Wicked: The Grimmerie, a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Hit Broadway Musical
Wicked is not just a musical, it is a phenomenon. Every week, 15,000 people pack New York’s Gershwin Theatre to see the show. The most successful musical on Broadway in 2004, Wicked is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire. It tells the story of Elphaba, the headstrong Wicked Witch of the West, …
Go inside the clubhouse and behind the scenes of the #1 smash hit FX television show “Sons of Anarchy” with this official book, the only one officially sanctioned by the show’s creator and FX, which offers the definitive insider’s guide to all seven seasons, including the series’ memorable final episode.Sons of Anarchy: The Official Collector’s Edition is an …
The Downton Abbey 2016 Wall Calendar features beautiful images of the stellar cast from the fifth season of the award-winning drama.Created by Julian Fellowes, the Emmy Award-winning series follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their household servants during the early years of the twentieth century. With its sumptuous settings, magnificent period costumes, and much-loved characters, …
Just as Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi completed the most successful cinematic trilogy of its generation, perhaps of all time, this splendid thirtieth-anniversary tribute completes New York Times bestselling author J. W. Rinzler’s trio of fascinating behind-the-scenes books celebrating George Lucas’s classic films. Once again, the author’s unprecedented access to the formidable Lucasfilm …
It’s a celebration of pure joy: two dancers in a fountain, rainbow over their heads. A fully dressed dancer, holding a baguette, skipping down an allée of trees. A male and female dancer kissing while suspended from a wrought-iron gate in front of a vine-covered villa. Adapted from the New York Times bestseller, Dancers Among Us features professional dancers …
Relive, or discover, the Broadway productions that have enthralled, enchanted, and enraptured audiences for more than 100 years.The Book of Broadway is a celebratory, gorgeous tome dedicated to what is arguably the quintessential American art form: the Broadway show. The book profiles 150 of the best, biggest, most influential, and most fascinating Broadway musicals and plays ever produced, …
Legendary dance photographer Lois Greenfield captures the beauty and form of the most talented dancers of our time from the world’s leading dance companies. This collection—one that will be appreciated by lovers of dance or photography—surveys Greenfield’s creative output across the last two decades, and includes her entry into color photography. An elegant monograph celebrating the signature gravity-defying …
Joshua Jay’s Amazing Book of Cards: Tricks, Shuffles, Stunts & Hustles Plus Bets You Can’t Lose
Finally, here’s how to do all those showy tricks and flourishes that card players are dying to know: how to send a deck cascading from one hand to the other. How to snap open two flawless fans. How to cut a deck with one hand. Choose four aces seemingly at random. Flick a card accurately across the room.The …
Obsessed with Star Wars: Test Your Knowledge of a Galaxy Far, Far Away
In what detention block was Princess Leia held? What was the diameter of the Death Star? Who retrieved C-3P0’s head in the Battle of Geonosis? These questions and more will challenge even the most die-hard Star Wars® fans. Now available in paperback, this bestselling trivia book of 2,500 original questions covering little-known facts, entertaining quotes, and tough trivia …
Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions
Over the last two decades, writer-director Guillermo del Toro has mapped out a territory in the popular imagination that is uniquely his own, astonishing audiences with Cronos, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, and a host of other films and creative endeavors. Now, for the first time, del Toro reveals the inspirations behind his signature artistic motifs, sharing the contents of …