Capital Acts

Washington DC Performing Arts

By: Stephen Moore, Johnny Holliday, Charles David Young

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Hardcover | 5 December 2024

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A comprehensive entertainment history of the Washington, DC area's captivating theater, film, and music artists. Includes esteemed figures from the masterful John Philip Sousa to the provocative Root Boy Slim. Legends such as Al Jolson, Duke Ellington, Helen Hayes, Patsy Cline, The Slickee Boys, Mark Russell, Pick Temple, The Langley Punks, Eva Cassidy, Billy Eckstine, Danny Gatton, Tommy Lepson and hundreds of others populate this vibrant tapestry of talent and innovation that thrived or continues in the area. Illustrated with Index."

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"In these pages Moore, (and co-authors Holliday, Lorenz, and Young) give readers a panoramic look at the wide variety of arts that have either premiered or flourished in DC and written with warmth and irresistible energy throughout, regularly picking the perfect anecdotes and vignettes to bring DC's artistic history to life.

Fans of the scene shouldn't miss this book, and its sheer energy will make it of interest far beyond the beltway. A lively and richly detailed story of Washington, DCs artistic history." - Kirkus Reviews

"A treasure trove of life stories, legends, and long-lost lore that for the first time fully illuminates the richness and depth of the DC area music scene." - Pete Kennedy/The Kennedys

"Several of the narratives of this historical research and contemporary interviews will be familiar - who doesn't know about the Muppets? - but some of it, very likely most of it, will be new to you. Or, if the name is familiar, you might not be aware about the local origins of seminal acts that got their starts in the Washington area, the world-famous Ringling Brothers circus and entertainment pioneer Al Jolson being examples.

You will also learn about some of the talented artists DC claims as its own but never made it into the show business mainstream despite undeniable and astonishing talent. Danny Gatton, for instance. And John Fahey. And Eva Cassidy. The list goes on." (From the Foreword) - Buzz McCLain, former critic with The Washington Post.

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At a Glance

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Industry Reviews

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