Broadway Musical Revue category: 202 books
Somewhere
The Life of Jerome Robbins
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2008
From the author of the acclaimed Everybody Was So Young, the definitive and major biography of the great choreographer and Broadway legend Jerome Robbins
To some, Jerome Robbins was a demanding perfectionist, a driven taskmaster, a theatrical visionary; to others, he was a loyal friend, a supportive...
Razzle Dazzle
The Battle for Broadway
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
The story of the rise, fall, and redemption of Broadway—its stars, its biggest shows, its producers, and all the drama, intrigue, and power plays that happened behind the scenes.
“A rich, lovely, debut history of New York theater in the 1970s and eighties” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review),...
by Steven Cutts
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
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.
A Chorus Line FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Broadway's Singular Sensation
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
The ultimate treasure trove of information, A Chorus Line FAQ presents history and fun facts, including: the unique workshop process through which the show was developed and written, the stories of its creators, the record-breaking Broadway run and numerous touring productions, and the captivating...
All That Glittered
The Golden Age of Drama on Broadway, 1919-1959
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
From the late 1920s to late 1950s, the Broadway theatre was America's cultural epicenter. Television didn't exist and movies were novelties. Entertainment took the form of literature, music, and theatre. During this golden age of Broadway, actors and actresses became legends and starred in now classic...
Broadway Babylon
Glamour, Glitz, and Gossip on the Great White Way
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
The first book of theater celebrity gossip, can you believe it? Here's the book that airs Broadway's dirty laundry! Inspired by the classic Hollywood Babylon (in print for more than forty years, more than 100,000 copies sold), Broadway Babylon presents a hyper-entertaining look at the Great White...
Up in the Cheap Seats
A Historical Memoir of Broadway
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2017
In this touching and often hilarious theatrical memoir, Ron Fassler tells the stories of how over a four-year span,
between the ages of 12-16, he saw 200 Broadway plays and musicals for as little as $1.50 a ticket—and all from UP IN THE CHEAP SEATS.
Such landmarks as Company, 1776, The Great...
I Wanna Be a Producer
How to Make a Killing on Broadway...or Get Killed
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2000
What does a “producer” actually do? How does one travel from that great idea for a show to a smash hit opening night on Broadway? John Breglio cannot guarantee you a hit, but he does take the reader on a fascinating journey behind-the-scenes to where he himself once stood as a child, dreaming...
by Steven Cutts
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2017
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...
The Musical Theater of Stephen Schwartz
From Godspell to Wicked and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2014
As the composer/lyricist for Godspell, Pippin, Wicked, and other musicals, Stephen Schwartz has enjoyed one of the mostsignificant careers in American musical theater for more than four decades. Schwartz has also achieved success on the big screen, contributing to such films as Enchanted, The Prince...
Idina Menzel: Broadway Superstar
StageStars: Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2013
Idina Menzel's career has been “Defying Gravity” for years now! With starring roles in Wicked and Rent, the Tony-award winner has become one of theater's most beloved stage performers. The powerful vocalist has also branched out successfully in other mediums! She has filmed a recurring role on...
by Steven Rivellino
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2004
Broadway is a commercial institution. It has nothing whatsoever to do with pretentious artistic notions. Its there for one purpose, and one purpose alone to make money. So begins the comments by the successful Broadway and television producer Alexander Cohen made just before his recent deathhis thoughts...
by William McBrien
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
In his life and in his music, Cole Porter was the top—the pinnacle of wit and sophistication. From the 1910s through the ‘50s, from Yale pep rallies through the Broadway triumphs of Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate, he delighted audiences with a glittering torrent of song: “I Get a Kick Out of...
by Bette Midler
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Bette Midler, also known as Divine Miss M—the indomitable and incomparable singer, actor, and musical theater extraordinaire, with a career spanning almost half a century—revisits her classic memoir, now with a new introduction.
This book was a kind of last hurrah. When I read it, I hear...