Opening with a combo chapter covering the reaction of the crowdĪt the close of Judy Garland's one-woman show, the rationaleīehind this book (and how inaccurate it probably is, since GoldmanĪssumes many people lied to him), grosses and how people interpret Goldman predicted correctly and what has been rendered obsolete.Ĭhapters are arranged in rough chronological-creative order, The 1984 edition of the book (I have a 1994 reprint) featuresĪn introduction by Frank Rich, who points out the things that He commissioned a sociological study on theatregoers.Īnyway, this book was the result: as in-depth a look at BroadwayĪs possible by a man who was both an insider and an outsider. Major tryout towns (Boston, New Haven, and Washington) to see Than once, some of them five times." He traveled to the I saw every Broadway production, many of them more Many shows and talking to as many people as I could fit into $17.95.ĭuring the 1967-1968 Broadway season, author, scriptwriter,Īnd playwright Goldman spent "18 solid months seeing as Bursting with Song-Review of The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway By William Goldman New York: Limelight Editions, 1969.
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