Broadway

Broadway

Author: Laurence Maslon

Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781423491033

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(Applause Books). A companion to the six-part PBS documentary series, Broadway: The American Musical is the first comprehensive history of the musical, from its roots at the turn of the 20th century through the smashing successes of the new millennium. The in-depth text is lavishly illustrated with a treasure trove of photographs, sheet-music covers, posters, scenic renderings, production stills, rehearsal shots and caricatures, many previously unpublished. Revised and updated, with a brand-new foreword by Julie Andrews and new material on all the Broadway musicals through the 2009-2010 season.


New Complete Book of the American Musical Theater

New Complete Book of the American Musical Theater

Author: David Ewen

Publisher: Holt McDougal

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 892

ISBN-13:

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Covers 500 musical shows from The Black Crook (1866) to Applause, including 160 composers, librettists, and lyricists, with plot summaries, production history, stars, and songs.


The Musical

The Musical

Author: Richard Kislan

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9781557832177

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(Applause Books). This revised and expanded edition of Kislan's acclaimed study of America's musical theater includes a new section on "Recent Musical Theater: Issues and Problems." "The ancient union of drama and song, known as musical theater, comes in many forms vaudeville, burlesque, comic opera, minstrels, etc. The author reviews these and other highlights of American musicals ... with a fascinating background on the elements that contribute to the success of a Showboat ." King Features * "Worth study by anyone who still thinks that the musical is a collection of songs." The Stage


Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America

Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America

Author: Jake Johnson

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2019-06-30

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 025205136X

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints adopted the vocal and theatrical traditions of American musical theater as important theological tenets. As Church membership grew, leaders saw how the genre could help define the faith and wove musical theater into many aspects of Mormon life. Jake Johnson merges the study of belonging in America with scholarship on voice and popular music to explore the surprising yet profound link between two quintessentially American institutions. Throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Mormons gravitated toward musicals as a common platform for transmitting political and theological ideas. Johnson sees Mormons using musical theater as a medium for theology of voice--a religious practice that suggests how vicariously voicing another person can bring one closer to godliness. This sounding, Johnson suggests, created new opportunities for living. Voice and the musical theater tradition provided a site for Mormons to negotiate their way into middle-class respectability. At the same time, musical theater became a unique expressive tool of Mormon culture.


Disney High School Musical 3: Senior Yearbook

Disney High School Musical 3: Senior Yearbook

Author: Disney Book Group

Publisher: Disney Press

Published: 2009-01-27

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781423117131

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Timed to the DVD release and designed to look the real East High yearbook, this padded hardcover book will feature tons of photos of everyone's favorite Wildcats, including rehearsal and set photos from the HSM 3 Spring Musical! Fans will find out who is Most Likely to Succeed, Most Athletic, the Class Clown and much more! High School Musical 3 will be released in theaters in October 24, 2008 and on DVD February 24, 2009!


Song of Spider-Man

Song of Spider-Man

Author: Glen Berger

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1451684584

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“One of the best literary works of this year” (Miami Herald-Tribune): The true story of a theatrical dream—or nightmare—come true…the making of the Spider-Man musical. As you might imagine, writing a Broadway musical has its challenges. But it turns out there are challenges one can’t begin to imagine when collaborating with two rock legends and a superstar director to stage the biggest, most expensive production in theater history. Renowned director Julie Taymor picked playwright Glen Berger to cowrite the book for a $25 million Spider-Man musical. Together—along with U2’s Bono and Edge—they would shape a work that was technically daring and emotionally profound, with a story fueled by the hero’s quest for love…and the villains’ quest for revenge. Or at least, that’s what they’d hoped for. But when charismatic producer Tony Adams died suddenly, the show began to lose its footing. Soon the budget was ballooning, financing was evaporating, and producers were jumping ship or getting demoted. And then came the injuries. And then came word-of-mouth about the show itself. What followed was a pageant of foul-ups, falling-outs, ever-more harrowing mishaps, and a whole lot of malfunctioning spider legs. This “circus-rock-and-roll-drama,” with its $65 million price tag, had become more of a spectacle than its creators ever wished for. During the show’s unprecedented seven months of previews, the company’s struggles to reach opening night inspired breathless tabloid coverage and garnered international notoriety. Through it all, Berger observed the chaos with his signature mix of big ambition and self-deprecating humor.


Ever After

Ever After

Author: Barry Singer

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2004-04-01

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1617800066

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Ever After is more than a detailed show-by-show history of the last quarter century in American musical theater. It explains how the storied Broadway tradition in many cases went so very wrong. Singer takes the reader behind the scenes for an unparallel