{"product_id":"the-performing-set-the-broadway-designs-of-william-and-jean-eckart-9781574416381","title":"The Performing Set: The Broadway Designs of William and Jean Eckart","description":"The large-scale Broadway musical is one of America's great contributions to world theatre. Bill and Jean Eckart were stage designers and producers at the peak of the musical, and their designs revolutionized Broadway productions. At a time when sets were meant to remain simply backdrops that established time and place but not much else, an Eckart set became part of the performance on stage, equal at times to an actor. Anyone who has seen Phantom \u003ci\u003eof the Opera\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eLes \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiserables\u003c\/i\u003e has seen the innovations that the Eckarts brought to the large Broadway-style musical production. They were best known for their designs for \u003ci\u003eDamn Yankees\u003c\/i\u003e (1955); \u003ci\u003eOnce \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e a Mattress\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), in which Carol Burnett made her Broadway debut; and \u003ci\u003eMame\u003c\/i\u003e (1966) with Angela Lansbury.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Andrew B. Harris uses production stills and the Eckarts' sketches from every show they worked on to illustrate the magic behind an Eckart design. This lavishly illustrated book, with more than 500 full-color illustrations, is a fitting tribute to both the great American theatre and the couple who helped make it great.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574416381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 10.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Andrew B. Harris","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44112764240053,"sku":"9781574416381","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f9461d62-0c7e-41fe-91ae-508b0df2000b.jpg?v=1715053639","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-performing-set-the-broadway-designs-of-william-and-jean-eckart-9781574416381","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}