Hischak, Thomas S.
HISCHAK, Thomas S.
HISCHAK, Thomas S. American, b. 1951. Genres: Plays/Screenplays, Theatre. Career: Point Park College, Pittsburgh, PA, instructor, 1978-82; Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, worked in audience development, 1982-83; State University of New York College at Cortland, professor of performing arts, 1983-. Publications: Word Crazy: Broadway Lyricists from Cohan to Sondheim, 1991; Stage It with Music: An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Musical Theatre, 1993; The American Musical Theatre Song Encyclopedia, 1995; The Theatregoer's Almanac: A Collection of Lists, People, History, and Commentary on the American Theatre, 1997; The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia, 1999; The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia, 2002; Boy Loses Girl: Broadway's Librettists, 2002; Enter the Players, 2003; Oxford Companion to American Theatre, 2004. Contributor to books. PLAYS: The Dolls of Poplar House, 1979; Murder by Membership Only, 1980; A Christmas Carol, 1981; The Gift of the Magi, 1984; Murder in Bloom, 1985; A New Style for Murder, 1992; Murder on Reserve, 1994; Murder by the Book, 1995; Little Women, 1995; Cold War Comedy, 1996; Tiny Tim's Christmas, 1997; Rutherford Wolf, 1997; The Phony Physician, 1997; Willabella Witch's Last Spell, 1999; five one-act plays. Address: Performing Arts Department, State University of New York College at Cortland, Cortland, NY 13045, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]