James Lapine
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic Broadway musical Sunday in the Park with George"--
In 1982 Lapine, at the beginning of his career as a playwright and director, met Stephen Sondheim, nineteen years his senior and already a legendary Broadway composer and lyricist. Shortly thereafter, the two decided to write a musical inspired by Georges Seurat's nineteenth-century painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte....
Author
Language
English
Description
A boy from the Bronx becomes the toast of Broadway. Moss Hart's classic stage autobiography is brought to life, with his son Christopher directing, in a story that illuminates the early years of one of theater's great humorists. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production starring: Paul Culos as Eddie, Sam Harris, and Regan. Heidi Dippold as Lillie Hart, Dorothy Parker. Jake Green as Irving, Slimowitz. Jane Kaczmarek as Aunt Kate, Beatrice Kaufman,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Samuel French
Pub. Date
[1980]
Language
English
Description
This easy to produce, wildly funny comedy is about three generations of a Jewish family. All the fast paced action takes place around an all purpose dining table, sometimes a restaurant table and other times the dining table of a Jewish mother to end all Jewish mothers. Other characters include an exceedingly irreverent younger son, his martini swilling older brother who is married to a shiksa, and the older brother's two kids. Table Settings, a highly...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel, all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with...
Language
English
Description
The fairy tale characters of Little Red Ridinghood, Cinderella, and Jack (and the Beanstalk) are linked together with the characters of a baker and his wife. Their stories intertwine as they all search for something different in the woods. After they have all found happiness, they must band together to fight a giant.
10) Six by Sondheim
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
An intimate and candid look at the life and art of legendary composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim, as revealed through the creation and performance of six of his songs, and remembered by the man himself. The six songs featured in the film are: Something's coming, Opening doors, Send in the clowns, I'm still here, Being alive and Sunday. Art and life are intertwined for Sondheim, and it is a story of both.
15) Passion
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"In 19th century Italy, handsome soldier Giorgio is embroiled in a steamy affair with lovely, and married, Clara. Giorgio is transferred from Milan to a remote military outpost, where he comes in contact with the ailing, homely Fosca, his commanding officer's cousin. Fosca falls instantly and deeply in love with Giorgio, who resists her affections. Gradually, she reveals, and Giorgio learns to appreciate, what is truly beautiful about herself"--Container....
18) Into the woods
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A baker and his wife journey into the woods in search of a cow, a red cape, a pair of golden slippers and some magic beans to lift a curse that has kept them childless. Tony Award winners Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason and the rest of the original Broadway cast weave their magic spell over you in Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, directed by James Lapine, a seamless fusion of fairy tale characters and what happens after "happily ever after."
Author
Publisher
RCA Victor
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
1: Prologue: Into the Woods 11:58; 2: Cindrella at the Grave 1:14; 3: Hello, Little Girl 2:32; 4: I Guess This Is Goodbyej Maybe They're Magic 2:02; 5: I Know Things Now 1:48; 6: A Very Nice Prince First Midnight Giants in the Sky 5:18; 7: Agony 2:26; 8: It Takes Two 2:47; 9: Stay with Me 2:40; 10: On the Steps of the Palace 2:34; 11: Ever After 2:19; 12: Act II Prologue: So Happy 3:48; 13: Agony 2:15; 14: Lament 2:03; 15: Any moment Moments in the...