徐炎之(1899-1989)、張善薌(1909-1980)
David Spencer has written a book full of truths a young writer will not find articulated anywhere else. Most of us in the theatre gained our "experience" by making...
Offers a behind-the-scenes look at Broadway musicals and the unique subculture of the New York theater world as seen by actors, directors, writers, producers, and choreographers
Data gleaned from the 1982, 1985, and 1992 Surveys of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPAs) were used in this analysis of participation in opera and musical theater/operetta. Findings indicate...
Richard Jordan's book chronicles four decades of Mame-mania -- the true backstage story of how one outrageous, larger-than-life character rescued Rosalind Russell from career oblivion, catapulted Angela Lansbury to legendary...
"...Brings musical life to Cinderella, Jack and the Bean Stalk, Little Red Ridinghood and other well-known fairy-tale characters. Interwoven with these classic tales is the story of the baker and...
Selected from over eight hundred songs, here are Porter’s finest flights of invention, lyrics that are an indelible part of 20th-century culture: “Let’s Do It,” “Love for Sale,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Anything Goes ...
Starring Fred Astaire
Following on the success of the very popular and well-reviewed From Assassins to West Side Story comesDeconstructing Harold Hill. This is a book for all fans of musical theatre, and...
Gerald Bordman's American Musical Theatre has become a landmark book since its publication in 1978. It chronicles American musicals, show by show and season by season, and offers a running...
A humorous and, at times, tragic journey through the life of the oldest surviving music hall in Britain (if not the world) which is famed for being the place where...