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Hyperion, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. No illustrations. CONDITION: NEW/UNREAD 1998 Hyperion large (634 pages) trade paperback, first edition stated, 1st printing. Unfortunately, no illustrations. Foreword by Mikhail Baryshnikov. CONTENT: takes an already popular yet sometimes intimidating subject and makes it accessible and understandable for everyone. Noted dance critic and teacher Robert Greskovic has written an entertaining, reader-friendly book that provides everything the novice needs to learn and to enjoy the ballet. This is a wonderful book, HOWEVER, there are a couple of drawbacks: first, this isn't a book you can give your 10 year-old daughter to enjoy - this is a book for high school readers +; second, obviously newer ballets are not covered.

Southern Illinois Univ. Press, 2005. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket Issued. Some B&W drawings and photos. CONDITION: Like New, appears one chapter may have been perused) 2005 Southern Illinois Univ. Press hardcover (gray boards with silver foil title and decoration), NO DJ issued, 2nd edition, 1st printing. Some B&W drawings and photos. Foreword by Romulus Linney. CONTENT: This guidebook for transforming actual American figures and events into dramatic form has aided many communities and groups in writing, planning, and producing first-rate historical dramas. The new edition of Creating Historical Drama: A Guide for Communities, Theatre Groups, and Playwrights features updated examples of drama and dramatic activities from short indoor productions to large-scale, outdoor historical dramas; new material about funding, economic impact on communities, budgeting, and marketing; and current information on physical theatre development. Responding to a national interest in… Read More

Kensington, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Tsukushi/Lott dust jacket art; Chapter decorations. CONDITION: NEW 2020 Kensington hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. Tsukushi/Lott dust jacket art; Chapter decorations. CONTENT: On the cusp of the twentieth century, Manhattan is a lively metropolis buzzing with talent. But after a young soprano meets an untimely end on stage, can one go-getting leading lady hit the right notes in a case of murder? New York City, 1899. When it comes to show business, Gilded Age opera singer Ella Shane wears the pants. The unconventional diva breaks the mold by assuming "trouser roles"-male characters played by women-and captivating audiences far and wide with her travelling theatre company. But Ella's flair for the dramatic takes a terrifying turn when an overacting Juliet to her Romeo drinks real poison during the final act of Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Weeks after the woman's death is ruled a tragic… Read More

Celebra/Penguin, 2013. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. As New/No Jacket Issued. 2 B&W era photo sections. CONDITION: UNREAD, but not quite perfect, 2013 Celebra/Penguin trade paperback, 1st paperback edition, 1st printing. Problem: remainder mark bottom edges near spine. CONTENT: The extraordinary life of actress, singer, dancer Ms. Moreno - in Spanish.