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Your table is ready : tales of a New York City maître d' / by Cecchi-Azzolina, Michael,author.;
"A front-of-the-house Kitchen Confidential from a career maître d'hotel who manned the front of the room in New York City's hottest and most in-demand restaurants. From the glamorous to the entitled, from royalty to the financially ruined, everyone who wanted to be seen--or just to gawk--at the hottest restaurants in New York City came to places Michael Cecchi-Azzolina helped run. His phone number was passed around among those who wanted to curry favor, during the decades when restaurants replaced clubs and theater as, well, theater in the most visible, vibrant city in the world. Besides dropping us back into a vanished time, Your Table Is Ready takes us places we'd never be able to get into on our own: Raoul's in Soho with its louche club vibe; Buzzy O'Keefe's casually elegant River Café (the only outer-borough establishment desirable enough to be included in this roster), from Keith McNally's Minetta Tavern to Nolita's Le Coucou, possibly the most beautiful room in New York City in 2018, with its French Country Auberge-meets-winery look and the most exquisite and enormous stands of flowers, changed every three days. From his early career serving theater stars like Tennessee Williams and Dustin Hoffman at La Rousse right through to the last pre-pandemic-shutdown full houses at Le Coucou, Cecchi-Azzolina has seen it all. In Your Table Is Ready, he breaks down how restaurants really run (and don't), and how the economics work for owners and overworked staff alike. The professionals who gravitate to the business are a special, tougher breed, practiced in dealing with the demanding patrons and with each other, in a very distinctive ecosystem that's somewhere between a George Orwell "down and out in ... " dungeon and a sleek showman's smoke-and-mirrors palace.Your Table Is Ready is a rollicking, raunchy, revelatory memoir"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Cecchi-Azzolina, Michael.; Restaurants; Restaurateurs;
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Rubble & crew. [videorecording] / by Handspiker, Luxton,voice actor.; Pugiotto, Alessandro,voice actor.; Elevation Pictures,distributor.;
Alessandro Pugiotto, Luxton Handspiker, Leslie Adlam.Happy Pawlidays! The residents of Builder Cove are about to celebrate the most wonderful Christmas thanks to Rubble & Crew. By building Super Snow Sleds, a giant sled ramp, and an ice-skating rink, the team will make sure everything is ready for the festive season - especially the town's first-ever Christmas show!Canadian Home Video Rating: G.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's television programs.; Christmas television programs.; Animated television programs.; Architects and builders; Building; Construction workers; Dogs; Puppies; Friendship; Christmas; Holidays;
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Song after song : the musical life of Julie Andrews / by Hedlund, Julie.; Urbinati, Ilaria,1984-;
This picture book biography chronicles the early life of the beloved film star, theater performer, singer and published author, showing how she found her extraordinary voice when her stepfather taught her to sing to comfort her and fill her time during the London Blitz.
Subjects: Biographies.; Andrews, Julie; Motion picture actors and actresses; Singers;
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Grateful American : a journey from self to service / by Sinise, Gary,author.; Brotherton, Marcus,author.;
Gary Sinise shares the never-before-told story of his journey from trouble-making Chicago kid to cofounder of the legendary Steppenwolf Theater Company, world-famous actor, and tireless advocate for America's active duty defenders, veterans, and first responders.
Subjects: Biographies.; Sinise, Gary.; Actors;
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The It crowd - complete 2nd season [videorecording].
In the second season, Roy, Moss, and Jen attend a night of theater, befriend a German cannibal, disrupt their boss' funeral, throw a dinner party, design the ultimate bra, and commit further acts of personal and professional irresponsibility. Includes outtakes, commentary, behind-the-scenes footage, and featurette.MWT rating: NR.DVD.
