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~ (Author), Robert Viagas (Author) "At This Theatre is an expanded version of the popular feature of the same name that has appeared since the 1930s in PLAYBILL Magazine, which..." (more)
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This is the ultimate backstage tour of Broadway! AT THIS THEATRE tells the complete history of Broadway in the 20th century, theatre by theatre. This gorgeous book is now updated, revised and with a larger format, covering 1900 to 2001. PLAYBILL's columnist, Louis Botto, along with Robert Viagas, opens the doors and lets readers explore the 40 active Broadway theatres in New York. From the conception and design of the buildings, to their original creators, and on to the theatres' transformation, often under duress, from legitimate houses to vaudeville and Burlesque, to movie houses and then back to their original purpose, this book captures the magical world of Broadway. It is a complete and authoritative history that only Botto, the curator of PLAYBILL's incomparable 116-year-old archives, can tell. Expanded from his popular column in PLAYBILL magazine, AT THIS THEATRE is the biography of those living, breathing buildings we call theatres. In this substantially updated version, Botto includes the histories of all the theatres rescued from the wrecker in the last ten years, including the American Airlines Theatre, Disney's New Amsterdam, and the Lyric and the Apollo, now combined into the Ford Center. AT THIS THEATRE is filled with great stories featuring a cast of characters including Ethel Merman, David Merrick, Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and Spencer Tracy. And it's also a theatrical spectacle boasting lavish illustrations of posters, programs, and photographs throughout. This is the gift book for every theatre lover on your list, including yourself!

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  • Hardcover: 372 pages
  • Publisher: Applause Books; Revised edition (September 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1557835667
  • ISBN-13: 978-1557835666
  • Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #442,969 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars ...Worth Every Penny, October 22, 2002
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Author Louis Botto is a master at telling stories of theatre past, present and the future. He's been going to the theatre for the past 65 years and has enough stories to fill the main reading room at the New York Public Library.

The book is full of images of old playbill covers, production photographs and souvenir programs from the shows he discuss. and it is not only great as a reference for what show played which theatre, who starred in the production or how long it lasted; but it's a very interesting read and worth every penny you spend.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Lullaby to Broadway, January 17, 2003
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For any theatre fan or history buff, Louis Botto's At This Theatre is an enjoyable and informative collection of colorfully-illustrated chapters chronicling the many productions and personalities playing at the existing theatres which together constitute "Broadway" today, this revised edition covering all current Tony-eligible houses with a history of legitimate productions (plus a few more theatrical venues in New York City), and including a useful index -- something missing from the first edition. One wishes, though, that this hefty volume could be even thicker, but for the many Broadway theatres now gone. However, of those legitimate stages which remain or which have been returned (or are returning) to theatrical glory, this book is an affectionate tribute to a century of plays and musicals on the Broadway stage and the many theatres which house them, some of which have become like a second home to some of us theatregoers. And at a time when corporations and other commercial producers have made it easy for a wary public to be cynical about the crass commercialism which has taken over so much of mainstream culture (including the renaming of some refurbished or rebuilt Broadway theatres), Brian Stokes Mitchell's thoughtful preface reminds us that there is a very human history and a living tradition at these theatres worth knowing and keeping in spite of it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Most beautiful theatre book, September 26, 2002
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I bought this book at the BCEFA fair in Shubert Alley and Mr. Botto signed it for me! It's simply the most beautiful theatre book I've ever seen. It really brings back memories. I only wish there was space for me to write in my own stories! And I have plenty!
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5.0 out of 5 stars At This Theatre
Excellent book for the person who wants historical facts and figures on some wonderful(and not so wonderful) Broadway shows and the theatres that played them. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Graeme G. Studd

5.0 out of 5 stars I Hereby Most Respectfully Give My Regards to Broadway
"At This Theatre" is a delicious appetizer for anyone who is interested in the beginnings of the New York legitimate stage. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Cheryl Lynn Blum

5.0 out of 5 stars If you always read your Playbill ...
...you'll love this greatly expanded version (with lots of photos) of the "At This Theatre" feature. I find that keeping it up to date is actually fun! Read more
Published on October 4, 2007 by John Ross

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
If you love Broadway and all the famous theaters you'll love this book!!
Published on August 14, 2006 by Betty Klemensich

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice compilation of Broadway history
Imagine a compilation of about 40 articles where each one focuses on a different extant Broadway Theatre and you have a notion of what is in this book. Read more
Published on December 26, 2005 by Marcus Peacock

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT complete!
Part of the description reads, "AT THIS THEATRE tells the complete history of Broadway in the 20th century, theatre by theatre."
This is not true. Read more
Published on February 26, 2005 by M. Stephanie Kellerman

3.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD HISTORY OF EACH OF THE BROADWAY THEATRES
I own the first edition of this book and was
happy to see the new edition come out.
(The first edition was in 1984)
It is tells the history of the 40 Broadway... Read more
Published on October 20, 2002 by Donald Weber

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