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It is easy – a no-brainer, really – to recommend this book to anyone who loves the performing arts. It is also relevant for anyone pondering a career in theatre and film! Savor her memories, mainly reprised in her own voice – and keep the legacy of this remarkable and talented woman as vital as she was in person. * Live Design * Her significant contributions to the development of Off-Broadway theater, her distaste for Hollywood, the job interviews she suffered through, the industry giants she worked with (including Jerome Robbins, Hal Prince, and Bob Fosse), and the struggles and successes of her career are presented in twelve chapters of vivid autobiographical anecdotes written in her naturally engaging, open, and witty style. * DC Theater Arts * A work of art in itself, celebrating and showcasing Zipprodt’s creativity. * LouReviews *

Her significant contributions to the development of Off-Broadway theater, her distaste for Hollywood, the job interviews she suffered through, the industry giants she worked with (including Jerome Robbins, Hal Prince, and Bob Fosse), and the struggles and successes of her career are presented in twelve chapters of vivid autobiographical anecdotes written in her naturally engaging, open, and witty style ... There is also a foreword by two of Zipprodt’s closest long-time friends, actor Joel Grey and costume designer Ann Hould-Ward, discussing the impact she had on them, both professionally and personally, in a beautiful tribute to “a true original.” * DC Theater Arts * A work of art in itself, celebrating and showcasing Zipprodt’s creativity. * LouReviews *

It is easy – a no-brainer, really – to recommend this book to anyone who loves the performing arts. It is also relevant for anyone pondering a career in theatre and film! Savor her memories, mainly reprised in her own voice – and keep the legacy of this remarkable and talented woman as vital as she was in person. * Live Design * Her significant contributions to the development of Off-Broadway theater, her distaste for Hollywood, the job interviews she suffered through, the industry giants she worked with (including Jerome Robbins, Hal Prince, and Bob Fosse), and the struggles and successes of her career are presented in twelve chapters of vivid autobiographical anecdotes written in her naturally engaging, open, and witty style ... There is also a foreword by two of Zipprodt’s closest long-time friends, actor Joel Grey and costume designer Ann Hould-Ward, discussing the impact she had on them, both professionally and personally, in a beautiful tribute to “a true original.” * DC Theater Arts * A work of art in itself, celebrating and showcasing Zipprodt’s creativity. * LouReviews *

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Patricia Zipprodt (1925-99) was one of Broadway's pioneering costume designers, working with legendary directors Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Hal Prince, and Mike Nichols on the iconic musicals Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago, Cabaret, and Pippin, and the movie classic The Graduate. Arnold Wengrow served as an associate editor for Theatre Design and Technology (TD&T), published by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). His biographical articles on theatre personalities were published in American National Biography. His articles on theatrical design have appeared in Entertainment Design and TD&T. He curated and wrote the catalog for Observe and Show: The Theatre Art of Michael Annals for the Theatre Museum, London, 2003. His book The Designs of Santo Loquasto was published in 2017.

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