Ms. Gordon has raised the bar for theatrical commentary with this fantastic casebook. As a Sondheim fan, I found it intriguing, vastly explanatory, and well-put throughout. She has taken each show and dissected their creation and production revealing the true genius of Sondheim and his Collaborators. Well edited and concisely worded, this book is a must-have for any admirerers of Sondheim or musical theatre in general. The book was worlds of help as research for my lecture/recital on Sondheim. Through Ms. Gordon's words I was able to find material and citations that would vastly back-up what I was saying in my speech. Read this book.

I've recently used this Casebook for an article I'm writing about Foote. I found it to be very helpful and filled with solid criticism. I wish, however, that there was more discussion of Foote as a "Southern" writer, which I believe he is. Perhaps one of the Foote scholars will examine that aspect of Foote's work in a future study. Overall, though, the Casebook is an important contribution to Foote studies and American theatre studies.

"Horton Foote: A Casebook" is a superb scholarly study of one of America's most important playwrights. The essays by Gerald C. Wood are insightful and on the mark. The essay by Susan Underwood is also excellent. This is a must-have book for any person/library interested in a great American artist.

The book held plenty of information, and is therefor quite useful. However, it could have been written in a somewhat easier to digest way.