Called the theater equivalent of longtime New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael byMatinee Magazine,critic and producer Steven Suskin chronicles the 2001-2002 theater season in his latest installment in theBroadway Yearbookseries. Commenting with wit and erudition on each show that opened on Broadway between May 2001 and May 2002, Suskin's vivid descriptions recall Tony winners likeThoroughly Modern MillieandUrinetownand commercial smashes likeMamma Mia!andThe Graduate.A great read for theater buffs, the book is also a valuable sourcebook for critics, Broadway historians, and theater professionals, providing an array of statistics on every Broadway production of the season, as well as noteworthy off-Broadway performances. The intelligent and wittyBroadway Yearbook, 2001-2002will engage theater lovers, performers, and critics alike.
A theatrical producer and manager for over 20 years, Suskin writes a bi-weekly column for Playbill Online. He is also a freelance writer and author ofBroadway Yearbook 1999-2000andBroadway Yearbook 2000-2001