{"product_id":"from-broadway-to-cleveland-vacha-9780873389051","title":"From Broadway to Cleveland: A History of the Hanna Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA noteworthy history of Cleveland's showcase for touring shows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilt by Daniel R. Hanna as a tribute to his theater-loving father, Marcus Hanna, the Hanna Theatre opened its doors on March 28, 1921, with an adaptation of Mark Twain's \u003cem\u003eThe Prince and the Pauper\u003c\/em\u003e starring William Faversham. Billed as a \"Broadway-style theater,\" the Hanna was located not on Euclid Avenue but around the corner on the side street of East 14th. Its interior decor was opulent, finished in what was described as a combination of Italian Renaissance and Pompeian style, and the stage was described as \"large enough . . . to present the best plays offered; but intimate enough to present the quietest comedy or drama to the best advantage.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor three generations of Clevelanders, \"I saw it at the Hanna\" was a bragging point that could only be trumped by \"We saw it in New York.\" During its first two decades, the Hanna hosted such touring Broadway shows as \u003cem\u003eThe Student Prince\u003c\/em\u003e and the Marx Brothers in \u003cem\u003eAnimal Crackers.\u003c\/em\u003e There were also significant world premieres, including Noel Coward's \u003cem\u003eDesign for Living, \u003c\/em\u003e starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine and Coward himself, and Maxwell Anderson's \u003cem\u003eHigh Tor, \u003c\/em\u003e with Burgess Meredith. The postwar era brought the golden age of the American musical theater to the Hanna, from \u003cem\u003eOklahoma!\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eHair.\u003c\/em\u003e The mirrors in its star dressing room have reflected the images of Ethel and John Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Katharine Cornell, and Henry Fonda. Since reopening a decade ago as a cabaret theater, the Hanna boasts the longest run in Cleveland theatrical history with \u003cem\u003eTony 'n' Tina's Wedding.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vacha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0873389050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780873389051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.08w x 0.55d","brand":"Vacha","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517534613759,"sku":"9780873389051","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_150af1af-2795-4564-ac08-c4f784be923a.jpg?v=1778732073","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-broadway-to-cleveland-vacha-9780873389051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}