{"title":"Arnold Wengrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArnold Wengrow\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a distinctive voice within Arts \u0026amp; Culture, weaving evocative narratives that explore identity, ritual, and transformation. His work often blends poetic insight with sharp cultural observation, inviting readers to consider the roles we assume and the stories we tell ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect profound reflections articulated through rich language and inventive structure, as seen in titles like \u003cem\u003eIf the Song Doesn't Work, Change the Dress\u003c\/em\u003e. Wengrow’s writing challenges and inspires, making his collection a compelling journey into the interplay of art and life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"if-the-song-doesnt-work-change-the-dress-by-patricia-zipprodt-9781350430655","title":"If the Song Doesn't Work, Change the Dress","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIconic Broadway costume designer Patricia Zipprodt (1925-99) tells her own colourful story from a tumultuous childhood in Depression-era Chicago to Bohemian New York in the 1950s, becoming one of the 20th century's most celebrated designers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold with Zipprodt's acerbic humour and delicious wit, \u003cem\u003eIf the Song Doesn't Work, Change the Dress\u003c\/em\u003e charts her journey to 1950s Greenwich Village, America's literary and artistic Bohemia. Tracking her career as it plunges into the developing Off-Broadway movement, and charting her personal and professional failures and successes, she collaborated with the biggest artists of the day—Jerome Robbins, Hal Prince, and Bob Fosse—making her one of the most recognisable, and award-winning, designers of 20th-century theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in full colour, this illustrated memoir includes pictures from Zipprodt's own archive, including sketches, drawings, and photographs of her work from some of the most significant shows of the 20th century, such as \u003cem\u003eCabaret, Fiddler on the Roof, Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePippin\u003c\/em\u003e. Her collaborations with American theatre giants like Jo Mielziner, Irene Sharaff, José Quintero, Boris Aronson, Tony Walton, and Joel Grey (who provides a personal foreword to the memoir) are also showcased.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eZipprodt’s posthumous collaborator, theatre design historian Arnold Wengrow, provides a vivid epilogue about her final battle with cancer. Drawing from her archive at the New York Public Library and Museum of the Performing Arts, he amplifies her recollections with letters, oral histories, and interviews she gave over the years, offering a portrait of an artist consistently working against the grain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf the Song Doesn’t Work, Change the Dress\u003c\/em\u003e will delight readers interested in Broadway, ballet, opera, and the history of costume design. Her lively anecdotes about New York theatre and working in Hollywood provide a rich insight into the life and work of a celebrated female creative giant of American theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455594807532,"sku":"9781350430655","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81i8lo4WnRL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774785898"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/arnold-wengrow.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}