Tilting at Windmills in a Storm
Stephen Haff’s invigorating new book ‘Kid Quixotes’ recounts a translation process that changed his students and himself as well.
Category Archives: Books
Ricky Schroder’s Tears, Sweeney Todd’s Razors
In this excerpt from his memoir ‘Lot Six,’ playwright David Adjmi recalls childhood touchstones and the shape and meaning they gave to his pain.
A Trio of Fighters: Gregory, Blau, and Freedman
Three books look at the lives and impact of three influential 20th-century directors.
Theatrical Seekers and True Believers
New books document the processes and productions of 2 major New York companies.
Norwegian Wood
A hefty new Ibsen biography gives us a deeply difficult man in full.
Chosen by Their Moment: Hecht, Cantor, and Rose
How three American showbiz figures reclaimed their Jewishness in a time of crisis and redefined it in the popular imagination.
The Dramatic, Precarious Life of the 19-Century Actor
2 new books about Sarah Bernhardt, Eleonora Duse, and Harry Watkins shows the life of a 19th-century actor was filled with acclaim and alcoholism in equal measure.
Some Enchanted Music of the Night
A bio sums up Rodgers & Hammerstein’s achievement, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s memoir is surprisingly lively.
The Showman and the Raconteur
New memoirs by British directors Nicholas Hytner and Dominic Dromgoole run the gamut, and the Globe.
Ivo Genius: Director, Adaptor, Auteur
A new book looks at Ivo van Hove’s thoroughgoing process, which is as much about distillation as direction.
