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Something Wonderful Right Away An Oral History of the Second City and the Compass Players

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ISBN-10: 0879100737

ISBN-13: 9780879100735

Edition: 1987 (Reprint)

Authors: Jeffrey Sweet

List price: $22.50
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Prominent alumni (Mike Nichols, Joan Rivers, Robert Klein, among others) bring theatrical improvisation to life, with all the vitality, the power and the exuberance - the satire and spontaneity - that they made famous and that launched their careers. "An important book about the most important American theatrical endeavor since the Group Theatre. Plus, it's fun to read." -David Mamet
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Book details

List price: $22.50
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Publication date: 8/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 386
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Jeffrey Sweet's plays - including Porch, The Value of Names, and Routed - have been presented off-Broadway, internationally, and in a variety of regional and developmental theatres. His American Enterprises won the American Theatre Critics Association Award for play-writing. His book for the musical What About Luv? won the Outer Critics Circle Award, and he is the author of the book and co-author (with composer Melissa Manchester) of the lyrics for the musical I Sent a Letter to My Love. Sweet has written drama, sitcom, miniseries, and TV movies for ABC, NBC, and CBS. His work has won the Writers Guild of America Award and been nominated twice for the Emmy.A popular teacher and author of…