Joy Ride: Show People and Their Shows

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Drama History & Criticism, Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Cover of the book Joy Ride: Show People and Their Shows by John Lahr, W. W. Norton & Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: John Lahr ISBN: 9780393246377
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: September 21, 2015
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: John Lahr
ISBN: 9780393246377
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: September 21, 2015
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

“Lahr creates a book worthy of its title: It is a living celebration of theater itself.”—Caryn James, New York Times Book Review

Joy Ride throws open the stage door and introduces readers to such makers of contemporary drama as Arthur Miller, Tony Kushner, Wallace Shawn, Harold Pinter, David Rabe, David Mamet, Mike Nichols, and August Wilson. Lahr takes us to the cabin in the woods that Arthur Miller built in order to write Death of a Salesman; we walk with August Wilson through the Pittsburgh ghetto where we encounter the inspiration for his great cycle; we sit with Ingmar Bergman at the Kunglinga Theatre in Stockholm, where he attended his first play; we visit with Harold Pinter at his London home and learn the source of the feisty David Mamet’s legendary ear for dialogue.

In its juxtaposition of biographical detail and critical analysis, Joy Ride explores with insight and panache not only the lives of the theatricals but the liveliness of the stage worlds they have created.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

“Lahr creates a book worthy of its title: It is a living celebration of theater itself.”—Caryn James, New York Times Book Review

Joy Ride throws open the stage door and introduces readers to such makers of contemporary drama as Arthur Miller, Tony Kushner, Wallace Shawn, Harold Pinter, David Rabe, David Mamet, Mike Nichols, and August Wilson. Lahr takes us to the cabin in the woods that Arthur Miller built in order to write Death of a Salesman; we walk with August Wilson through the Pittsburgh ghetto where we encounter the inspiration for his great cycle; we sit with Ingmar Bergman at the Kunglinga Theatre in Stockholm, where he attended his first play; we visit with Harold Pinter at his London home and learn the source of the feisty David Mamet’s legendary ear for dialogue.

In its juxtaposition of biographical detail and critical analysis, Joy Ride explores with insight and panache not only the lives of the theatricals but the liveliness of the stage worlds they have created.

More books from W. W. Norton & Company

Cover of the book The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes by John Lahr
Cover of the book Loverboys by John Lahr
Cover of the book Duino Elegies (A Bilingual Edition) by John Lahr
Cover of the book If Only I Had Known...: Avoiding Common Mistakes in Couples Therapy by John Lahr
Cover of the book Carnival: A Novel by John Lahr
Cover of the book Travelers: A Novel by John Lahr
Cover of the book Hakomi Mindfulness-Centered Somatic Psychotherapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice by John Lahr
Cover of the book Eavesdropping: A Memoir of Blindness and Listening by John Lahr
Cover of the book Brawl & Jag: Poems by John Lahr
Cover of the book Alone on the Wall (Expanded edition) by John Lahr
Cover of the book The Right Madness on Skye: Poems by John Lahr
Cover of the book How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care) by John Lahr
Cover of the book The Underworld: A Novel by John Lahr
Cover of the book The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars by John Lahr
Cover of the book The Social Neuroscience of Education: Optimizing Attachment and Learning in the Classroom by John Lahr
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy