Overview

Enter the Players is the first book to look closely at the careers of hundreds of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway stage actors in New York. Over 900 actors, singers, dancers, and comics from the twentieth-century theatre are covered, from Maude Adams and Al Jolson at the turn of the century, to recent talents such as Matthew Broderick, Audra McDonald, and Brian Stokes Mitchell. All the famous names are here, but also included are dozens of not-so-well-known actors, many of them familiar favorites in their day or character actors who appeared in many shows but never became name stars. Each player is discussed in a brief biography, followed by a complete list of every play and character they performed in New York.

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The book is a great browse, with something interesting wherever you open it. The Post-Standard/Stars, (Syracuse, Ny) The guide is easy to use and is an excellent one-stop shopping source for concise information on theatrical performers...This work is recommended for all large reference collections, both in public and academic libraries. American Reference Books Annual (ARBA) Hischak's daunting task, to create a useful and reasonably comprehensive reference tool for the vast panoply of performers who have graced the New York stage in the past century, is met by the strength of his book's individual entries. CHOICE A theatre resource that has no parallel...The information included cannot be found in any other single volume, so well organized for easy retrieval. Talkinbroadway.Com

The book is a great browse, with something interesting wherever you open it. The Post-Standard/Stars, (Syracuse, Ny) The guide is easy to use and is an excellent one-stop shopping source for concise information on theatrical performers...This work is recommended for all large reference collections, both in public and academic libraries. Arba Hischak's daunting task, to create a useful and reasonably comprehensive reference tool for the vast panoply of performers who have graced the New York stage in the past century, is met by the strength of his book's individual entries. Choice A theatre resource that has no parallel...The information included cannot be found in any other single volume, so well organized for easy retrieval. Www.Talkinbroadway.Com

The book is a great browse, with something interesting wherever you open it. The Post-Standard/Stars, (Syracuse, Ny) The guide is easy to use and is an excellent one-stop shopping source for concise information on theatrical performers...This work is recommended for all large reference collections, both in public and academic libraries. American Reference Books Annual Hischak's daunting task, to create a useful and reasonably comprehensive reference tool for the vast panoply of performers who have graced the New York stage in the past century, is met by the strength of his book's individual entries. CHOICE A theatre resource that has no parallel...The information included cannot be found in any other single volume, so well organized for easy retrieval. Talkinbroadway.Com

Author Information

Thomas S. Hischak is professor of theatre at State University of New York at Cortland. He is the author of a number of books and published plays, including Boy Loses Girl: Broadway's Librettists (Scarecrow Press, 2002).

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