Foreword / by Ethan Hawke -- Orpheus -- A midsummer night's dream -- Guys and dolls -- Tristan und Isolde -- Phantom of the Opera -- A chorus line -- The gin game -- Big river -- Slave ship -- Sweeney Todd -- Follies -- Two gentlemen of Verona -- American "Greek tragedy" -- Cast iron -- Realism -- Classic American musical -- Burst of color -- Bio musicals -- One big idea -- Robin Wagner -- Leaping through time -- Transforming a theater -- A single object -- Sets that spin -- Surrealism -- Projections -- August Wilson's Pittsburgh -- Tricks of memory -- Furious scene changes -- Fiasco Theater Company -- Psychological design -- Audience as scenery -- Patterns -- Designing in a shoe box -- A world of objects -- Location is everything -- Hans Zimmer -- beyond Broadway -- Moulin Rouge -- Waiting for Godot.
Summary:
"In this richly illustrated and information-packed celebration of Broadway set design, Tony Award-winning designer Derek McLane explores the craft while reflecting on some of the greatest stage productions of the past few decades. Together with other leading set design and theatre talents, McLane invites us into the immersive and exhilarating experience of building the striking visual worlds that have brought so many of our favorite stories to life. Discover how designers generate innovative ideas, research period and place, solve staging challenges, and collaborate with directors, projectionists, costume designers, and other artists to capture the essence of a show in powerful scenic design. With co-writer Eila Mell, McLane and contributors discuss Moulin Rouge!, Hamilton, Hadestown, Beautiful, and many more of the most iconic productions of our generation. Among the Broadway luminaries who contribute are John Lee Beatty, Danny Burstein, Cameron Crowe, Ethan Hawke, Moisés Kaufman, Carole King, Kenny Leon, Santo Loquasto, Kathleen Marshall, Lynn Nottage, David Rabe, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Wallace Shawn, John Leguizamo, and Robin Wagner. Filled with personal sketches and photographs fromthe artists' archives, this stunningly designed book is truly a behind-the-scenes journey that theatre fans will love"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.