AT THIS THEATRE - 100 Years of Broadway Shows, Stories, and Stars

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At This Theatre by Louis Botto. Edited by Robert Viagas, with a forward by Brian Stokes Mitchell. Hardcover, 372 pages.

At This Theatre tells the complete history of Broadway in the 20th century, literally theatre by theatre. This gorgeous book - the ultimate backstage tour of Broadway - covers the years 1900 to 2001, and boasts over 550 lavish illustrations of Playbills, posters, and photographs.

Expanded from Louis Botto's popular long-running column in Playbill magazine, it's a complete and authoritative history that only Botto, the curator of the incomparable 123-year-old Playbill archives and dedicated theatregoer for more than 65 years, could possibly tell.

Botto, along with editor Robert Viagas, opens the doors and lets readers really explore the 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.

At This Theatre is also filled with page after page of great stories featuring a cast of stars like Ethel Merman, David Merrick, Katherine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Spencer Tracy, and hundreds more.

At This Theatre is the ultimate gift book for every theatre fan on your list, including yourself!