Launched December 2024 from Booklocker
Capital Acts: Washington DC Performing Arts Paperback/hardcover – December 5, 202
by Stephen Moore with Johnny Holliday, Stephen Lorenz, and Charles David
Young. Foreword by Buzz McClain.
Capital Acts is a visually striking history that showcases the prominent and influential performing artitsts and media figures from the
Washington DC area from 1792 through today.This book unveils remarkable narratives of the challenges and innovations that have shaped this unique artistic landscapes.
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.
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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