How Does the Show Go On: An Introduction to the Theater (A Disney Theatrical Souvenir Book)
Category: Books,Teen & Young Adult,Art, Music & Photography
How Does the Show Go On: An Introduction to the Theater (A Disney Theatrical Souvenir Book) Details
About the Author Thomas Schumacher has spent the past 18 years with The Walt Disney Company setting new standards of excellence in film, television, and theatre. Having spent much of his tenure as president of Feature Animation and Walt Disney Television Animation, he now serves as president of the Buena Vista Theatrical Group. Along with former Walt Disney Studios chairman Peter Schneider, he produced the world premiere of the Broadway musicalThe Lion King, which garnered six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. His other productions includeAida,Beauty and the Beast,Tarzan, and the upcoming Broadway adaptation of Mary Poppins. Jeff Kurtti is the author of more than a dozen books and scores of magazine articles, a writer-director of award-winning documentaries, and a respected public speaker, host, and panel moderator. He is currently the Creative Director of The Walt Disney Family Library (a project of The Walt Disney Family Foundation), and is considered one of the leading authorities on The Walt Disney Company and its history. Read more
Reviews
I used this in my drama classes. It was a great overview of professional theatre. Sumptuous photographs. Just enough technical information. It seems to be out of print now, unfortunately, and they're hard to come by.The whole book is centered around The Lion King stage show. Unfortunately, there's no DVD of the stage show to show to the kids after they've studied the book.Still, it's great for use in a beginning drama class. But you couldn't really use this as a textbook, per se, even if you could get your hands on enough copies, because it contains all sorts of loose props--tickets, playbill, a script page etc. that would grow legs in a classroom, and it isn't comprehensive. There's no performance instruction, no full script. I showed the book in class using an opaque projector, and then I handed 'round the props.Both the kids and I liked the book.
