Madeline Kahn

Author : William V. Madison
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617037627

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Madeline Kahn by William V. Madison Pdf

Best known for her Oscar-nominated roles in the smash hits Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles, Madeline Kahn (1942–1999) was one of the most popular comedians of her time—and one of the least understood. She turned out as reserved and refined as her characters were bold and bawdy. Almost a Method actor in her approach, she took her work seriously. When crew members and audiences laughed, she asked why—as if they were laughing at her—and all her life she remained unsure of her gifts. William V. Madison examines Kahn’s film career, including not only her triumphs with Mel Brooks and Peter Bogdanovich, but also her overlooked performances in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother and Judy Berlin, her final film. Her work in television—notably her sitcoms—also comes into focus. New York theater showered her with accolades, but also with remarkably bad luck, culminating in a disastrous outing in On the Twentieth Century that wrecked her reputation on Broadway. Only with her Tony-winning performance in The Sisters Rosensweig, fifteen years later, did Kahn regain her standing. Drawing on new interviews with family, friends, and such colleagues as Lily Tomlin, Carol Burnett, Gene Wilder, Harold Prince, and Eileen Brennan, as well as archival press and private writings, Madison uncovers Kahn’s lonely childhood and her struggles as a single woman working to provide for her erratic mother. Above all, Madison reveals the paramount importance of music in Kahn’s life. A talented singer, Kahn entertained offers for operatic engagements long after she was an established Hollywood star, and she treated each script as a score. As Kahn told one friend, her ambition was “to be the music.”

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1391 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Musical Theatre Actresses by Wikipedia contributors Pdf

Author : Henry Murray
Publisher : Original Works Publishing
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781630920647

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Monkey Adored by Henry Murray Pdf

Synopsis: What if animals evolved to the point where they could talk, sit in cafes and carry on interspecies love affairs? What if they decided to seek revenge on the humans who have subjugated them throughout history? A hybrid of ribald sex comedy and action/thriller MONKEY ADORED was lauded as a “Critic’s Pick” by Backstage. Cast Size: 4 Males, 2 Females

Author : Jason Milligan,Deborah Cowles Scott,Robert Spera
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Acting
ISBN : 0573690367

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Actors Write for Actors by Jason Milligan,Deborah Cowles Scott,Robert Spera Pdf

Author : Donald Margulies
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0822217694

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What's Wrong with this Picture? by Donald Margulies Pdf

THE STORY: L.A. Weekly writes: Donald Margulies' very Jewish Blithe Spirit is full of surprises...Opening at the end of shiva, the play is the story of grief-stricken dry-cleaner Mort, whose wife, Shirley, died the week before after choking o

Author : Mark Whitaker
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451697995

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Cosby by Mark Whitaker Pdf

The first major biography of an American icon, comedian Bill Cosby. Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associates, it is a frank, fun and fascinating account of his life and historic legacy. Far from the gentle worlds of his routines or TV shows, Cosby grew up in a Philadelphia housing project, the son of an alcoholic, largely absent father and a loving but overworked mother. With novelistic detail, award winning journalist Mark Whitaker tells the story of how, after dropping out of high school, Cosby turned his life around by joining the Navy, talking his way into college, and seizing his first breaks as a stand-up comedian. Published on the 30th anniversary of The Cosby Show, the book reveals the behind-the-scenes story of that groundbreaking sitcom as well as Cosby’s bestselling albums, breakout role on I Spy, and pioneering place in children’s TV. But it also deals with professional setbacks and personal dramas, from an affair that sparked public scandal to the murder of his only son, and the private influence of his wife of fifty years, Camille Cosby. Whitaker explores the roots of Cosby’s controversial stands on race, as well as “the Cosby effect” that helped pave the way for a black president. For any fan of Bill Cosby’s work, and any student of American television, comedy, or social history, Cosby: His Life and Times is an essential read.

Author : Bob Perlow,Richard John Cummins
Publisher : Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781455621514

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The Warmup Guy by Bob Perlow,Richard John Cummins Pdf

Author : Madeleine Kahn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317249009

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Why are We Reading Ovid's Handbook on Rape? by Madeleine Kahn Pdf

Why Are We Reading Ovid's Handbook on Rape? raises feminist issues in a way that reminds people why they matter. We eavesdrop on the vivid student characters in their hilarious, frustrating, and thought-provoking efforts to create strong and flexible selves against the background of representations of women in contemporary and classical Western literature. Young women working together in a group make surprising choices about what to learn, and how to go about learning it. Along the way they pose some provocative questions about how well traditional education serves women. Equally engaging is Kahn's own journey as she confronts questions that are fundamental to women, to teachers, to students and to parents: Why do we read? What can we teach? and What does gender have to do with it?

