Sense of Occasion

De: Harold Prince

Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray

In this fast-moving, candid, conversational, and entertaining memoir, Harold Prince, the most honored director/producer in the history of the American theater looks back over his 70-year career.

In 1974, Prince released his first book, Contradictions: Notes on Twenty-Six Years in the Theatre. Although Contradictions has since attained cult status among producers, directors, and actors alike, Prince, in hindsight, believes he wasn't ready to publish such a tome at that point in his career. Although he doesn't regret that effort, he is at last prepared to conclude it. In Sense of Occasion, Prince returns to this seminal text, invigorating it with fresh insights cultivated through four decades of additional practice.

As well as detailing his titanic successes that changed the form and content of the American musical theater, Prince evenhandedly reflects on the shows that didn't work, most memorably and painfully Merrily We Roll Along. Throughout, he offers insights into the way business is conducted on Broadway, drawing sharp contrasts between past and present. This thoughtful, complete account of one of the most legendary and long-lived careers in theater history, by the man who lived it, is an essential work of personal and professional recollection.

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Brilliant

The insight from someone who is so deeply etched into the fabric of musical theater is fascinating.

Broadway lifted to Art

He was a genius with a conscience. I'm proud to say I knew him, and smiled because throughout this biography he was still giving direction to younger people who are eager to learn what makes a play or musical show excellent.

Loved It!

I have always been interested in Hal Prince and his process. This Bio does not disappoint. I appreciate hearing about the misses as much as the successes.