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A Great Little Guide to Broadway
Seth Rudetsky is fiercely talented, an encyclopedia of Broadway facts and lore, and (most importantly) hysterically funny.He also knows everyone in the business and is the King (Queen?) of Broadway benefits and concerts.
Great tips from a true insider!
This book gives you every inside tip (okay, ALMOST every tip) you need to know about theater in New York.It also happens to be a very entertaining read.Rudetsky's wit shines through as he gives you a history of "essential" Broadway.If you're a fan of theater, this is a must read!!

AmAHzing...but what would you expect from this ultimate insider?
If you're addicted to Seth's Big Fat Broadway on Sirius (channel 77--Broadway's Best) you MUST have this book.Seth is FIERCE!Worth the price for the website information alone.
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Subjects:  1. Gay Studies    2. General    3. Performing Arts    4. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    5. Popular Culture - General    6. Theater - Broadway & Musical Revue    7. Travel    8. Gay & Lesbian studies    9. Travel / General    10. USA   

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The 'Angels' have come!
This remarkable play writen by the best playwrite since Shakespeare has achived not only rocking your mind with it's beautiful prose, language, and story, but also has gained the title of the most wonderufl play in modern liturature (counting plays). Its star-stricken plot will not make you put it down! It is truly wonderful.

The 'Angels' have come!
This remarkable play writen by the best playwrite since Shakespeare has achived not only rocking your mind with it's beautiful prose, language, and story, but also has gained the title of the most wonderufl play in modern liturature (counting plays). Its star-stricken plot will not make you put it down! It is truly wonderful.

I love this book!
I'm a college student majoring in Theater Design.I had to read this play for one of my classes my freshman year.So I sat down expecting to plod through a story that I'd never read again.Boy was I shocked!I loved it!I couldn't put it down until I'd read the last page, and then I got right online and ordered the sequel.Honestly, I'm not as big a fan of the second book.I haven't read it in a while, but from what I remember it's more offensive, and honestly, a little more like smut.There's an angel with 7 vaginas and it has sex with one of the characters...one of the gay characters..go figure.The second book also seems to take more pot shots at God, which I didn't appreciate as a Christian.Anyway.This is a review of the first book, not the second.(just reminding myself!)I have 7 big bookcases of books at my parents' house, plus my dad is a librarian, so I do a LOT of reading.This book is ALWAYS one of the few "Chosen" books that I take to college with me to keep in my dorm.And just as a side note, I'm not gay, so this book is NOT just for gay people like some of the people whom I've talked to seem to think.BUY IT! You'll be enlightened and inspired to think. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American    2. Cohn, Roy M    3. Cohn, Roy M.    4. Drama    5. Gay    6. Gay men    7. General    8. Jewish - General    9. Plays    10. Plays / Drama    11. Drama / General   

Subjects:  1. Homosexuality    2. Performing Arts/Dance    3. Sociology    4. Sociology - General    5. Theater - General    6. United States    7. Behavioural theory (Behaviourism)    8. Gay & Lesbian studies    9. Gender studies    10. Performing Arts / Theater / General   

Subjects:  1. 1854-1900    2. 19th century    3. Authors, Irish    4. Biography    5. Drama    6. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    7. Gay men    8. Great Britain    9. History    10. Homosexuality and literature    11. Literary Criticism    12. Literature - Classics / Criticism    13. Plays    14. Wilde, Oscar,    15. Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900    16. Drama / British & Irish    17. English    18. Influence    19. Literary studies: 19th century    20. Plays & playwrights: 19th century    21. Wilde, Oscar    22. Wilde, Oscar,--1854-1900   

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The Laramie Project
Like a quilt, each little piece of play is woven together beautifully. Some pieces are juxtaposed next to contrasting pieces, but step back -- the entire piece is a sight to see, and touch, and feel.
Laramie
The book was in excellent condition and was delivered even earlier than expected.Wonderful and smooth purchase.

For a parent, almost unwatchable
I am the 61-year-old father of a 24-year-old son who appeared in The Laramie Project two years ago, when he was a college senior.I sat in the front row of the theater in the round in which the play was produced.The play did not "get to me"--it dragged me into the worst What If a parent can have: what if my son were gay (he's not), what if he were murdered--how would I react, what would I feel?
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Subjects:  1. American    2. American Contemporary Drama    3. Crimes against    4. Death and burial    5. Drama    6. Gay men    7. Homophobia    8. Performing Arts/Dance    9. Plays / Drama    10. Shepard, Matthew,    11. Trials (Murder)    12. d. 1998    13. Drama / American    14. Shepard, Matthew   

Subjects:  1. Asians    2. Drama    3. England    4. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    5. Gay men    6. General    7. London    8. Plays    9. Plays / Drama    10. Transvestites    11. Drama / General    12. Drama texts: from c 1900 -   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Drama    3. Gay Studies    4. General    5. Plays    6. Biography: general    7. Drama / General    8. Theatre, drama   

Reviews (8)

A Good Read
I just finished "Our Reunion" and found it a very simple love story.I felt like I was reading a personal diary.I found myself wondering if this might be a love that Ms. Watson experienced herself.I hope she continues to write and continue to hone her writing abilities.She has a talent and her continued success is eminent.

