{"product_id":"something-wonderful-right-away-jeffrey-sweet-9781621538240","title":"Something Wonderful Right Away: The Birth of Second City--America's Greatest Comedy Theater","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the behind-the-scenes story of how The Second City theater created a generation of world class great actors, directors, and writers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the late Fifties and Sixties, iconoclastic young rebels in Chicago opened two tiny theaters--The Compass and The Second City--where they satirized politics, religion, and sex. Building scenes by improvising based on audience suggestions turned out to be a fine way to develop great actors, directors, and writers. Alumni went on to create such groundbreaking works as \u003ci\u003eThe Graduate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGroundhog Day\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDon't Look Up\u003c\/i\u003e. Many of them also became stars on \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSomething Wonderful Right Away\u003c\/i\u003e features the pioneers of the empire that transformed American comedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This new edition tells even more of the story. Included for the first time is an interview with Viola Spolin, the genius who invented theater games that were the foundation of improvisational theater. Also included are dozens of follow-up stories about Mike Nichols, Barbara Harris, Del Close, Joan Rivers, Alan Arkin, and Gilda Radner, plus \"You Only Shoot the Ones You Love,\" the story of how this book's author, playwright Jeffrey Sweet, became so involved in the community he covered that he was captured by it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Sweet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621538249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621538240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Allworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Jeffrey Sweet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131750969599,"sku":"9781621538240","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d09ff3a9-fae4-488f-a793-769d942a8d5f.jpg?v=1687476188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/something-wonderful-right-away-jeffrey-sweet-9781621538240","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}