Key players in the duo’s inner circle––Louis Mydlach, his security chief father Jim Mydlach, and show consultant Jimmy Lavery––finally unravel the untold story: the life of Siegfried & Roy was their ultimate illusion.
The book provides an innovative synthesis of the history of performance with a wider study of culture, science, and religion from the antebellum period to the present.
American Sideshow chronicles the lives of truly amazing performers, examining these brave and extraordinary curiosities not just as sideshow performers but as people, delving into the lives they led and the ways they were able to triumph ...
An exciting history of gladiators, chariot racing and other Roman games, investigating their function and significance within society, and what they reveal about the Roman mentality.
The play follows the story of Psyche, a mortal woman who is beloved by Cupid, the god of love, but must overcome numerous trials and tribulations to prove her worth.
Struggles and Triumphs is the life story of America’s first purveyor of pop culture—a man who indulged in outright chicanery and yet managed to retain an image (most of the time) of unassailable moral rectitude.