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This cornucopia of comedy showcases works by major playwrights and emerging young writers, with casts of all sizes and diverse and challenging roles for actors of every age and type. Youll discover such colorful characters as a businessman free-falling from a plane, an embittered sword swallower, a punkish girl skateboarder, and retirees in post-apocalyptic Siberia, alongside plays that unleash the humor in high school reunions, alien invasions, office cubicle farms, and even post-Katrina New Orleans. Perfect for actors, students, theater lovers, and comedy fans, Shorter, Faster, Funnier covers the spectrum of humor, from slyly witty to over-the-top outrageous.Rob Ackerman Billy Aronson John Augustine Pete Barry Dan Berkowitz Adam Bock Eric Coble Philip Dawkins Anton Dudley Christopher Durang Liz Ellison Halley Feiffer Peter Handy Jeffrey Hatcher Amy Herzog Mikhail Horowitz David Ives Caleen Sinnette Jennings Ean Miles Kessler Dan Kois Eric Lane Drew Larimore Warren Leight Mark Harvey Levine Elizabeth Meriwether Michael Mitnick Megan Mostyn-Brown Mark ODonnell Nicole Quinn Wayne Rawley Theresa Rebeck Jacqueline Reingold Laura Shaine Nina Shengold Jane Shepard Edwin Sanchez Samara Siskind Daryl Watson Barbara Wiechmann Mary Louise Wilson Garth Wingfield Gary Winter Elizabeth Wong Dana Yeaton

Em Violão e Identidade Nacional, Marcia Taborda resgata a trajetória do instrumento em terras brasileiras a partir do início do século XIX até os anos de 1930. A pesquisadora mostra como gêneros musi

The book that fans of the Skids and Big Country had been waiting for, this is a critical perspective not only of Stuart Adamsons music and its wider cultural influences, but also the excesses of fame and how the music business really works.It tells the story of how a teenager raised in a small Fife village released his first single at 19, wrote three Top 40 albums in the next three years, was written off as a has-been at 23, but then went on to form a new band, sell millions of records worldwide and tour with the Rolling Stones and David Bowie.Although he was one of the most popular figures in the music industry at the time, Adamsons life was complex; it was cut tragically short with his suicide in Hawaii in December 2001 after he had been reported missing by his family.

Described by Empire Magazine as Britains best ever blues singer, John Martyn was one of rock musics last real mavericks. Despite chronic addiction to alcohol and drugs, he produced a string of matchless albums. Loved by fans and critics, loathed by ex-wives and managers, he survived the music business he despised for forty years.This book documents his upbringing in Glasgow and rise through the Scottish and London folk scenes of the 1960s, his many career highs and lows, and his friendships with the great lost souls of British rock music, Nick Drake and Paul Kossoff.

April 2024 saw the fortieth anniversary of The Blue Niles first album, A Walk Across the Rooftops. Only four albums containing a total of just 33 songs have followed from the publicity-shy trio. Yet scarcity has served only to intensify love for the bands intensely confessional, melancholy, atmospheric songs that document city streets, headlights, cars, rooftops, rain and couples in love.The Blue Nile are truly one of modern musics greatest enigmas, and here, for the first time, Allan Brown, a fan from the early 1980s and friend of the bands composer Paul Buchanan, gets behind the veil to analyse the bands appeal through his own memories, critical study, personal encounters and access to unreleased recordings.

Né à Narbonne en le 18 mai 1913, le " fou chantant " aurait cent ans cette année.Le bonheur, Charles Trenet (1913-2001) la chanté pendant soixante-dix ans. Le rire na cessé de laccompagner sur sa rou

A Paris, à lautomne 1985, une lycéenne de 16 ans dépose, dun coup de mobylette, une longue lettre sous la porte de Serge Gainsbourg, 5 bis rue de Verneuil. Quelques heures plus tard, celui-ci lappell

Jean Ferrat est-il en train de devenir une légende ? Cest son histoire, vie et oeuvre mêlées, que Robert Belleret raconte comme il lavait fait pour Léo Ferré en écrivant " la " biographie de référenc

