What links the popular songs "You’ll Never Walk Alone", "Send in the Clowns", "Memory" and "I Am What I Am"? They all or......more
What links the popular songs "You’ll Never Walk Alone", "Send in the Clowns", "Memory" and "I Am What I Am"? They all or......more
Commemorating over 75 years of Broadway greatness with never-before told stories, rare photos from the American Theatre ......more
The Music Man stands as one of the greatest achievements in American musical theatre, but few know about its rocky begin......more
The American Musical is a comprehensive history of an American art form. It delivers a detailed and definitive portrait ......more
The American Musical is a comprehensive history of an American art form. It delivers a detailed and definitive portrait ......more
EROS!! Do your thing! It’s 1950s London, and Ferdy, Bernie, Dennis and Lennie arrive from the West Indies full of expect......more
A captivating account of an interracial jazz opera that took apartheid South Africa by storm and marked a turning point ......more
In 1969, when Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice decided to write a rock opera about Jesus Christ, they had little idea th......more
National Identity and the British Musical: From Blood Brothers to Cinderellaexamines the myths associated with national ......more
The shortest runs can have the longest legacies: for too long, scholarship surrounding British musical theatre has coale......more
This new collection brings together the romance, love, and lust encompassing the musical genre. Established and emergent......more
What happens when Broadway goes abroad? Tell It to the World: The Broadway Musical Abroad offers a look at how the Broad......more
From Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins’s 1879 musical Peculiar Sam to Lynn Nottage’s 2021 musical MJ, the ’Black musical’ does n......more
From Oklahoma! and West Side Story, to Spring Awakening and Hamilton, dance remains one of the most important and key fa......more
From Oklahoma! and West Side Story, to Spring Awakening and Hamilton, dance remains one of the most important and key fa......more
There’s this unspoken thing right? I guess this resistance to admitting that someone else’s trauma can be traumatising. ......more
Many churchgoers will recognize the name William Bradbury, a nineteenth-century American composer of popular hymns still......more
Many churchgoers will recognize the name William Bradbury, a nineteenth-century American composer of popular hymns still......more
Step into a world where the brightest creative minds of contemporary musical theatre share their insights and inspiratio......more
Step into a world where the brightest creative minds of contemporary musical theatre share their insights and inspiratio......more
With its groundbreaking score, unabashed romanticism, and scrappy sensibility, Rent was like a firecracker thrown into a......more
One of Oprah’s Favorite Things of 2023 Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece The Colo......more
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece The Color Purple--as well as the acclaimed 1985......more
Most writers, composers, librettists, and music directors who make their careers in musical theatre do so without specif......more
Most writers, composers, librettists, and music directors who make their careers in musical theatre do so without specif......more
The British musical in its formative years has appeared in strikingly different guises: from the lasting hits of Oliver!......more
How to Swing in Musical Theatre shines a light on the most universal techniques used by cast members who, in response to......more
How to Swing in Musical Theatre shines a light on the most universal techniques used by cast members who, in response to......more
Lively, sophisticated, and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Leg......more
Kirtan is a broad term referring to various forms of devotional singing commonly done in South Asian traditions. It is a......more
A fascinating look at the careers of some of Broadway’s greatest female performers in their own words In Here’s to the L......more
A lively guide to fifty popular musicals from the comedy classics of the 1930s and 1940s to the frequently-produced darl......more
When the young composer-lyricist Douglas Cohen first secured the musical rights to the novel No Way to Treat a Lady by W......more
Doing the Time Warp explores how song and dance - sites of aesthetic difference in the musical - can ’warp’ time and ena......more
In the book The Greatest Rock And Roll Band You Never Heard Of author Marcus Mason dives into the unknown and curious ta......more
20 Seasons: Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century catalogues, categorizes, and analyzes the 269 musicals that opened on ......more
20 Seasons: Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century catalogues, categorizes, and analyzes the 269 musicals that opened on ......more
How did L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, create the stage show called The Tik-Tok Man of Oz? How......more
The complete musical score for The Tik-Tok Man of Oz, intended to accompany the performance script. Included are all 26 ......more
The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia is the first reference volume devoted to the works of this prolific composer and lyric......more
Queer Approaches in Musical Theatre introduces readers to a facet of musicals often assumed but misunderstood: how queer......more
Hip-Hop culture’s explosive arrival on the art scene of New York in the boroughs of Queens and the Bronx in the 1970s be......more
While most discussions of race in American theater emphasize the representation of race mainly in terms of character, pl......more
Featuring contributions from over eighty original cast members, creatives, crew and audience members, Out For Blood piec......more
Featuring contributions from over eighty original cast members, creatives, crew and audience members, Out For Blood piec......more
Experience the magic of one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals. Set in ancient Greece, The Golden Apple combines classi......more
Experience the magic of one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals. Set in ancient Greece, The Golden Apple combines classi......more
Alice in Wonderland the Musical is an original Off-Broadway musical with book and lyrics by Brenda Bell and music by Mic......more
This book is a comprehensive guide to the performers, producers, and playwrights associated with the Lyceum Theatre in L......more
This classic musical comedy follows the romantic misadventures of a group of café patrons in Paris. With catchy tunes, w......more
This classic musical comedy follows the romantic misadventures of a group of café patrons in Paris. With catchy tunes, w......more
This book is a comprehensive guide to the performers, producers, and playwrights associated with the Lyceum Theatre in L......more
The official behind-the-scenes companion to the stage musical adaptation of Back to the Future; includes the complete ly......more
Milestones in Musical Theatre tracks ten of the most significant moments in musical theatre history, from some of its ea......more
Milestones in Musical Theatre tracks ten of the most significant moments in musical theatre history, from some of its ea......more
2023 Tony Award winner for Best Musical! NEW JERSEY, 1999. Kimberly is about to turn sixteen and has recently moved with......more
The first study to explore the crucial influence of Kurt Weill on operas and musicals by Marc Blitzstein and Leonard Ber......more
From her carefree Essex childhood through to hitting the big time in the nineties and beyond, here Denise shares her inc......more
Historical Dictionary of Vaudeville contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and the dictionar......more
Based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical, Hamilton 2024 Wall Calendar is a celebration of the most popular theatri......more
For decades, British stage musicals struggled to compete against the dazzling Broadway productions that came roaring in ......more
A fascinating look at the gay and lesbian influence on the American stage by an internationally-recognized authority on ......more
Based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical, the Hamilton 2024 Day-To-Day Calendar is a celebration of the most popul......more
We’d like to propose a toast...to Broadway! Learn the spirited history of drinking on stage (and off) and how to make co......more
This book offers a series of essays that show the integrated role that musical structure (including harmony, melody, rhy......more
This book offers a series of essays that show the integrated role that musical structure (including harmony, melody, rhy......more
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The Front Lawn is a multi-award-winning, much-loved New Zealand duo-turned-trio made up of Don McGlashan, Harry Sinclair......more
The Front Lawn is a multi-award-winning, much-loved New Zealand duo-turned-trio made up of Don McGlashan, Harry Sinclair......more
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic musical Sunday in the Park with George ......more