Broadway Musical Revue category: 202 books
Unmasking What Matters
10 Life Lessons From 10 Years on Broadway
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
• During the 2015/16 Broadway season, there were a record-breaking 13.3 million admissions to Broadway shows, and musicals performed on Broadway generated over 1.17 billion dollars; there is a huge audience of devoted fans hungry for behind-the-scenes Broadway stories. • The Phantom of the Opera...
Patti LuPone
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
The legendary Patti LuPone is one of the theatre’s most beloved leading ladies. Now she lays it all bare, sharing the intimate story of her life both onstage and off--through the dizzying highs and darkest lows--with the humor and outspokenness that have become her trademarks.
With nearly...
Ethel Merman
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
“Kellow’s chronology is dishy and seamless; he understands the dynamics of the theater world and makes you feel the exhilaration of an evolving hit and the frustrations inherent in working with a performer like Merman.”—The New York Times Book Review
“[Kellow] has painted a vivid...
Showstoppers!
The Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway's Most Remarkable Songs
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
When Robert Preston shouted "Ya got trouble!" in River City, when Carol Channing glided down a gilded staircase while waiters serenaded her with "Hello, Dolly!," when Barbra Streisand defied us to rain on her parade in Funny Girl, audiences were instantly enchanted. Showstoppers!...
Wonder of Wonders
A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
A sparkling and eye-opening history of the Broadway musical that changed the world
In the half-century since its premiere, Fiddler on the Roof has had an astonishing global impact. Beloved by audiences the world over, performed from rural high schools to grand state theaters, Fiddler is a supremely...
by Craig Lucas, Adam Guettel
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
“The Light in the Piazza beautifully captures the eternal allure of Italy. . . . The story wraps itself around your heart.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“Guettel’s music and lyrics take nothing from the razzle-dazzle bargain basement of feeling; they represent, instead, a genuine expense of...
Ziegfeld and His Follies
A Biography of Broadway's Greatest Producer
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
The name Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867--1932) is synonymous with the decadent revues that the legendary impresario produced at the turn of the twentieth century. These extravagant performances were filled with catchy tunes, high-kicking chorus girls, striking costumes, and talented stars such as Eddie...
Failing Up
How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Leslie Odom Jr., burst on the scene in 2015, originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical phenomenon Hamilton. Since then, he has performed for sold-out audiences, sung for the Obamas at the White House, and won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. But before he landed the...
How Musicals Work
And How to Write Your Own
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
Musicals are the most popular form of stage entertainment today, with the West End and Broadway dominated by numerous long-running hits. But for every Wicked or Phantom of the Opera, there are dozens of casualties that didn't fare quite so well. In this book, Julian Woolford explores the musical-theatre...
Mama Rose's Turn
The True Story of America's Most Notorious Stage Mother
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2013
Hers is the show business saga you think you already know--but you ain't seen nothin' yet. Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of June Havoc and Gypsy Rose Lee, went down in theatrical history as "The Stage Mother from Hell" after her immortalization on Broadway in Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Yet the...
by Steven Cutts
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
My Big Fat Broadway Debut! the ebook miniseries chronicles the remarkable journey of Steven Cutts, who went from being a kid with a dream to being a pro on the Broadway stage. The book is packed with stories, wisecracks, pitfalls, and sage advice from a true industry insider.From one volume...
Broadway Rhythm
Imaging the City in Song
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Broadway Rhythm is a guide to Manhattan like nothing you've ever read. Author Dominic Symonds calls it a performance cartography, and argues that the city of New York maps its iconicity in the music of the Broadway songbook. A series of walking tours takes the reader through the landscape of Manhattan,...
by Aaron C. Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2018
Sweeney Todd, the gruesome tale of a murderous barber and his pastry chef accomplice, is unquestionably strange subject matter for the musical theatre – but eight Tony awards and enormous successes on Broadway and the West End testify to its enduring popularity with audiences. Written by Hugh Wheeler,...
Oliver!
A Dickensian Musical
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
When the show was first produced in 1960, at a time when transatlantic musical theatre was dominated by American productions, Oliver! already stood out for its overt Englishness. But in writing Oliver!, librettist and composer Lionel Bart had to reconcile the Englishness of his Dickensian source with...