Designing Broadway: How Derek McLane and Other Acclaimed Set Designers Create the Visual World of Theatre
Designing Broadway: How Derek McLane and Other Acclaimed Set Designers Create the Visual World of Theatre
Details
Author: Mell, Eila
Brand: Running Press Adult
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 272
Release Date: 22-11-2022
Part Number: 9780762480364
Details: In this richly illustrated and information-packed celebration of Broadway set design, Tony Award–winning designer Derek McLane explores the craft while reflecting on some of the greatest stage productions of the past few decades.
Together with other leading set design and theatre talents, McLane invites us into the immersive and exhilarating experience of building the striking visual worlds that have brought so many of our favorite stories to life. Discover how designers generate innovative ideas, research period and place, solve staging challenges, and collaborate with directors, projectionists, costume designers, and other artists to capture the essence of a show in powerful scenic design.
With co-writer Eila Mell, McLane and contributors discuss Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Hadestown, Beautiful, and many more of the most iconic productions of our generation. Among the Broadway luminaries who contribute are John Lee Beatty, Danny Burstein, Cameron Crowe, Ethan Hawke, Moisés Kaufman, Carole King, Kenny Leon, Santo Loquasto, Kathleen Marshall, Lynn Nottage, David Rabe, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Wallace Shawn, John Leguizamo, and Robin Wagner.
Filled with personal sketches and photographs fromthe artists’ archives, this stunningly designed book is truly a behind-the-scenes journey that theatre fans will love.
EAN: 9780762480364
Package Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.4 x 1.1 inches
Languages: English
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