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Tales of a Theatrical Guru
Danny NewmanForeword by Studs Terkel
Cloth978-0-252-03164-9
$29.95
| Pub Date: | 2006 |
| Pages: | 312 pages |
| Dimensions: | 6 x 9.25 in. |
| Illustrations: | 55 black & white photographs |
A backstage pass to insider stories from the dynamo who has kept the American arts thriving
“Danny Newman has become a household word to America’s cultural institutions. A fantastic stream of ideas and brilliant articulation.”--The Houston Chronicle
In Tales of a Theatrical Guru, legendary showman Danny Newman brings together thirty-three profiles of key arts people he’s known during his amazing seven-decade career, many of them connected with Lyric Opera of Chicago. Spanning singers, conductors, promoters, actors, and more, the list of notables includes Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Milton Berle, Jimmy Durante, Laurel & Hardy, Sally Rand, Sam Wanamaker, Dina Halpern, George Balanchine, Samuel Goldwyn, Carol Channing, Yul Brynner, Richard Tucker, Leontyne Price, Jussi Bjoerling, Tito Gobbi, and Maria Callas.
Ranging from hilarious to somber, these fascinating vignettes and anecdotes provide a complete picture of a world that few have ever seen so intimately. Newman himself is necessarily very much a part of these stories, and his irrepressible nature and his love for the arts shine through on every page.
"Many books are published just for their entertainment value. Others exist for their importance as historical documents. Tales of Theatrical Guru is both."--Daily Herald
"You can hear the man's distinctive voice at work here - whether joyfully tooting his own horn or lavishing praise on the legions of artists and eccentrics for whom he retains an abiding admiration, and for whom he garnered plenty of ink. And along the way, the fascinating panoply of Chicago entertainment history can be glimpsed from the wings, or from the best seat in the house."--Sun-Times
"Each short chapter in these reminiscences of [Newman's] colourful career centres on a personality and Newman's relationship with them. . . . Newman provides us with the kind of intimate detail and racy anecdote you do not usually get. . . . The thing that amazes when reading this book is: when did Newman ever find time to sleep?"-Classical Music "Buy it now!"--Chicago Jewish History
"Many of the events that are now 'legendary' in American operatic life are precisely that because Danny Newman knew an opportunity when he saw it and craftily arranged for photographers and journalists to be around at the right time. This book explains what was going through Mr. Newman's mind as he supervised the press coverage of, for example, Luciano Pavarotti's dismissal from the Lyric Opera and Maria Callas' being served with a subpoena backstage. These are rich anecdotes told with considerable charm, warmth, and humor by one of American culture's most lively figures."--James Wierzbicki, associate professor of musicology, University of Michigan
“We learn the way greater and lesser celebrities in the performing arts acted and lived in the lively arena of their times; we get to know directors, theater managers, producers, box office chiefs, press agents, critics, conductors, singers--in short, the entire show business empire. We are always right there with him, sharing his secrets through the many twists and turns of American cultural history.”--Elise K. Kirk, author of American Opera
Danny Newman is a legendary press agent, the longtime publicist for Chicago’s Lyric Opera, and the author of Subscribe Now! Building Arts Audiences through Dynamic Subscription Promotion.
Series:
Music in American Life
Subjects:
Music / Chicago / Biography & Personal Papers
