusing. The 'mishaps' are each told in a brief, 2-page-or-less missive, so it is perfect for when you want a book handy to pick up whenever you need a quick laugh.
Rating:  -
A disappointing number of errors appear thoughout this book. Two that immediately come to mind are: 1) Book states that Sarah Jessica Parker was in the revival of the musical ANNIE. Not so. Parker was in the original production, 2) The showstopping song from CATS is listed as "Memories". The title is "Memory".
I also found it to be rather expensive as it's a paperback.
Rating:  -
Funny and at times cringe-worthy through tears of laughter. A must for theatre geeks everywhere!
Rating: -
A funny and fascinating look at just how wrong things can go onstage. A must-read for anybody with an interest in theater or acting -- or just having some yuks at the expense of master and not-so-masterful thespians. Should be handed out as required reading for those who dare to tread the boards wearing less than full body armor.
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