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src="https://www.davidblacknyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/falling-off-broadway-book-cover.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-6767" alt="Book cover for "Falling Off Broadway"; a sketch of an audience in a theatre." /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2293808" data-id="2293808" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-dfb5d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="dfb5d6c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Falling off Broadway</h3> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b5822eb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b5822eb" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 style="background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: normal;" data-elementor-setting-key="title" data-pen-placeholder="Type Here..."><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; color: #33cccc;"><a style="color: #33cccc;" href="https://www.amazon.com/Falling-off-Broadway-David-Black/dp/1631923250">Falling off Broadway</a></span><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-style: inherit; text-transform: inherit; font-weight: bolder; color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0.2px;">聽</span><span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: bolder; color: #333333; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: collapse;">(</span><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: collapse;">2015)</span></span></h3><h3 style="background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: normal;" data-elementor-setting-key="title" data-pen-placeholder="Type Here..."><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: collapse;">A memoir of Mr. Black鈥檚 adventures on Broadway.聽</span></h3><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“David Black has written a fascinating account of his prestigious career in the theatre. Thoroughly enjoyable.”<br /><strong>-Hal Prince</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“Winning! Another welcome valentine to the theatre.”</span><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>– Joel Grey</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“Always insightful, always with humor, David Black’s <em>Falling off Broadway</em> is a terrific read.”</span><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">-Olympia Dukakis</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“David Black has crafted a compelling memoir about Broadway and his years in the trenches producing more than 18 shows.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">-Charles Busch</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“<em>Falling off Broadway</em>, David Black’s new memoir, is funny and surprising.” </span><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">-Alan Arkin</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“David Black’s <em>Falling off Broadway</em> is utterly hilarious and irresistible.”</span><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">-Louis Begley</span></strong></p><div><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.2px; white-space-collapse: collapse;">聽</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-03c76e8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle qodef-elementor-content-grid elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="03c76e8" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfe7827" data-id="cfe7827" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-847c489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="847c489" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">The Magic of Theater</h3> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6f7811b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6f7811b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><a style="color: #33cccc;" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0020306512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2">The Magic of Theater</a>聽</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0.2px; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-transform: inherit;">(Scribner, 1994), David Black, Broadway producer and director, interviewed thirty-three of the top actors working in the theater in the 1990鈥檚. From William Hurt, Jessica Tandy, Frank Langella, and Christopher Reeve, to Liv Ullmann, Julie Harris, Christopher Walken and Joel Grey, the actors speak candidly about their craft, their shows, and their fellow actors. A revealing portrait of the way theater works,聽<i>The Magic of Theater</i>聽is lively, entertaining and provocative. A must for all who love the theater.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99c8f7e" data-id="99c8f7e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-160af60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="160af60" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0020306512/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2"> <img decoding="async" width="317" height="475" src="https://www.davidblacknyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Magic-of-the-theatre-book-cover.jpeg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-image-6768" alt="The book cover for "The Magic of Theatre"; an image of a theatre's backstage." /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7d0017 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle qodef-elementor-content-grid elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b7d0017" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6683a38" data-id="6683a38" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7f7d55d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id="7f7d55d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EF4MOA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1"> <img decoding="async" width="336" height="516" src="https://www.davidblacknyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Actors-audition-book-cover-336x516.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6769" alt="Book cover for "The Actor's Audition"; a photo of a single actor auditioning on a stage." srcset="https://www.davidblacknyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Actors-audition-book-cover-336x516.jpg 336w, https://www.davidblacknyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Actors-audition-book-cover-771x1184.jpg 771w, https://www.davidblacknyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Actors-audition-book-cover-768x1179.jpg 768w, https://www.davidblacknyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Actors-audition-book-cover.jpg 977w" sizes="(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-427611d" data-id="427611d" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3023b25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id="3023b25" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="heading.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <h3 class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">The Actor's Audition</h3> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8bb3bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="8bb3bba" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><span style="background-color: #ffffff; letter-spacing: 0.2px; text-decoration-line: underline; color: #33cccc;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><a style="color: #33cccc;" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EF4MOA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1">The Actor鈥檚 Audition</a>聽</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px; background-color: #ffffff;">(Vintage, 1990) is a practical, hands-on guide聽by a veteran producer covering聽every aspect of the auditioning process: the monologue, the cold reading, the musical audition and the interview.聽 A must聽for aspiring actors.聽聽</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> </div><!-- close #qodef-page-inner div from header.php --> </div><!-- close #qodef-page-outer div from header.php --> <footer id="qodef-page-footer" > <div id="qodef-page-footer-top-area"> <div id="qodef-page-footer-top-area-inner" class="qodef-content-grid"> <div class="qodef-grid qodef-layout--columns qodef-responsive--custom qodef-col-num--3 qodef-col-num--768--1 qodef-col-num--680--1 qodef-col-num--480--1"> <div class="qodef-grid-inner clear"> <div class="qodef-grid-item"> </div> <div class="qodef-grid-item"> <div id="media_image-2" class="widget widget_media_image" data-area="footer_top_area_column_2"><img width="1" height="1" src="https://www.davidblacknyc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/David-Black-Logo-rev.svg" class="image wp-image-4961 attachment-full size-full" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; 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