Subjects: Comedy.; Television Series.;
© 2009., Mpi Home Video,
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Ghostlight. by Thompson, Alex,film director.; O'Sullivan, Kelly,film director.; De Leon, Dolly,actor.; Mallen Kupferer, Katherine,actor.; Kupferer, Keith,actor.; Mallen, Tara,actor.; IFC Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dolly De Leon, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Keith Kupferer, Tara MallenOriginally produced by IFC Films in 2024.When melancholic construction worker Dan finds himself drifting from his wife and daughter, he discovers community and purpose in a local theater's production of Romeo and Juliet. As the drama onstage starts to mirror his own life, he and his family are forced to confront a personal loss.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Comedy films.; Independent films.;
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Bad reputation [videorecording] / by Armstrong, Billie Joe,1972-on-screen participant.; Bingenheimer, Rodney,on-screen participant.; Brinkman, Carianne,on-screen participant.; Jett, Joan,on-screen participant.; Kerslake, Kevin,film director.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Joan Jett, Billie Joe Armstrong, Rodney Bingenheimer, Carianne Brinkman.It's true, Joan Jett became mega-famous from the number-one hit "I Love Rock n Roll," but that's only part of the story. This documentary gives a wild ride as Jett and her close friends tell you how it really was in the burgeoning's 70s punk scene and the rocky road to rock stardom decades on. Their interviews are laced with amazing archival footage.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R; for language, sexual references, some drug use and brief nudity.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Biographical films.; Jett, Joan.; Rock musicians; Women rock musicians; Guitarists;
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Directed by James Burrows : five decades of stories from the legendary director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and more / by Burrows, James,1940-author.; Friedfeld, Eddy,author.;
"From the director of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, and Will & Grace comes an insightful and nostalgic memoir that offers a bounty of behind-the-scenes moments from our favorite shows, peeling away the layers behind how a successful sitcom comes together--and stays that way. In Directed by James Burrows, the legendary talent not only provides backstories into the genesis and casting of the dozens of great sitcoms he directed, Burrows also offers insight into how these memorable shows are created, how they get on the air, and how the cast and crew continue to develop and grow each season, all coupled with tales of his challenges, career victories, and defeats, as well as advice for those who aspire to direct. All this from the man who helped launch the careers of Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing, and Melissa McCarthy. Readers will discover the childhood and young adult influences and experiences that inspired Burrows, including, first and foremost, his father, legendary playwright and Broadway director Abe Burrows. Directed by James Burrows explores Burrows's journey in theater and television, including his first gigs in "the family business" in the late 1960s, his start working on Broadway and regional theater, directing, stage managing, and building sets. Hoping that his theatrical experience could be transferable to TV directing, he applied for a job with The Mary Tyler Moore Show. From there, he became a sought-after television director. His major break came with Taxi, for which he directed more than half of the series. Forming a partnership with writers/producers Glen and Les Charles, he then co-created the mega-hit Cheers, directing most of its episodes. Burrows went on to direct the pilots and multiple episodes of Frasier, Friends, Mike & Molly, The Big Bang Theory, and Two and a Half Men, plus all 246 episodes of Will & Grace and episodes of more than a hundred other shows. A heart-and-soul master class in sitcom, Directed by James Burrows reveals what it truly takes to get a laugh"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Burrows, James, 1940-; Television producers and directors;
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Murder Takes the Stage [electronic resource] : by Cambridge, Colleen.aut; cloudLibrary;
A witty and inventive treat for lovers of all things Christie, Downton Abbey, and Knives Out, set in London and the English countryside and starring Phyllida Bright, fictional housekeeper to the great dame of detective fiction herself. “Dame Agatha would be proud” (Publishers Weekly). Housekeeper Phyllida Bright is quite in her element at Mallowan Hall, the charming English manor that she keeps in tip-top shape. By contrast, the bustling metropolis of London, where her famed employer Agatha Christie has temporarily relocated, leaves Phyllida a bit out of her depth. Not only must she grapple with a limited staff, but Phyllida also has to rein in a temperamental French cook who has the looks of Hercule Poirot, but none of the charm.  When a man named Archibald Allston is found dead in an armchair onstage at the Adelphia Theater, first impressions are that he died of natural causes. But the very next day, the unlucky actor playing Benvolio at the Belmont Theater is found with his head bashed in. And when a third victim turns up, this time with double-C initials, the fatal pattern is impossible to ignore.  With panic erupting among theater folk—a superstitious bunch at the best of times—Phyllida steps up to help with the investigation. The murderer’s M.O. may be easy to read, but can Phyllida uncover the killer’s identity before the final curtain falls on another victim?General adult.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Amateur Sleuth; Historical; International Mystery & Crime;
© 2024., Kensington Books,
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Goodnight dance / by Jones, Christianne C.; Aghniya, Husna.;
From the first plié to the final curtain call, Goodnight Dance follows a young girl as she says goodnight to her favorite pastime. With rhyming text and colorful imagery, author Christianne Jones captures the excitement of the theater and the beauty of the ballerinas onstage. This Sports Illustrated Kids board book will have dance fans everywhere cheering for bedtime!
Subjects: Board books.; Stories in rhyme.; Girls; Ballet; Ballerinas;
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