"A brave and breathtaking musical."--The New York Times...more
Broadway producer Cheryl Crawford (1902 1986) declared in her 1977 autobiography, The theatre has been my life. Crawford......more
Award-winning Talmud teacher Judith Abrams brings her love of Jewish tradition to the musical stage in this new musical ......more
In this rich, imaginative survey of variety musical theater, Gillian M. Rodger masterfully chronicles the social history......more
In this rich, imaginative survey of variety musical theater, Gillian M. Rodger masterfully chronicles the social history......more
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Rodgers & Hammerstein s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and e......more
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The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world s most beloved musical. When a po......more
Have you heard of the first American musical, The Black Crook, which opened in 1866 and had fifteen revivals? Do you kno......more
Whose singing voice was substituted for Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn? What movie was the first to combine live actio......more
Irene G. Dash explores the influence of Shakespeare on American musical theater through analyses of five important produ......more
A critical survey of Hollywood film musicals from the 1960s to the present. This book examines how, in the post-studio s......more
One of the Broadway musicals that can genuinely claim to have transformed the genre, West Side Story has been featured i......more
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The tumultuous decade of the 1960s in America gave birth to many new ideas and forms of expression, among them the rock ......more
This new second edition of Enchanted Evenings offers theater lovers an illuminating behind-the-scenes tour of some of Am......more
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Join the journey-discover burlesque when it was part of a large theatrical world filled with dance, comedy, and live mus......more
Since the latter part of the 19th century, the Broadway musical has remained one of the most popular genres in entertain......more
A keepsake edition gathering the lyrics of more than 80 of Gershwin s most popular songs Ira Gershwin once remarked that......more
Through an examination of plays, actors, reviews, and audience response of the period, this study traces the development......more
Through an examination of plays, actors, reviews, and audience response of the period, this study traces the development......more
Christian theatre has rich roots, from ancient Hebrew dramas to medieval plays, but where does it fit in today s media-s......more
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This volume presents a comprehensive listing of the musical numbers from over 300 Broadway shows. Each song is annotated......more
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There is an old phenomenon in theatre arts: Education And there is a new tendency: theatre arts for the very young The r......more
Les Misérables, the powerful story of Jean Valjean’s redemption, is beloved by readers and theatre goers everywhere. Why......more
Cole Porter s musical that incorporates Shakespeare s The Taming of the Shrew within his own story. This was Porter s c......more
The first comprehensive survey of the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber, the best-known composer of musical theater of our ge......more
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books is pleased to make this venerable continuing series complete by publishing Theatre World......more
The innovative new musical that won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Book and is soon to be a Spike Lee film. "Smashes Broad......more
As the first musical theater book especially for middle school productions, The Magic of Middle School Musical provides ......more
As the first musical theater book especially for middle school productions, The Magic of Middle School Musicals provides......more
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Alternatives to grand opera and the popular musical can be traced at least as far back as the 1912 premiere of Schoenber......more
Perfect for drama students, choir leaders, and aspiring singers, this insightful handbook provides insight into every as......more
Rudolf Friml (1879-1972) is best remembered for his romantic 1920s operettas. Born in Prague, where he studied with Dvor......more
Kellow s chronology is dishy and seamless; he understands the dynamics of the theater world and makes you feel the exhil......more
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H.M.S PINAFORE OR, the lass that loved a sailor. - WRITTEN BY GILBERT & SULLIVAN...more
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From the silver screen to the Great White Way, small community theatres to television sets, the musical has long held a ......more
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This is one of the first books to offer a rigorous analysis of the enormous changes in the musical theatre during the 19......more
This is one of the first books to offer a rigorous analysis of the enormous changes in the musical theatre during the 19......more
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Over 30 stunning love songs from your favorite Broadway musicals Includes: All I Ask of Y......more
RENT: THE COMPLETE BOOK AND LYRICS OF THE BROADWAY MUSICAL...more
Ferdinand is an army major and son of President von Walter, a high-ranking noble in a German duke s court, while Luise M......more
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On the Broadway stages of the nineteen eighties, Whoopi Goldberg, Lily Tomlin, Eric Bogosian, and John Leguizamo brought......more
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Two Frenchmen, an idea, and a blank piece of paper. That s how it started. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Sch nberg are......more
Broadway After Dark is a compilation of columns, stories and never-before-published profiles by my father, Ward Morehous......more
The classic Skinner method to speech for the stage This 75-minute audio CD and booklet is a companion to the paperback S......more
By Fiona Whelpton ISBN: 9781847471253 Published: 2007 Pages: 184 Key Themes: conversion syndrome disorder, anxiety, abus......more
"Scrupulously researched, critically acute, and written with care, Playing Underground will become a classic account of ......more
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Did you know that the idea behind the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes was first tried out in Toronto? That Canada produc......more
Badpuppy Magazine Author of the eleven volume Whatever Became of...? series, interviews and stories with and about the g......more
A Chorus Line, the biggest Broadway hit of its generation, is returning to Times Square in a major fall 2006 revival. Th......more
Solti by Paul Robinson .a beautifully balanced assessment.The author has obviously drawn extensively on personal experi......more
WE BOMBED IN NEW LONDON tells the true story of one man s tenacious plight to get his musical mounted. From its romantic......more
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When most people think of movie musicals, films like Singin in the Rain, Sound of Music, The Red Shoes, On the T......more
This guide to the modern musical covers the entire process of creating a show, from finding and working out the initial ......more