Author: Lanie Robertson
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573681844
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
"Deals with one of the last appearances of Billie Holiday." -- p.7 | May include musicians.
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill
Author: Lanie Robertson
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573681844
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
"Deals with one of the last appearances of Billie Holiday." -- p.7 | May include musicians.
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573681844
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
"Deals with one of the last appearances of Billie Holiday." -- p.7 | May include musicians.
The Insanity of Mary Girard
Author: Lanie Robertson
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573622274
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Brian's older brother thinks he's too small to play ball with them, but he shows them he's not.
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 9780573622274
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Brian's older brother thinks he's too small to play ball with them, but he shows them he's not.
Billie Holiday
Author: John Szwed
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101614706
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
• Kirkus Best Books of 2015 selection for Biography • Published in celebration of Holiday’s centenary, the first biography to focus on the singer’s extraordinary musical talent When Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia’s studios in November 1933, it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and influential career in twentieth-century popular music. Her voice weathered countless shifts in public taste, and new reincarnations of her continue to arrive, most recently in the form of singers like Amy Winehouse and Adele. Most of the writing on Holiday has focused on the tragic details of her life—her prostitution at the age of fourteen, her heroin addiction and alcoholism, her series of abusive relationships—or tried to correct the many fabrications of her autobiography. But now, Billie Holiday stays close to the music, to her performance style, and to the self she created and put into print, on record and on stage. Drawing on a vast amount of new material that has surfaced in the last decade, critically acclaimed jazz writer John Szwed considers how her life inflected her art, her influences, her uncanny voice and rhythmic genius, a number of her signature songs, and her legacy.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101614706
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
• Kirkus Best Books of 2015 selection for Biography • Published in celebration of Holiday’s centenary, the first biography to focus on the singer’s extraordinary musical talent When Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia’s studios in November 1933, it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and influential career in twentieth-century popular music. Her voice weathered countless shifts in public taste, and new reincarnations of her continue to arrive, most recently in the form of singers like Amy Winehouse and Adele. Most of the writing on Holiday has focused on the tragic details of her life—her prostitution at the age of fourteen, her heroin addiction and alcoholism, her series of abusive relationships—or tried to correct the many fabrications of her autobiography. But now, Billie Holiday stays close to the music, to her performance style, and to the self she created and put into print, on record and on stage. Drawing on a vast amount of new material that has surfaced in the last decade, critically acclaimed jazz writer John Szwed considers how her life inflected her art, her influences, her uncanny voice and rhythmic genius, a number of her signature songs, and her legacy.
Dot
Author: Colman Domingo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780573705229
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house. But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for themselves. This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, midlife crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780573705229
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
The holidays are always a wild family affair at the Shealy house. But this year, Dotty and her three grown children gather with more than exchanging presents on their minds. As Dotty struggles to hold on to her memory, her children must fight to balance care for their mother and care for themselves. This twisted and hilarious new play grapples unflinchingly with aging parents, midlife crises, and the heart of a West Philly neighborhood.
Becoming Dr. Ruth
Author: Mark St. Germain
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822231182
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few, however, know the incredible journey that preceded it. From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a sniper, to her struggle to succeed as a single mother newly-arrived in America, Mark St. Germain deftly illuminates this remarkable woman's untold story. BECOMING DR. RUTH is filled with the humor, honesty, and life-affirming spirit of Karola Ruth Siegel, the girl who became "Dr. Ruth," America’s most famous sex therapist.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 0822231182
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. Few, however, know the incredible journey that preceded it. From fleeing the Nazis in the Kindertransport and joining the Haganah in Jerusalem as a sniper, to her struggle to succeed as a single mother newly-arrived in America, Mark St. Germain deftly illuminates this remarkable woman's untold story. BECOMING DR. RUTH is filled with the humor, honesty, and life-affirming spirit of Karola Ruth Siegel, the girl who became "Dr. Ruth," America’s most famous sex therapist.
