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"From The Lion King to Moose Murders and from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, celebrate the Drama Desk Award-winning artwork of Frank ""Fraver"" Verlizzo with more than 250 of his theatre poster designs from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and around the globe. For the first time in his five-decade career, this monograph collection will take you behind-the-scenes into the world of theatrical advertising through a rare look at 40 unpublished poster sketches for some of Broadway's favorite shows, hilarious career anecdotes, and commentary from theatre icons, including Bernadette Peters, Dean Pitchford, and Jack Viertel. More than 20 of Fraver's poster designs for the works of Stephen Sondheim are spotlighted, as well as those created for Rodgers & Hammerstein, The Kennedy Center, and New York City Center's Encores! series. This is the perfect collection for students and fans of the theatre, graphic design and advertising, and the arts in general. AUTHOR: Frank ""Fraver"" Verlizzo has created poster art for more than 300 productions including The Lion King, Deathtrap, and Sweeney Todd. Playbill has called him, ""the theatre poster legend."" SELLING POINTS: . Celebrate the Drama Desk Award-winning artwork of Frank ""Fraver"" Verlizzo with 250 theatre poster designs . Designs from Broadway, Off-Broadway, and around the globe, including work for Stephen Sondheim . Go ""backstage"" with Fraver through comp sketches, career anecdotes, and commentary from theatre glitterati 260 colour images"

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Frank “Fraver” Verlizzo has created poster art for more than 300 productions including The Lion King, Deathtrap, and Sweeney Todd. Playbill has called him, “the theatre poster legend.”

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