Stealing the show
Subtitle: how women are revolutionizing television
By: Joy Press ; read by Christina Delaine
Contributors: Delaine, Christina, narrator
Edition: Unabridged.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Format: [sound recording] :
Number of pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9781977311566
Subjects: PERFORMING ARTS / Television / History & Criticism; Television and women; Women television producers and directors; PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Direction & Production; Television programs; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies; Television broadcasting; History
Description: "Shonda Rhimes, Lena Dunham, Tina Fey, Amy Schumer, Mindy Kaling: these ... women have shaken up the entertainment landscape, making it look like an equal opportunity dream factory. But things weren't always this rosy. It took decades of determination in the face of preconceived ideas and outright prejudice to reach this new era. In this ... book, veteran journalist Joy Press tells the story of the maverick women who broke through the barricades, starting with Roseanne Barr (Roseanne) and Diane English (Murphy Brown), whose iconic shows redefined America's idea of 'family values' and incited controversy that reached as far as the White House"--
Notes: Compact discs.

Read by Christina Delaine.