A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z
Author: John Robert Allman
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593377877
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Broadway babies, it's never too early to learn about the great women of American musical theater! From Audra McDonald to Liza with a "Z," this is a showstopping alphabet board book featuring your favorite leading ladies of the Broadway stage. Step into the spotlight and celebrate a cavalcade of Broadway's legendary leading ladies. Start with "A" for six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, then sing and dance your way through the alphabet with beloved entertainers like Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Lea Salonga, and Liza Minnelli! With their signature voices and iconic roles, these talented women have created some of the greatest moments in musical theater history. Broadway fans and theater lovers everywhere will give a standing ovation to this one-of-a-kind tribute full of toe-tapping rhymes, with illustrations as bright and beautiful as the shining lights on any marquee.
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0593377877
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43
Book Description
Broadway babies, it's never too early to learn about the great women of American musical theater! From Audra McDonald to Liza with a "Z," this is a showstopping alphabet board book featuring your favorite leading ladies of the Broadway stage. Step into the spotlight and celebrate a cavalcade of Broadway's legendary leading ladies. Start with "A" for six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, then sing and dance your way through the alphabet with beloved entertainers like Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Lea Salonga, and Liza Minnelli! With their signature voices and iconic roles, these talented women have created some of the greatest moments in musical theater history. Broadway fans and theater lovers everywhere will give a standing ovation to this one-of-a-kind tribute full of toe-tapping rhymes, with illustrations as bright and beautiful as the shining lights on any marquee.
Mothers and Sons
Author: Terrence McNally
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 0822231832
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
At turns funny and powerful, MOTHERS AND SONS portrays a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son's partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son. Challenged to face how society has changed around her, generations collide as she revisits the past and begins to see the life her son might have led.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 0822231832
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
At turns funny and powerful, MOTHERS AND SONS portrays a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son's partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son. Challenged to face how society has changed around her, generations collide as she revisits the past and begins to see the life her son might have led.
Lady Sings the Blues
Author: Billie Holiday
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767923863
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Perfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation—a fiftieth-anniversary edition updated with stunning new photos, a revised discography, and an insightful foreword by music writer David Ritz Taking the reader on a fast-moving journey from Billie Holiday’s rough-and-tumble Baltimore childhood (where she ran errands at a whorehouse in exchange for the chance to listen to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith albums), to her emergence on Harlem’s club scene, to sold-out performances with the Count Basie Orchestra and with Artie Shaw and his band, this revelatory memoir is notable for its trenchant observations on the racism that darkened Billie’s life and the heroin addiction that ended it too soon. We are with her during the mesmerizing debut of “Strange Fruit”; with her as she rubs shoulders with the biggest movie stars and musicians of the day (Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Clark Gable, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and more); and with her through the scrapes with Jim Crow, spats with Sarah Vaughan, ignominious jailings, and tragic decline. All of this is told in Holiday’s tart, streetwise style and hip patois that makes it read as if it were written yesterday.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767923863
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Perfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation—a fiftieth-anniversary edition updated with stunning new photos, a revised discography, and an insightful foreword by music writer David Ritz Taking the reader on a fast-moving journey from Billie Holiday’s rough-and-tumble Baltimore childhood (where she ran errands at a whorehouse in exchange for the chance to listen to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith albums), to her emergence on Harlem’s club scene, to sold-out performances with the Count Basie Orchestra and with Artie Shaw and his band, this revelatory memoir is notable for its trenchant observations on the racism that darkened Billie’s life and the heroin addiction that ended it too soon. We are with her during the mesmerizing debut of “Strange Fruit”; with her as she rubs shoulders with the biggest movie stars and musicians of the day (Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Clark Gable, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and more); and with her through the scrapes with Jim Crow, spats with Sarah Vaughan, ignominious jailings, and tragic decline. All of this is told in Holiday’s tart, streetwise style and hip patois that makes it read as if it were written yesterday.
The Painted Rocks at Revolver Creek
Author: Athol Fugard
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781559365222
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A challenging examination of race relations in post-apartheid South Africa from an iconic playwright.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781559365222
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
A challenging examination of race relations in post-apartheid South Africa from an iconic playwright.
Ohio State Murders
Author: Adrienne Kennedy
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 0573662355
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
An intriguing, unusual and chilling look at the destructiveness of racism in the U.S.
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN: 0573662355
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
An intriguing, unusual and chilling look at the destructiveness of racism in the U.S.