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1	Broadway Musicals Show by Show more books like this by Stanley Green add to wishlist This is the long-awaited update of this acclaimed, best-selling title.The most comprehensive and widely used Broadway reference book has been expanded and updated to include more than 300 of the most important and memorable productions of the American musical theatre, including revivals. Chronologically arranged beginning with "The Black Crook" in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.80! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street more books like this by Hugh Wheeler, Stephen Sondheim (Composer), Jonathan Dodd (Editor) add to wishlist Book by Hugh Wheeler Introduction by Christopher Bond "Mr. Sondheim fearlessly explores psychic caverns where civilized people are not dying to go ... A naked Sweeney Todd stands revealed as a musical of naked rage, chewing up everyone in its path as it spits out blood and tears." - Frank Rich, The New York Times * "A work of such scope and such ... see all copies from $2.93! new only from $7.18! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Sunday in the park with George more books like this by James Lapine, Stephen Sandheim add to wishlist Re-issued alongside rare revival of Sondheim's famous musical about the French Impressionist, Georges Seurat, starring Olivier Award-winning Daniel Evans. First staged on Broadway in 1984 and at the National Theatre in London in 1990, "Sunday in the Park with George" is an extraordinary creation even for Sondheim. Inspired by Seurat's pointillist ... see all copies from $2.04! new only from $8.44! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Color Purple: A Memory Book of the Broadway Musical more books like this by Jennifer S Altman (Photographer), Oprah Winfrey (Foreword by), Lise Funderburg (Text by) add to wishlist From the Pulitzer-prize winning novel by Alice Walker, and the moving film by Steven Spielberg, has come a soul-stirring new musical and landmark Broadway event that has critics and audiences on their feet. A musical that evokes a unique emotional response - as it tracks the story of its heroine, Celie, from sexual abuse by her stepfather to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
5	Cabaret more books like this by Lisa Appignanesi add to wishlist This captivating book presents a uniquely comprehensive cultural history of cabaret, where the most radical of artists, poets, writers, musicians, and theatre directors have gathered since 1881. Lisa Appignanesi takes us to the original cabaret - the smoke-filled rooms of the Chat Noir in Paris that served as a meeting place for the avant-garde ... see all copies from $3.59! new only from $29.98! \| first editions
6	The Playbill Broadway Yearbook more books like this by Robert Viagas (Editor) add to wishlist Many people who work on Broadway keep scrapbooks of their experiences, with photos, signed posters, ticket stubs, and of course Playbills. "Playbill Books" has expanded this idea into an annual project that is becoming a Broadway institution: "The Playbill Broadway Yearbook". Taking the form of a school yearbook, the fourth edition is packed with ... see all copies from $2.05! new only from $14.92! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Coming Up Roses: The Broadway Musical in the 1950s more books like this by Ethan Mordden add to wishlist The 1950s saw an explosion in the American musical theatre. The Broadway show, catapulted into the limelight in the 20s and solidified during the 40s thanks to Rodgers and Hammerstein, now entered its most revolutionary phase, brashly redefining itself and forging a new kind of storytelling. In this text the author gives us a guided tour of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Broadway: The American Musical more books like this by Laurence Maslon, Michael Kantor (Contributions by) add to wishlist The musical has often been described as a uniquely American art form. Published in conjunction with the PBS documentary of the same name, Broadway: The American Musical combines a lively, in- depth history with a treasure trove of photographs, sheet music, posters, scenic renderings, production stills, rehearsal shots and illustrations, many ... see all copies from $22.16! new only from $36.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Beautiful Mornin': The Broadway Musical in the 1940s more books like this by Ethan Mordden add to wishlist 'Music and girls are the soul of musical comedy,' one critic wrote, early in the 1940s. But this was the age that wanted more than melody and kickline form its musical shows. The form had been running on empty for too long, as a formula for the assembly of spare parts-star comics, generic loves songs, rumba dancers, Ethel Merman. If Rodgers and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.00! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Longest Line: Broadway's Most Singular Sensation: A Chorus Line more books like this by Gary Stevens, Alan George add to wishlist Interviews with cast members trace the development of the longest running show in Broadway history. see all copies from $3.47! new only from $32.75! \| first editions
