{"product_id":"designing-broadway-how-derek-mclane-and-other-acclaimed-set-designers-create-the-visual-world-of-theatre-hardcover","title":"Designing Broadway: How Derek McLane and Other Acclaimed Set Designers Create the Visual World of Theatre - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek McLane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEila Mell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEthan Hawke\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this richly illustrated and information-packed celebration of Broadway set design, Tony Award-winning designer Derek McLane explores the craft while reflecting on some of the greatest stage productions of the past few decades.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether with other leading set design and theatre talents, McLane invites us into the immersive and exhilarating experience of building the striking visual worlds that have brought so many of our favorite stories to life. Discover how designers generate innovative ideas, research period and place, solve staging challenges, and collaborate with directors, projectionists, costume designers, and other artists to capture the essence of a show in powerful scenic design. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith co-writer Eila Mell, McLane and contributors discuss \u003ci\u003eMoulin Rouge!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHadestown\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeautiful\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more of the most iconic productions of our generation. Among the Broadway luminaries who contribute are John Lee Beatty, Danny Burstein, Cameron Crowe, Ethan Hawke, Moisés Kaufman, Carole King, Kenny Leon, Santo Loquasto, Kathleen Marshall, Lynn Nottage, David Rabe, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Wallace Shawn, John Leguizamo, and Robin Wagner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with personal sketches and photographs fromthe artists' archives, this stunningly designed book is truly a behind-the-scenes journey that theatre fans will love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek McLane\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning set designer for Broadway and television with more than 350 designs to his credit. 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For the last twenty years, Derek has also been a mentor for Theatre Development Fund's Open Doors program, taking New York City high school students to Broadway shows. Derek currently resides in New York with his wife, Broadway producer Lia Vollack. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEila Mell\u003c\/b\u003e is an entertainment and fashion writer who has interviewed the likes of Donna Karan, Gbenga Akinnagbe (the Trayvon Martin Foundation), Martha Stewart, and Tommy Hilfiger. Her book credits include \u003ci\u003eProject Runway: The Show That Changed Fashion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Fashion Week: The Designers, the Models, the Fashions of the Bryant Park Era\u003c\/i\u003e. 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