The Villainous Stage
Subtitle: Crime Plays on Broadway and in the West End
Publisher: McFarland
Published: Oct 31, 2014
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780786495344
Description: "Live theatre was once the main entertainment medium in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. The preeminent dramatists and actors of the day wrote and performed in plays in which crime was a major plot element. This remains true today, especially with the longest-running shows such as The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Sweeney Todd"--
Notes: Source title: The Villainous Stage: Crime Plays on Broadway and in the West End