Very slow read
I was waiting for something but couldn't quite put my finger on what. It never did happen, whatever it was. I have three stars because it is a harmless story that talks about things that can happen in anyone's life.

Dynamic! Thoroughly Entertaining!
A chance meeting at a class reunion intersects the lives of musician Samantha "Sam" Whitwell and high school track star, Tina Mellekas.Tina, who was on the track team with Sam's sister Lisa, had once been the object of a major crush for Sam. Read more

Subjects:  1. Fiction - General    2. Lesbian    3. Romance - General    4. Drama / General   

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Delightfully charming romance
This was a delightful story.The title character, the "Keeper of the Piece" is all so human that I can't characterize this so much a fantasy novel as a romance with a fey quality.I really enjoyed that the two main characters are never apart throughout the novel.The reader gets to know them in depth.Gentle humor is laced throughout and the romance is intense and wonderfully written.
A fun fantasy story with a lesbian twist
Keeper of the Piece is a fun fantasy story about a quirky and reclusive nature lover, named Tatum Belan, and a researcher sent to her for help to find an elusive plant.The adventure to find this rare plant with miraculous healing powers turns into a race against time and the oncoming of winter on the mountain.The journey changes both women's lives in unexpected ways, as journeys often do. This is one of those stories that Joseph Campbell would have classified as "the hero's journey."It is a classic and timeless tale with a contemporary openness to alternate ways of living and loving. It is very readable and a lot of fun.

Hopefully not the last
This is a little novel that opens up a whole world.In the best tradition of Tolkein, Davis creates a world of her own where some people can understand plants, some can totally relate to the emotions of others and a very few are gifted with the ability to talk to animals.Davis introduces you to this world through the efforts of two Adepts.Lorrah is a doctor who can feel the potential for medical cures in plants.She is searching for a remarkable flower mentioned in a long forgotten journal that promises to cure many ailments.She needs the help of Tate, who closely guards the secret that she is an even rarer Adept who can talk to and command animals.The novel isn't very long, but contains a lot of adventure and romance.If you like fantasy and a quick read, you'll love this book.One can only hope that Davis will continue to tell more about this world in later books. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Fiction    2. Fiction - General    3. Lesbian    4. American English    5. Literature of special Lesbian interest    6. Modern fiction    7. Scenes and Monologues    8. Theater   

Subjects:  1. Cinema/Film: Book    2. Film & Video - History & Criticism    3. Gay Studies    4. Performing Arts    5. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    6. Semiotics & Theory    7. Social aspects    8. United States    9. American Studies    10. Cultural studies    11. Gay & Lesbian Studies/Queer Th    12. Gay & Lesbian studies    13. PERFORMANCE STUDIES/THEATER    14. USA   

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PulledIn
I find the best books are the one which pull you in during the first chapter.Then you're a goner.
Taking you to the edge
Graskey pulls the reader quickly into the story. Although the main character is not your typical, likeable character, the reader is brought along for the intense ride.The story is well written, with engaging characters and great dialogue.This one is hard to put down, it leaves you breathless wanting to go night riding. Not your typical lesbian fiction/romance - it's a deliciously written study of honor and friendships.

Loved it
Loved the book, one of the better lesbian novels available currently. well worth the money!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Fiction    3. Fiction - General    4. Lesbian    5. Drama / General   

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Five stars are simply not enough
I just love this book and highly recommend it. The way the author develops the relationship and draws the characters page after page is just amazing. It is one of those books which you have to read in one session (set a weekend aside for this) and where you hope to see a sequel, because you don't want the story to end. It is not just another easy to read romance or a good Uber book, but a brilliant and interesting read, which gives insight about a special and interesting culture.
History in the Making...A Touching Love Story.
D. Jordan Redhawk is a talented writer who doesn't seem to get the credit she deserves.Although she has published few novels, they always seem to be hard to find and in high demand.'Tiopa Ki Lakota' is one such book and I'm ever thankful this newest edition has been published.
Tremendously Beautiful Story !
9 five star ratings - I knew it would be terrific and it was
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Subjects:  1. Fiction    2. Fiction - General    3. Fiction - Historical    4. Historical - General    5. Lesbian    6. Romance - General    7. Drama / General   

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great new plays
"Out of the Fringe" provides an electric and eclectic new world of plays by latinas/latinos. Thanks to this handsome new anthology, latino/latina theater is shown to alive and thriving in the U.S., whetherin the hands of gay activist chicano humorist Luis Alfaro or lyricalcuban-american Nilo Cruz. Caridad Svich, who compiled the anthology, has anextremely musical incantatory play included as well. It is a testament tothe energetic state of latino/latina theater and thought that mixed-bloodchicano Oliver Mayer writes a play which has but a single latina characterand whose themes are national more than regional. This is a must-read.These plays should be done! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. American    3. American drama    4. Anthologies (multiple authors)    5. Drama    6. Hispanic American Drama    7. Hispanic American authors    8. Hispanic American gays    9. Plays    10. Plays / Drama    11. Scenes and Monologues    12. Drama / General    13. Drama texts: from c 1900 -    14. Latin-American Spanish    15. Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000    16. Theatre, drama    17. USA   

