American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1969-2000 (American Theatre : a Chronicle of Comedy and Drama)

Volume Four of the distinguished American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama series offers a thorough, candid, and fascinating look at the theater in New York during the last decades of the twentieth century. Volume Four (1969-2000) Of The Distinguished 'american Theatre : A Chronicle Of Comedy And Drama' Series Offers A Thorough, Candid, And Fascinating Look At The Theatre In New York During The Last Three Decades Of The Twentieth Century. Broadway, Off Broadway, And Off Off Broadway Are All Covered In This Day-by-day, Season-by-season Chronicle Of The Plays Audiences Watched, Discussed, And Remembered During A Turbulent Era In The Theatre In America. A Broadway Turned More And More To Musicals And Foreign Works, Off Broadway Grew And Revealed Startling New Playwrights, Actors, Directors, And Designers. Then In The 1970s, The New Venue Of Off Off Broadway Brought People To The Theatre Who Had Never Seen It Before. Theatre Became A Voice For Their Special Interests And Concerns In The Aftermath Of The Vietnam War And The Breakout Of Aids. From Neil Simon To Joseph Papp To Sam Shepard To Charles Ludlam To August Wilson, The Artists Of The Late Twentieth Century Carved A New Form Of Theatre. This Is The Story Of Them, Their Plays, And Their Audiences--book Jacket. Act One 1969-1975 : Getting Through By The Skin Of Our Teeth -- Act Two 1975-1984 : Everything Old Is New Again -- Act Three 1984-1994 : Playacting During A Plague -- Act Four 1994-2000 : A Modest Renaissance. Thomas S. Hischak. Continues: G. Bordman's American Theatre. Includes Indexes. CONTENTS......Page 8 1969–1970......Page 12 1970–1971......Page 29 1971–1972......Page 45 1972–1973......Page 58 1973–1974......Page 72 1974–1975......Page 85 1975–1976......Page 102 1976–1977......Page 115 1977–1978......Page 128 1978–1979......Page 144 1979–1980......Page 161 1980–1981......Page 182 1981–1982......Page 199 1982–1983......Page 217 1983–1984......Page 234 1984–1985......Page 248 1985–1986......Page 262 1986–1987......Page 276 1987–1988......Page 288 1988–1989......Page 300 1989–1990......Page 313 1990–1991......Page 323 1991–1992......Page 336 1992–1993......Page 348 1993–1994......Page 359 1994–1995......Page 374 1995–1996......Page 389 1996–1997......Page 404 1997–1998......Page 417 1998–1999......Page 431 1999–2000......Page 450 Epilogue......Page 472 B......Page 474 C......Page 475 D......Page 476 F......Page 477 H......Page 478 J......Page 479 L......Page 480 M......Page 481 P......Page 482 R......Page 483 S......Page 484 T......Page 485 W......Page 486 Z......Page 487 A......Page 488 B......Page 489 C......Page 491 D......Page 493 F......Page 495 G......Page 496 H......Page 498 J......Page 500 K......Page 501 L......Page 502 M......Page 503 O......Page 506 P......Page 507 R......Page 508 S......Page 510 T......Page 512 V......Page 513 W......Page 514 Z......Page 515 Theatregoers in 1969 seemed to be polarized into two extremes: those desperately trying to hold on to the old ways and those bored with the traditional and applauding anything different, irreverent, and outspoken.