It's always loud in the balcony : a life in black theater, from Harlem to Hollywood and back
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Guilford, Connecticut ; Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, [2019].
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9781495072413, 149507241X
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Published
Guilford, Connecticut ; Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, [2019].
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Book
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xxvi, 228 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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9781495072413, 149507241X

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"Richard Wesley was witness to a revolution. As both a celebrated participant and eager student of the Black Theater Movement in the late 1960s, he became part of a seismic force in American culture, breaking down barriers and helping to disrupt the cultural landscape. It's always loud in the balcony: a life in black theater, from Harlem to Hollywood and back is both history and memoir, tracing Wesley's roots from riot-torn Newark, New Jersey, across the rocky terrain of Harlem, and finally to Hollywood, where he became partners with Sidney Poitier, writing several successful films before returning to New York and the theater world -- a trip that Wesley has wryly characterized as 'black power to black establishment.' Wesley unfolds the history of black theater with love and precision, from the emergence of Amiri Baraka, and his own debut, the fiercely militant Black terror -- which landed him a deal with a legendary producer Joseph Papp -- through his moviemaking experience in Los Angeles, working with Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor, among others. Wesley lands on solid ground in the twenty-first century as an elder statesman, a happy witness to the great success of a new breed of black theater that includes the widespread success of Tyler Perry and Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton, which brought hip-hop to Broadway. It's always loud in the balcony if the passionate, firsthand account of a crucial American art movement whose effects will be felt for generations to come." --,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wesley, R. (2019). It's always loud in the balcony: a life in black theater, from Harlem to Hollywood and back . Applause Theatre & Cinema Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wesley, Richard, 1945-. 2019. It's Always Loud in the Balcony: A Life in Black Theater, From Harlem to Hollywood and Back. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wesley, Richard, 1945-. It's Always Loud in the Balcony: A Life in Black Theater, From Harlem to Hollywood and Back Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wesley, Richard. It's Always Loud in the Balcony: A Life in Black Theater, From Harlem to Hollywood and Back Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2019.

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