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The Voodoo That They Did So Well: The Wizards Who Invented the New York Stage

The Voodoo That They Did So Well: The Wizards Who Invented the New York Stage

by StefanKanfer (Author)

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    Hardcover 2007

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Synopsis

In sparkling profiles Stefan Kanfer takes an endearing look at the personalities who helped make Broadway what it is today. Chapters are devoted to the lives of such greats as Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, and Lorenzo Da Ponte. Also considered are the shining stars of New York's vibrant Yiddish theater and the colorful personalities who starred in two-a-day vaudeville.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 240
 Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc
Published: 25 May 2007
ISBN 10: 156663735X
ISBN 13: 9781566637350

Media Reviews
I'm behind anybody 100% who quotes Cole Porter. And by the way, what a writer Kanfer is! I'm thinking seriously of trusting him wth my life. -- Elaine Stritch, former Broadway diva
...celebrates past and present theater notables who made Broadway the heart of showbiz. * Publishers Weekly *
Entertainingly rendered examination....a marvelous writer....Lots of good stuff packed into a tight little book. * Blue Ridge Business Journal *
Mr. Kanfer's essays...are filled with such piquant biographical detail. -- Erich Eichman * The Wall Street Journal *
An outstanding, lively history, this will appeal to any collection strong in Broadway history and analysis. * Internet Bookwatch *
This book offers an affectionate glance back at several of the major figures whose work has impacted the development of New York's theatre world into an institution of mythic proportions. * New Theatre Quarterly *
The book is a useful and successful effort to inform the present American public about the giants who legitimized vaudeville and the musical on the New York stage and consequently elsewhere. * Journal of American Culture *
Author Bio
Stefan Kanfer's writings and criticism have appeared in most major publications, and his more recent books include Stardust Lost: A History of the Yiddish Theater; Ball of Fire, about the sources of Lucille Ball's comedy; Groucho; and The Last Empire, a social history of the De Beers diamond company. At Time magazine for more than twenty years, he is now a contributing editor of City Journal and a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library. He lives in Hastings on Hudson, New York.