Harold Prince: A Director's Journey
- ISBN-10
- 0879102969
- ISBN-13
- 9780879102968
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 520
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Author
- Carol Ilson
Description
"The story of Prince's career is inseparable from the history of the American musical theatre for the past 40 years...In-depth accounts of musicals Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, Cabaret, Company, and Sweeney Todd will be of interest to any musical theatre buff." -American Theatre
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