The life of the painter and designer Duncan Grant spanned great changes in society and art, from Edwardian Britain to the 1970s, from Alma-Tadema to Gilbert and George. This authoritive biography combines an engrossing narrative with an invaluable assessment of Grants individual achievement and his place within Bloomsbury and in the wider development of British art. Spaldings skill is to sketch out the intricate emotional web against the bright bold untouchable figure of the artist. . . Her achievement is to let that sense of a man living with his craft shine through on every page: the result is an exceptionally honest and warm portrait. Financial Times

The Art of Mindful Gardening explores the activity of gardening as an exercise for both body and mind. Ark Redwood, head gardener at Chalice Well, one of Britains most sacred gardens, guides you through the changing seasons, expanding your knowledge of how to be conscious of the living and providing expert insight on meditating in your natural environment. This book will be essential reading for those looking to add a mindful dimension to the experience of gardening.

Uma coletânea de letras das melhores canções gravadas pelo cantor e ator Gene Autry.

Take your crochet on the go!Do your hands itch to crochet while you sit in waiting rooms, on airplanes and at soccer games, but you dont want to carry along lots of yarn and heavy projects? In Go Crochet! Afghan Design Workbook, youll find patterns for 50 interchangeable motifs designed for a range of skill levels that can be easily crocheted while on the go! Author Ellen Gormley provides you with great tips for assembling portable projects, creating fantastic color combinations, and arranging your crocheted motifs in unique and exciting ways. Inside, youll find: Patterns and stitch diagrams for 50 motifs in 5 different shapes: squares, rectangles, triangles, hexagons and octagons Recommendations from the author for 5 great mix-and-match options for each interchangeable motif 10 complete afghan patterns using a single motif, 2-3 motifs and multiple motifs A thorough guide to crochet basics, as well as design techniques for assembling your motifs into one-of-a-kind projects So choose your favorite motif, grab your hook and yarn, and go crochet!

Through extensive, exclusive interviews with Eastwood (and the friends and colleagues of a lifetime), Time magazine film critic Richard Schickel has penetrated a complex character who has always been understood too quickly, too superficially. Schickel pierces Eastwoods monumental reserve to reveal the anger and the shyness, the shrewdness and frankness, the humor and powerful will that have helped make him what he is today. of photos.

Winner of the New York Drama Critics Award for Best Musical, 1966"To me the most interesting aspect of the success of Man of La Mancha is the fact that it plows squarely upstream against the prevailing current of philosophy in the theater. That current is best identified by its catch-labels--Theater of the Absurd, Black Comedy, the Theater of Cruelty--which is to say the theater of alienation, of moral anarchy and despair. To the practitioners of those philosophies Man of La Mancha must seem hopelessly naive in its espousal of illusion as mans strongest spiritual need, the most meaningful function of his imagination. But Ive no unhappiness about that. "Facts are the enemy of truth," says Cervantes-Don Quixote. And that is precisely what I felt and meant."--Dale Wasserman, from the Preface.

The ultimate sartorial and etiquette guide, from the ultimate life and style guru. By turns witty, sardonic, and always insightful, Glenn OBriens advice column has been a must-read for several generations of men (and their spouses and girlfriends). Having cut his teeth as a contributor at Andy Warhols Interview in its heyday, OBrien sharpened them as the creative director of advertising at the hip department store Barneys New York for ten years before starting his advice column at Details magazine in 1996. Eventually his column, "The Style Guy," migrated to its permanent home at GQ magazine, where OBrien dispenses well-honed knowledge on matters ranging from how to throw a cocktail party (a diverse guest list is a must), putting together a wardrobe for a trip to Bermuda (pack more clothes for less dressing), or when it is appropriate to wear flip-flops in public (never). How To Be a Man is the culmination of OBriens thirty years of accumulated style and etiquette wisdom, distilled through his gimlet eye and droll prose. With over forty chapters on style and fashion (and the difference), on dandies and dudes, grooming and decorating, on how to dress age-appropriately and how to age gracefully, this guide is the new essential read for men of all ages.

