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  Putting It Together - How...

  James Lapine

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  Putting It Together chronicles the two-year odyssey of creating the iconic Broadway musical Sunday in the Park with George. In 1982, James Lapine, at the beginning of his career as a playwright and director, met Stephen Sondheim, nineteen years his senior and already a legendary Broadway composer and lyricist. Shortly thereafter, the two decided to write a musical inspired by Georges Seurat’s nineteenth-century painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Through conversations between Lapine and Sondheim, as well as most of the production team, the two Broadway icons lift the curtain on their beloved musical. Putting It Together is a deeply personal remembrance of their collaboration and friendship and the highs and lows of that journey, one that resulted in the Pulitzer Prize–winning classic.

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  Simply Beethoven

  Leon Plantinga

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  Born in Bonn, Germany, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) showed musical talent from an early age and was first taught by his musician father, Johann, an alcoholic who often beat his son. At the age of 21, Beethoven moved to Vienna, where he studied with composer Joseph Haydn and quickly became renowned as a pianist and conductor, as well as a composer. He continued to perform until 1811 when increasing deafness made it impossible, but until his death in 1827, he continued to create timeless works, including such masterpieces as the Ninth Symphony and the late string quartets. Plagued by illness and repeatedly thwarted in love, Beethoven rarely achieved personal happiness; yet he transcended the many setbacks and disappointments in his life to produce some of the greatest music ever written, which has come to be identified with the indomitableness of the human spirit. 
  In Simply Beethoven, Professor Leon Plantinga offers the lay reader a fascinating account of Beethoven’s life and music in its singular historical context, a time that saw the upheaval of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic conquests, as well as the rise of the European middle class. It was in this milieu that Beethoven composed the groundbreaking, highly individual works that changed the course of music and have continued to inspire and delight listeners for more than two centuries. 
  For anyone who is interested in knowing more about the extraordinary music that has become an integral part of Western culture, as well as the troubled genius who created it, Simply Beethoven is a perfect introduction to the man and his work.

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  HiBrow: Richard Strange's "A...

  Richard Strange, Mike Figgis

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  Richard Strange's 'A Mighty Big If' event at The Crypt, St Martin in the Fields, London. 
  Writer and adventurer Richard regularly staged entertaining and illuminating conversations with major cultural figures. HiBROW captures a lively and informed encounter between the groundbreaking filmmaker and artist Mike Figgis and the raconteur Richard Strange.

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  A Room of My Own

  Donald Davis

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  Sibling rivalry. Sometimes, a kid just isn't ready for some little squirt to come along and invade his space, his own room. So what if there's an extra bed in the room; isn't that where the stuffed animals are supposed to sleep? How could a couple of otherwise sensible parents just bring a new kid home without even consulting their very own son? Still, a younger sibling can be in need of a big brother's guidance. And a big brother, even if not so very big, can have a lot to offer once he gets used to the idea.

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  History Of Jind

  Jyoti Redhu

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   It derived its name after Jainti, an ancient tirtha mentioned in the Mahabharata and the Padma Purana, founded in honor of Jainti, the goddess of victory.

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  First Nations Comedy Experience:...

  Graham Elwood, Jakie Keliiaa,...

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  "First Nations Comedy Experience" is the first ever Native American and World Indigenous standup comedy series. Each volume gives a voice to top Native Standups from across the country, up and coming Native Standups breaking new ground, and features some of the biggest names in stand-up comedy outside of the Native world; like Nikki Glaser, Craig Shoemaker, Chris Fairbanks, Jimmy Dore, and more. This show aims to shine a light on Native comedy, bringing these amazing comics into the mainstream!

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