{"product_id":"9781557837646","title":"At This Theatre","description":"\u003ch3\u003eApplause Books\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAt This Theatre\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLouis Botto\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheatregoers' favorite history of Broadway is back in an updated and expanded 2010 edition including more than 500 color production photos, vintage archival photos, and \u003ci\u003ePlaybill\u003c\/i\u003e covers from all forty currently operating Broadway theatres. Thirty-eight of the original chapters have been expanded to cover all the shows that have opened in the ten years since the popular 2000 edition, with two new chapters added to include Broadway theatres recently refurbished and returned to life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique chronicle is the first work to present a detailed theatre-by-theatre roundup of players and productions that have enchanted audiences at Broadway's great playhouses from 1900 to 2010.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work is an expanded treatment of “At This Theatre ” the popular feature in Playbill's Broadway theatre programs. “At This Theatre” offers playgoers instant nostalgia by listing notable hits (and some famed fiascos) that have played through the years in the theatre that they are attending. The book also pays tribute to the distinguished impresarios who built and managed these houses, and the brilliant architects and interior designers who created them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original 1984 edition was created by \u003ci\u003ePlaybill\u003c\/i\u003e senior editor Louis Botto. Botto worked with editor Robert Viagas on the 2000 update. With the third edition, Botto has passed the author torch to Viagas, who founded Playbill.com and the acclaimed \u003ci\u003ePlaybill Broadway Yearbook\u003c\/i\u003e series, and who has written the updates in Botto's style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRobert Viagas\u003c\/b\u003e (Mamaroneck, NY) is the founder of Playbill.com, host of “Radio Playbill ” editor of Louis Botto's “At This Theatre ” and author of books including \u003ci\u003eI'm the Greatest Star!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemy of Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Back Stage Guide to Broadway\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOn the Line: The Creation of “A Chorus Line.”\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 December 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApplause\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781557837646\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e438\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e65.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63047325286540,"sku":"9781557837646","price":35.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781557837646","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}