Something wonderful right away : the birth of Second City - America's greatest comedy theater
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Author
Contributors
Napier, Mick, writer of foreword.
Published
New York : Allworth Press, 2023.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
792.09 SWEET
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792.09 SWEET
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Published
New York : Allworth Press, 2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
456 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
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"In the late Fifties and Sixties, iconoclastic young rebels in Chicago opened two tiny theaters-The Compass and The Second City-where they satirized politics, religion, and sex. Building scenes by improvising based on audience suggestions turned out to be a fine way to develop great actors, directors, and writers. Alumni went on to create such groundbreaking works as The Graduate, Groundhog Day, and Don't Look Up. Many of them also became stars on Saturday Night Live. Something Wonderful Right Away features the pioneers of the empire that transformed American comedy. This new edition tells even more of the story. Included for the first time is an interview with Viola Spolin, the genius who invented theater games that were the foundation of improvisational theater. Also included are dozens of follow-up stories about Mike Nichols, Barbara Harris, Del Close, Joan Rivers, Alan Arkin, and Gilda Radner, plus "You Only Shoot the Ones You Love," the story of how this book's author, playwright Jeffrey Sweet, became so involved in the community he covered that he was captured by it."--,Amazon.com.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sweet, J., & Napier, M. (2023). Something wonderful right away: the birth of Second City - America's greatest comedy theater (Expanded second edition.). Allworth Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sweet, Jeffrey, 1950- and Mick, Napier. 2023. Something Wonderful Right Away: The Birth of Second City - America's Greatest Comedy Theater. Allworth Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sweet, Jeffrey, 1950- and Mick, Napier. Something Wonderful Right Away: The Birth of Second City - America's Greatest Comedy Theater Allworth Press, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sweet, Jeffrey, and Mick Napier. Something Wonderful Right Away: The Birth of Second City - America's Greatest Comedy Theater Expanded second edition., Allworth Press, 2023.
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