Look Better Naked is a diet, exercise, beauty, and self-confidence plan from the editor-in chief of Womens Health, the magazine that knows how to speak to women in a smart, inspiring way. The book offers expert tips and simple plans for reshaping a womans body quickly and easily. It reveals the powerfoods a woman should put on her plate every day and has a workout plan that delivers results in just 15 minutes a day. The plan also helps a woman: flatten her belly tone her legs tighten her butt improve her skin and hairA womans posture, her pride, her personal power they all go together. Look Better Naked shows a woman how to be the best possible version of herself that she can be.

The perfect music gift from one of the most trusted names in continuing education. Learn how to better appreciate music in this guide that will unlock the knowledge you need to understand the most abstract and sublime of all the arts.Whether youre listening in a concert hall or on your iPod, concert music has the power to move you. The right knowledge can deepen the ability of this music to edify, enlighten, and stir the soul. In How to Listen to Great Music, Professor Robert Greenberg, a composer and music historian, presents a comprehensive, accessible guide to how music has mirrored Western history, that will transform the experience of listening for novice and long-time listeners alike. You will learn how to listen for key elements in different genres of musicfrom madrigals to minuets and from sonatas to symphoniesalong with the enthralling history of great music from ancient Greece to the 20th century. Youll get answers to such questions as Why was Beethoven so important? How did the Enlightenment change music? And whats so great about opera anyway? How to Listen to Great Music will let you finally hear what youve been missing.

From Palace to Palais, the musicians who played in the big bands tell their own stories, bringing to life an unforgettable era.Pre-war reminiscences give an insight into a never-to-be-forgotten era, when Londons nightclubs were the haunts of the aristocracy and of royalty, and the Prince of Wales would jump at any opportunity to play drums with the resident band. The elegant world of top hat, white ties and tails has gone for ever, but in Talking Swing the musicians relive those nights when they played for as long as the customers wanted to dance - often into the early hours of the morning. Out of London, there were the variety tours, where the band was top of the bill and there wasnt an empty seat in the house.The problems faced by British musicians during the war years, when Londons society bands continued to play throughout the Blitz, were enormous, and they are vividly portrayed in Talking Swing.Amongst those recalled are Ambrose, Jack Hylton, Geraldo, Ted Heath and Syd Lawrence, who took over when almost everyone else had packed it in and who kept on swinging against all odds. This was the golden age of the big bands, and the story of those days is told by the men and women who made the music.

This carefully researched and definitive book recreates the magic of the greatest violinists in history. In three centuries, the solo performer progressed from downtrodden private servant to revered public idol. The supreme artists Corelli, Vivaldi, Viotti, Paganini, Vieuxtemps, Joachim and Auer were pivotal figures in the history of violin playing, while more recent times have seen Sarasate, Ysaye and the virtuosi of the modern recording era. The Great Violinists reveals a range of personalities from the conventional to the eccentric. In her coverage of the last hundred years, Margaret Campbell has interviewed many eminent musicians and had rich access to letters and private documents. Her book offers a vivid portrait of skills and traditions that have been handed down through generations. It is a book for string players, students, concert goers and music buffs - indeed, anyone who enjoys the sound of the violin.

Brittens Children confronts the edgy subject of the composers obsessional yet strangely innocent relationships with adolescent boys. One of the hallmarks of Benjamin Brittens music is his use of boys voices, and John Bridcut uses this to create a fresh prism through which to view the composers life. Interweaving discussion of the music he wrote for and about children with interviews with the boys whom Britten befriended, Bridcut explores the influence of these unique friendships - notably with the late David Hemmings - and how they helped Britten maintain links with his own happy childhood. In a remarkable part of the book Bridcut tells for the first time the full story of Brittens love affair in the 1930s with the 18-year-old German Wulff Scherchen, son of the conductor Hermann Scherchen. As Paul Hoggart of The Times commented, this type of love belonged to an emotional landscape that has vanished for ever, and we are the poorer for it. Since making the film, the author has extended his research to include friendships Britten had with children which have not previously been documented.The documentary Brittens Children won the Royal Philharmonic Societys 2005 Award for Creative Communication: this serious and beautiful film explored one aspect of a composers life in great depth. Avoiding the temptation of sensationalism, Brittens Children was imaginatively researched and both touching and revelatory.