11 view cover	Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops more books like this by Ken Mandelbaum add to wishlist Offers a behind-the-scenes look at the development of almost two hundred musical flops that played Broadway between 1950 and 1990. see all copies from $6.69! new only from $15.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Broadway Babies Say Goodnight: Musicals Then and Now more books like this by Mark Steyn add to wishlist A British theater critic, the author of this opinionated and provocative history of the Broadway musical tells stories of his ventures backstage, analyzes the development of the musical as a form, and lambasts the state of musicals (and music) in the 1990s. This book was a New York Times Notable Book in 1999. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Sing for Your Supper: The Broadway Musical in the 1930s more books like this by Ethan Mordden add to wishlist Ethan Mordden completes his history of the Broadway musical by looking at how The Great White Way kept the lights burning in the depths of the Depression see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.89! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Theatre world more books like this by John Willis add to wishlist The statistical and pictorial record of the theatrical season The book that won a TONY AWARD for 'Excellence in the Theatre' Now in its 57th year, and celebrating with its own TONY AWARD, Theatre World is the complete record of the Broadway and Off-Broadway season, touring companies, and professional regional companies throughout the United ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $14.01! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Happiest Corpse I've Ever Seen: The Last Twenty-Five Years of the Broadway Musical more books like this by Ethan Mordden add to wishlist A gimlet-eyed look at the last gasp of the Broadway musical see all copies from $2.17! new only from $2.89! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Kaufman and Co.: Broadway Comedies more books like this by Professor George S Kaufman, Laurence Maslon (Editor) add to wishlist In the most comprehensive collection of Kaufman's plays ever assembled, are nine classics, including his uproarious "backstage" play "The Royal Family" (1927, written with Edna Ferber) and the Marx Brothers-inspired mayhem of "Animal Crackers" (1928, with Morrie Ryskind). see all copies from $14.49! new only from $16.88! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	But Darling, I'm Your Auntie Mame!: The Amazing History of the World's Favorite Aunt more books like this by Richard Tyler Jordan add to wishlist When the novel Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis was first published in 1955, it became an instant hit and national bestseller. More than forty years later, it was brought back in print in a trade paperback edition and has, again, proven to be a commercial success. ABC is currently planning to air a two-hour special Auntie Mame movie starring Cher, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.33! \| SVS
18 view cover	Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time more books like this by Frank Vlastnik, Ken Bloom, Jerry Orbach (Foreword by) add to wishlist The 101 most influential, popular, and enduring Broadway productions are examined, with features on the creators and performers, plots, cast and song lists, and more. Full color. see all copies from $4.40! new only from $4.40! \| SVS
19 view cover	On the Line: The Creation of a Chorus Line more books like this by Robert Viagas, Baayork Lee, Thommie Walsh add to wishlist "A Chorus Line" was one of the biggest Broadway hits of its generation - and is set to make a spectacular comeback in September 2006. Based on a remarkable series of taped discussions with some of the top Broadway dancers of the 70's, many of whom went on to play the characters based on themselves, the much-loved musical went on to win numerous ... see all copies from $5.84! new only from $11.25! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	One More Kiss: The Broadway Musical in the 1970s more books like this by Ethan Mordden add to wishlist This history of the Broadway musical looks at an era that brought us not only the gritty reality of "A Chorus Line" and the bittersweet works of Stephen Sondheim, but also the nostalgic crowd pleasers "No, No, Nanette" and "Annie". It was a time when Broadway both looked to its past, but also to its future and allowed reality to enter. see all copies from $7.45! new only from $32.08! \| first editions
21 view cover	A Little Night Music more books like this by Stephen Sondheim (Composer) add to wishlist A musical boasting such numbers as "Send in the Clowns". see all copies from $3.00! new only from $8.44! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The fantasticks. more books like this by Harvey Schmidt add to wishlist A look at the world's longest-running musical. The book should be of interest to fans of the show as well as admirers of musical theatre. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Spring Awakening: In the Flesh more books like this by Cote David, Doug Hamilton (Photographer), Joan Marcus (Photographer) add to wishlist The official companion to the Broadway musical, "Spring Awakening" offers more than 100 photographs, handwritten drafts of hit songs, original sketches of costumes and sets, and unprecedented backstage access to the hit show. see all copies from $22.24! new only from $23.83! \| SVS
24 view cover	A Beautiful Pageant: African American Theatre, Drama, and Performance in the Harlem Renaissance, 1910-1927 more books like this by David Krasner add to wishlist The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented period of vitality in the American Arts. Defined as the years between 1910 and 1927, it was the time when Harlem came alive with theatre, drama, sports, dance and politics. Looking at events as diverse as the prizefight between Jack Johnson and Jim "White Hope" Jeffries, the choreography of Aida Walker ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Open a New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s more books like this by Ethan Mordden add to wishlist Documented here, the radical culture of the 1960s makes its way to the Broadway stage, inspiring works including CABARET and FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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	Theatre World 1992-1993, Vol. 49 by John Willis (Editor), Tom Lynch see all from $1.99! new only from $14.01!
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