The Applause Best Plays Yearbook was started by Burns Mantle in 1919 andhas appeared every year since then, becoming the standard reference boo k for American Theater. This volume features synposes and excerpts for the ten best plays of the 1988-1989 season, including: Aristocrats Œ‡ The Cocktail Hour Œ‡ Eastern Standard Œ‡ Emerald City Œ‡ Gus and Al Œ‡ The HeidiChronicles Œ‡ Lend Me a Tenor Œ‡ Other People's Money Œ‡ Road Œ‡ Shirley Va lentine. This value-packed volume also includes Al Hirschfeld's completegallery of the theater season as well as essays and statistics about th e season around the United States, the Off-Off-Broadway season, the various awards, and more. Also includes lots of photos from the productions.
