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1) Hippolytus
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Euripides, the youngest of the trio of great Greek tragedians was born at Salamis in 480 B.C., on the day when the Greeks won their momentous naval victory there over the fleet of the Persians. The precise social status of his parents is not clear but he received a good education, was early distinguished as an athlete, and showed talent in painting and oratory. He was a fellow student of Pericles, and his dramas show the influence of the philosophical...
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Eugene O' Neill's tale of Ephraim Cabot, greedy and hard like the stone walls that surround his farm, the family patriarch brings home his new young bride, Abbie. His grown sons dissaprove; one leaves but the other stays to fight for the family fortune. What follows is a tragedy of epic proportions. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Paul Adelstein, Orson Bean, Amy Brenneman, Dwier Brown, Maurice Chasse and Charlie Kimball.
3) Electra
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"The Electra of Euripides has the distinction of being, perhaps, the best abused, and, one might add, not the best understood, of ancient tragedies. "A singular monument of poetical, or rather unpoetical perversity;" "the very worst of all his pieces;" are, for instance, the phrases applied to it by Schlegel. Considering that he judged it by the standards of conventional classicism, he could scarcely have arrived at any different conclusion. For it...
4) Electra
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One of the lesser known plays of the Greek tragedian Sophocles, "Electra" tells the tale of a young daughter's revenge for her father's death. Electra is one of the daughters of "Agamemnon," the leader of the Greeks during the Trojan War. He was killed by his wife's lover, and Electra wishes to avenge Agamemnon with the help of her twin brother Orestes. When she receives word that he is dead, Electra laments and fears she will not be able to avenge...
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It's Christmas in 1183, and the court of King Henry II explodes with royal family drama. Conflict develops between the king and his long estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine as they each struggle for power. As Prince Richard and Prince John join the family squabbling, resulting alliances from the marital conflict could change the course of England forever.
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Poker buddies Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison suddenly find themselves bachelors again and innocently decide to share an apartment. In this classic comedy by America's most prolific and successful playwright, these two legendarily mismatched roommates bring down the house when they try to live together in one eight-room New York City apartment. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Dan Castellaneta, Stanley DeSantis, Steven Hack, Jamie...
8) Plaza suite
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Neil Simon's hilarious comedy follows three brief encounters in the same suite at the famed Plaza Hotel in New York City. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Edward Asner, Michelle Costa, Richard Dreyfuss, Hector Elizondo, Amy Irving, Marsha Mason, Alfred Molina, Kerry Shale, Joe Spano and JoBeth Williams.
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More than 25 faves in our famous notation, including: Body and Soul * Cheek to Cheek * Georgia on My Mind * The Glory of Love * Harlem Nocturne * Heart and Soul * I've Got the World on a String * Moon River * Ol' Man River * Stardust * Tangerine * This Can't Be Love * The Way You Look Tonight * You Light Up My Life * more!
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A newly revised and edited collection of 21 Beatles' songs, including: All My Loving * And I Love Her * Can't Buy Me Love * Eight Days a Week * Eleanor Rigby * Get Back * A Hard Day's Night * Hey Jude * Let It Be * Michelle * Norwegian Wood * Yellow Submarine * Yesterday * and more.
14) Henry IV, part I
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Memorable historical drama concerns rebellion against King Henry led by Harry Percy ("Hotspur") and other nobles, complicated by the king's difficulties with his wayward son, Prince Hal. Superb blend of courtly intrigue, battlefield action, and low comedy featuring Sir John Falstaff, all expressed in fine blank verse and stirring prose.
17) Jumbo Songbook
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266 songs for all occasions in this jumbo book! Includes: College Songs * Patriotic Songs * Humorous Songs * International Folk Songs * Classical Themes * Sacred Songs * Latin Songs * Polkas and Marches * Waltzes * Sing-Alongs * Children's Songs * Christmas Carols * Wedding Music * and more!
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This updated third edition features 28 Cash classics: Big River * A Boy Named Sue * Cry, Cry, Cry * Daddy Sang Bass * Don't Take Your Guns to Town * Folsom Prison Blues * I Walk the Line * Jackson * The Man in Black * Orange Blossom Special * Ring of Fire * Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down * Tennessee Flat Top Box * and more.
19) Soft Targets
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Alexei's life as a minor Russian diplomat in London starts changing wildly one Sunday morning, as he is thrust into a new world of parties, society weddings and baffling women, and he becomes convinced he is the victim of a sinister Foreign Office plot. Stephen Poliakoff's subtle parody of the conventional spy-thriller genre presents a world where conspiracy and betrayal lurk around every corner.
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The latest edition of this bestseller includes nearly 80 great favorites, all in our world-famous E-Z Play notation: All I Ask of You * Autumn in New York * Beauty and the Beast * Call Me Irresponsible * Chariots of Fire * Crazy * Edelweiss * Fly Me to the Moon * Imagine * Let It Be * Longer * Love Me Tender * Moon River * More * People * Piano Man * Satin Doll * Unchained Melody * Unforgettable * The Way We Were * When I Fall in Love * and more!
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