Subjects:  1. 16th century    2. 17th century    3. Drama    4. Early modern and Elizabethan,    5. Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600    6. England    7. English drama    8. English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    9. Gay Studies    10. History    11. History and criticism    12. Homosexuality and literature    13. Literary Criticism    14. Plays / Drama    15. Renaissance    16. Drama / British & Irish    17. Drama-English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh    18. English    19. English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism    20. Literary Criticism-Renaissance    21. Literature and society    22. Plays & playwrights: 16th to 18th centuries    23. Social Science / Gay Studies   

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Williams in the context of his homosexuality
Gentlemen Callers is a penetrating look at the work of Tennessee Williams in the context of his homosexuality and the pervasive homophobia in the midst of which he grew up and created some of the most moving and significant works of drama in the English language.Gentlemen Callers describes in all its chilling reality the emergence of intense homophobia in the mid-20th century, intentionally fostered by government agencies, and discusses how this homophobia impacted his life and his work.Author Paller makes a particular effort to point out the wrongmidedness of latter day gay liberationist critics who pilloried Williams for supposedly creating characters from an internalized homophobia, criticism which failed to appreciate the process of artistic creation and the characters themselves in their dramatic settings.Paller analyzes a number of the most developmentally significant of Williams' plays in the light of the homosexuality that was such an important motif in his oeuvre.Gentlemen Callers is an engaging study, and the most substantial examination of this writer in the context of the homosexuality that so signficantly informed his work.

The Man, The Time, and Life in America
This book is kind of a mixture. Partly it's a biographical sketch of Tennesee Williams, partly it's a review of the struggles gay and lesbian people had during the 1940's and '50's, partly it's an analysis of the homosexuality in Williams plays, partly it's an analysis of the critics writing about his plays. And all of that is a lot to put in one rather small book.
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Subjects:  1. 1911-1983    2. 20th century    3. American    4. Criticism and interpretation    5. Drama    6. Gay Studies    7. History    8. Homosexuality and literature    9. Homosexuality, Male, in literature    10. Performing Arts    11. Sexual orientation in literature    12. Social Science    13. Sociology    14. Theater - History & Criticism    15. United States    16. Williams, Tennessee,    17. Biography & Autobiography    18. Drama-American    19. Literary Criticism-Drama    20. Performing Arts / Theater / History & Criticism    21. Sex in literature    22. Social Science / Gay Studies   

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One of the Best
After viewing the film, I recently purchase the hardcopy of the play for myself to read and of course to add to my own library. If you don't like to read the film is wonderful, witty, and walks/talks the truth about friendship and how we bond as gay men. This isn't a play, it's simple truth. A must read/see.

One of the best plays ever
I saw the movie and thought, "I have to read this play!" So I did and it's every bit as wonderful as the movie. The characters are so *real* and the whole thing is just so poignant and brilliant. The ending is wonderful as well. I very highly reccommend reading this one.

One of the best plays ever
I saw the movie and thought, "I have to read this play!" So I did and it's every bit as wonderful as the movie. The characters are so *real* and the whole thing is just so poignant and brilliant. The ending is wonderful as well. I very highly reccommend reading this one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American    2. Drama    3. Gay men    4. Performing Arts    5. Plays    6. Plays / Drama    7. Theater - Playwriting    8. Drama texts: from c 1900 -   

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Unfortunately, a mixed bag
Frightening The Horses is described as a "personal journey through a century of gay-themed cinema."While there are some personal references, it would be much more accurate to describe the book as a compendium of gay actors, gay icons, and key movies they made. More info than you thought possible
I had heard rumors about certain actors and actresses all my life - who hasn't - that So & So was gay/lesbian/whatever. This book discusses some of these aspects of Hollywood life as well as the various films regarding homosexuality. Read more

Subjects:  1. Film & Video - General    2. General    3. Performing Arts    4. Performing Arts/Dance    5. Plays / Drama    6. Films, cinema    7. GAY THEATER    8. Sociology, Social Studies   

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Criticism    4. Gay Studies    5. General    6. ART HISTORY & CRITICISM    7. Gay & Lesbian Studies/Queer Th    8. Gay & Lesbian studies    9. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    10. PERFORMANCE STUDIES/THEATER    11. Performing Arts   

Subjects:  1. 16th century    2. England    3. Fiction    4. Fiction - General    5. History    6. Lesbian    7. Literary    8. London (England)    9. Theater    10. Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. American    2. Drama    3. Gay    4. Gay Studies    5. Gay men    6. Plays    7. Plays / Drama    8. Drama / General