On Broadway: From Rent to Revolution - Hardcover

Drew Hodges

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847848248 ISBN 13: 9780847848249

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, 2016

Synopsis

On Broadway is not only filled with never-before-heard backstage stories of 20 years of theatrical productions, it's also the first illustrated book to look at Broadway--and New York--through the eyes of SpotCo, the graphic designers who shine city (and nation)-wide spotlights on the "Great White Way". An oral history homage to New York, theater-going, and the creative process, from the actors, actresses, and behind-the scenes people who put on a show, it is filled with so many never-before seen photographs, posters, and ephemera that readers will feel that they are front row-center to the behind-the-curtain process (and drama) involved in creating a hit show.

Filled with more stars, images, and remembrances than an opening night party at Sardi's, On Broadway shines a spotlight on the last 20 years of hits, from the innovative and unforgettable campaign for Jonathan Larson's Rent, up through and including Broadway's latest success, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton. Readers will be ushered to their front-row-center seat to witness the creativity and creative process involved in bringing Broadway's brightest off the stage and into the public.

About this title

About the Author

Drew Hodges is the founder of SpotCo, the revolutionary design company responsible for such iconic campaigns as Rent and Chicago.

David Sedaris is the internationally renowned author of books including Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, and Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls. He is also a frequent (and beloved) contributor to National Public Radio and the New Yorker.

Scott Rudin is a pre-eminent producer, and one of the few people to have won an Emmy, an Oscar, a Tony, and a Grammy. His producing credits include: No Country for Old Men (film), The Social Network (film), Doubt (film & play), Closer (film & play), The Book of Mormon (musical & forthcoming film), The History Boys (film & play), Fences (play), and many others.

From the Back Cover

A visual and oral history of the past twenty years of theater, On Broadway pulls back the curtain to reveal the creative process involved in bringing a Broadway show to the stage and into the public consciousness through the words of Broadway’s most famous personalities and the art of SpotCo. The art created for a show provides audiences with a tangible, visual, and emotional connection with the theatrical experience. This collection of hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos, concept art, and posters, as well as personal anecdotes by and with some of Broadway’s most beloved stars, including John Leguizamo, Berry Gordy, Alison Bechdel, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Ruffalo, Patrick Stewart, Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, Harvey Fierstein, Sting, Dolly Parton, Neil LaBute, Cherry Jones, and more serves as the document of record of the shows and performers that have graced New York stages for the past two decades.Stories and art cover working with Jonathan Larson’s family and the producers on the campaign for Rent; Nicole Kidman on her decision to bare all during her photo shoot for The Blue Room; selling the hip-hop Hamilton; and collaborating with the legendary Kander and Ebb on their revival of Chicago, in addition to stories about shows such as Annie Get Your Gun, Young Frankenstein, Freak, Avenue Q, Shrek, Pippin, Elaine Stritch: At Liberty, Gypsy, and Kinky Boots.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847848248
• ISBN 13: 9780847848249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224