The Performing Set: The Broadway Designs of William and Jean Eckart

by Andrew B. Harris

Book Overview

The large-scale Broadway musical is one of America's great contributions to world theatre. Bill and Jean Eckart were stage designers and producers at the peak of the musical, and their designs revolutionized Broadway productions. At a time when sets were meant to remain simply backdrops that established time and place but not much else, an Eckart set became part of the performance on stage, equal at times to an actor. Anyone who has seen Phantom of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574416383
• ISBN13: 9781574416381
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 11.0" x 8.5"