Bigger, Brighter, Louder

150 Years of Chicago Theater as Seen by "Chicago Tribune" Critics

Autor: Chris Jones

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Vazba: Pevná

Vydavatel: The University of Chicago Press

Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele v malém množství

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The first known Chicago Tribune theater review appeared on March 25, 1853. An anonymous notice, it s...

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Autor

Chris Jones

Jazyk

Angličtina

Vazba

Kniha - Pevná

Vydáno

2013

Stránek

376

EAN

9780226059266

ISBN

022605926X

Enbook ID

04542662

Vydavatel

The University of Chicago Press

Hmotnost

636

Rozměry

158 x 236 x 26

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The first known Chicago Tribune theater review appeared on March 25, 1853. An anonymous notice, it shared the page with two other announcements - one about a pair of thousand-pound hogs set to be slaughtered and another trumpeting the largest load of lumber ever to leave Chicago. "And thus Chicago's priorities were starkly laid out right there on that page," begins Chris Jones in the introduction to this new collection. "Hog butcher for the world and windy self-promoter, specializing in commerce-driven superlatives. The arts came a poor third. Critics would rail against that perceived set of civic priorities for years." The Chicago of today, on the other hand, is regarded as one of the world's premier cities for theater, and no one has had a more consistent front-row seat to its ascendance than the Chicago Tribune theater critics. Bigger, Brighter, Louder weaves together more than 150 years of Tribune reviews into a compelling narrative, pairing full reviews with commentary and history. With a sharp eye for telling details and a keen sense of historical context, Jones, longtime chief Tribune theater critic, takes readers through decades of highs and lows, successes and failures. The book showcases fascinating early reviews of actors and shows that would go on to achieve phenomenal success, including a tryout of A Raisin in the Sun with newcomer Sidney Poitier and the first major review of The Producers. It also delves into the rare and the unusual, such as a previously unpublished Tennessee Williams interview and a long conversation with Edward Albee's mother. Bigger, Brighter, Louder offers a vital store of primary documents about Chicago arts and a riveting look at the history behind the city's rise to theatrical greatness.

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