Description
About the Author
Kevin Winkler enjoyed a career of more than twenty years as a curator, archivist, and library administrator at the New York Public Library, prior to which he was a professional dancer. His book, Big Deal: Bob Fosse and Dance in the American Musical (OUP, 2018), won the Theatre Library Association's George Freedley Memorial Award, Special Jury Prize, was a finalist for the Marfield Prize, and was cited as an ALA/ACRL CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title. He is an on-screen commentator in the acclaimed documentary, Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon.
Reviews
We really sense the energy, rhythms, moods, and sounds of the movements, and are able to feel the theatricality of the choreography, and, hence, understand how Tune's staging worked to drive the drama in his productions. * Lisa Jo Sagolla, American Theatre Magazine *
Winkler's book is the definition of a page turner. I literally could not put it down, except when I was rushing to YouTube to watch some of the dance numbers he so vividly described ... My appreciation and knowledge of Tune's career grew after reading this book, and I'm sure yours will too. If you love -- and care about -- the Broadway musical, this book is absolutely essential reading. * David Meyers, The Algemeiner *
Winkler has written a lively, incisive look at Tommy Tune, Broadway's leading director/choreographer/performer in the latter decades of the Twentieth Century. Free of pretense, Tune served both his shows and audiences with his wit and unique style and Winkler captures it all. * Ken Bloom, author of Show and Tell: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes *
Winkler explains what went right and what went wrong with each production as part of the larger story of Tune's superstar sensibility, triumphing in a period when it felt as if British musicals owned New York. The spectacular research outlines the history of the Broadway musical over a half century. Among studies of how entertainment can be made entertaining, it's a model of reporting. * Mindy Aloff, editor, Dance in America: A Reader's Anthology (Library of America) *
Everything is Choreography: The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune is a well-researched, dizzying deep dive into the creative life and theatrical work of Thomas James Tune. * Adrienne M. Wilson, Journal Of Dance Education *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190090739
Author Kevin Winkler
Format Hardback
Page Count 298
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 163mm * 239mm * 27mm