Overview
Moss Hart's ""Act One,"" which Lincoln Center Theater presented in 2014 as a play written and directed by James Lapine, is one of the great American memoirs, a glorious memorial to a bygone age filled with all the wonder, drama, and heartbreak that surrounded Broadway in the early twentieth century. Hart's story inspired a generation of theatergoers, dramatists, and readers everywhere as he eloquently chronicled his impoverished childhood and his long, determined struggle to reach the opening night of his first Broadway hit. ""Act One"" is the quintessential American success story.
Full Product Details
Author: Moss Hart ,
Dr Christopher Hart (Lancaster University UK) ,
Woody Allen
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 23.10cm
Weight: 0.476kg
ISBN: 9781250050892
ISBN 10: 1250050898
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 11 February 2014
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Act One is legendary in the theatre world for one simple reason: it speaks personally to those of us who have chosen a life on or around the stage. Hart's recollection of his partnership with George S. Kaufman struck a particular chord for me as I too was lucky enough at a young age to have collaborated with a theatre legend, in my case Stephen Sondheim. It has been a thrill to bring this beautifully written memoir to the stage and to introduce the book to a new generation of theatre lovers. -- James Lapine Moss Hart's Act One is not only the best book ever written about the American theater, but one of the great American autobiographies, by turns gripping, hilarious and searing. --Frank Rich Is Act One for you? Only if you know that theater is spelled theat re , cast albums are not soundtracks, and intermission is twice as fun as halftime. In that case, not only is Act One for you -- it is immediate and required reading. --Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever and the forthcoming Five, Six, Seven, Nate!
Moss Hart's Act One is not only the best book ever written about the American theater, but one of the great American autobiographies, by turns gripping, hilarious and searing. Frank Rich Reading Act One is like going to a wonderful dinner party and being seated next to a man who is more charming, more interesting, smarter, and funnier than you ever knew men were capable of being. Moss Hart is alive in these pages, and I am in love with him. Ann Patchett, author of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage and Bel Canto Is Act One for you? Only if you know that theater is spelled theat re, cast albums are not soundtracks, and intermission is twice as fun as halftime. In that case, not only is Act One for you--it is immediate and required reading. Tim Federle, author of Better Nate Than Ever and Five, Six, Seven, Nate! Act One is legendary in the theater world for one simple reason: it speaks personally to those of us who have chosen a life on or around the stage. James Lapine
Author Information
MOSS HART, born in New York City in 1904, began his career as a playwright in 1925 and achieved his first major success in the 1930 collaboration with George S. Kaufman, Once in a Lifetime. With Kaufmann, he also wrote such American classics as The Man Who Came to Dinner and You Can't Take it With You, winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize. Hart also gained universal recognition for his award-winning direction of many shows, including My Fair Lady and Camelot. He died in 1961.
