Laughter In The Wings - Paperback

by Arnold N. Breman (Author)

After nearly a half-century of directing American performing arts centers, impresario Arnold N. Breman has seen it all: eccentric songwriters, spotlight-craving comedians and insecure entertainers. In his memoir, Breman recalls encounters with some of the most beloved performers of our time, including: Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman, Sarah Vaughan, Sammy Davis, Jr., Cab Calloway, Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Beverly Sills, Marcel Marceau, Cary Grant, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly, Gregory Hines, Linda Ronstadt, Red Skelton, Victor Borge and many others. This is the story of crowd-pleasers who left audiences dazzled and managers frantic, told with wit and candor of a presenter who kept laughing through it all.

Author Biography

Impresario, author, arts administrator and professor, Arnold N. Breman presented more than 2000 artists and attractions in the performing arts as Executive and Artistic Director of: The Samuel L. Clemens Performing Arts Center in Elmira, New York; Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida; The Raymond F. Kavis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida; and The Joffrey Ballet Company in Chicago, Illinois. Breman served as President of the International Society of the Performing Arts in 1992 and a Professor in the Arts, Entertainment & Media Management Department at Columbia College Chicago