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1664 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular Tony Award Winners by Wikipedia contributors Pdf

Author : Philip Furia,Laurie Patterson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199792665

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The Songs of Hollywood by Philip Furia,Laurie Patterson Pdf

From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand, The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. Extremely well-illustrated with 200 film stills, this delightful book sheds much light on some of Hollywood's best known and loved repertoire, explaining how the film industry made certain songs memorable, and highlighting important moments of film history along the way. The book focuses on how the songs were presented in the movies, from early talkies where actors portrayed singers "performing" the songs, to the Golden Age in which characters burst into expressive, integral song--not as a "performance" but as a spontaneous outpouring of feeling. The book looks at song presentation in 1930s classics with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and in 1940s gems with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. The authors also look at the decline of the genre since 1960, when most original musicals were replaced by film versions of Broadway hits such as My Fair Lady.

Author : Bob Schieffer
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781101145289

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Bob Schieffer's America by Bob Schieffer Pdf

The Face the Nation commentator delivers ?a fitting companion to his career memoir, This Just In? (Texas Monthly). Bob Schieffer?s America brings together 171 of his smart, humorous, and pitch-perfect essays: from today?s hard issues to the human stories that show readers who they are; from politics and presidents and tragedy to the things that touch them, make them laugh, or record the small shifts in culture that just creep up. In addition, Schieffer has written ?commentaries on my commentaries? that run throughout the book, offering further anecdotes, reflections, updates, and insights.

Author : Dan Dietz
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786457311

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Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007 by Dan Dietz Pdf

Despite an often unfair reputation as being less popular, less successful, or less refined than their bona-fide Broadway counterparts, Off Broadway musicals deserve their share of critical acclaim and study. A number of shows originally staged Off Broadway have gone on to their own successful Broadway runs, from the ever-popular A Chorus Line and Rent to more off-beat productions like Avenue Q and Little Shop of Horrors. And while it remains to be seen if other popular Off Broadway shows like Stomp, Blue Man Group, and Altar Boyz will make it to the larger Broadway theaters, their Off Broadway runs have been enormously successful in their own right. This book discusses more than 1,800 Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway, showcase, and workshop musical productions. It includes detailed descriptions of Off Broadway musicals that closed in previews or in rehearsal, selected musicals that opened in Brooklyn and in New Jersey, and American operas that opened in New York, along with general overviews of Off Broadway institutions such as the Light Opera of Manhattan. The typical entry includes the name of the host theater or theaters; the opening date and number of performances; the production's cast and creative team; a list of songs; a brief plot synopsis; and general comments and reviews from the New York critics. Besides the individual entries, the book also includes a preface, a bibliography, and 21 appendices including a discography, filmography, a list of published scripts, and lists of musicals categorized by topic and composer.

Author : John Stewart
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 6404 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476603292

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Broadway Musicals, 1943-2004 by John Stewart Pdf

On March 31, 1943, the musical Oklahoma! premiered and the modern era of the Broadway musical was born. Since that time, the theatres of Broadway have staged hundreds of musicals--some more noteworthy than others, but all in their own way a part of American theatre history. With more than 750 entries, this comprehensive reference work provides information on every musical produced on Broadway since Oklahoma's 1943 debut. Each entry begins with a brief synopsis of the show, followed by a three-part history: first, the pre-Broadway story of the show, including out-of-town try-outs and Broadway previews; next, the Broadway run itself, with dates, theatres, and cast and crew, including replacements, chorus and understudies, songs, gossip, and notes on reviews and awards; and finally, post-Broadway information with a detailed list of later notable productions, along with important reviews and awards.

Author : Boze Hadleigh
Publisher : Back Stage Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307830135

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Broadway Babylon by Boze Hadleigh Pdf

The first book of theater celebrity gossip, can you believe it? Here's the book that airs Broadway's dirty laundry! Inspired by the classic Hollywood Babylon (in print for more than forty years, more than 100,000 copies sold), Broadway Babylon presents a hyper-entertaining look at the Great White Way's biggest scandals, best-kept secrets, and most over-the-top feuds. Author Boze Hadleigh, the preeminent disher of celebrity dish, serves up 400 pages of tasty, never-before-told stories about such show-biz icons as Ethel Merman, Tennessee Williams, Lucille Ball, Bette Davis, and many, many others. Get it while it's hot!

Author : Marc Raymond Strauss
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476636320

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Discovering Musicals by Marc Raymond Strauss Pdf

One of the few studies that cover both Broadway and Hollywood musicals, this book explores a majority of the most famous musicals over the past two centuries plus a select number of overlooked gems. Doubling as an introductory college and university text for musical, dance and theater majors and a guide for both musical connoisseurs and novices, the book includes YouTube references of nearly 1000 examples of dances and songs from musicals.