Author : Laura Frankos
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 45,3 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1423492757
Includes over 80 quizzes on every aspect of the Broadway musical, including stars, directors, choreographers, shows imported from England, biographical shows, jukebox musicals, and shows by the decade.
Author : Katie Sison
Publisher : Bride Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 18,30 MB
Release : 2021-03-21
Category :
ISBN : 9781955149013
Hours of Fun-Filled Facts & Trivia Questions! - Special Launch Price This trivia book begins with the precursors to musical theatre throughout the world and narrows to the island we will come back to time and time again: Manhattan. We explore each thrilling decade and then cover grader topics that span the years. Each chapter begins with a series of multiple-choice and true or false questions with the answers following on the next page. After testing your knowledge, peruse the "Did you know" Section for quirky anecdotes, fun facts, and important records to addd to your knowledge. Grab a copy and test yourself on your knowledge of Broadway Theatre!
Author : Rachel Federman
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 34,16 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0007324685
Covers all musical genres with a focus on rock and pop from the 1960s through today. You may know that Bono's real name is Paul Hewson and that John Lennon was featured on the first cover of Rolling Stone, but it might surprise you to learn that compact discs have been on the market since 1982.
Author : Douglas Yacka
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 38,82 MB
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1524786527
Take your seats, because Where Is Broadway? is ready to take center stage! In a lively and engaging style, authors Douglas Yacka and Francesco Sedita cover the development of the first theaters and the birth of the American musical, as well as the shows and stars that have become Broadway legends. Readers will get the inside story on their favorite shows and may even discover some new ones.
Author : Jim Bernhard
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,51 MB
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781510723009
Are you an avid theatre buff who can name all of Shakespeare’s plays—in chronological order—and reel off the precise number of performances for each of Broadway’s longest-running shows? Or do you see a play or a musical only now and then as a special treat? Either way, You’re On! will tease your brain and tickle your memory. Casual theater-goers and seasoned thespians alike will enjoy the challenge—and maybe learn a few little-known facts about their favorite shows and stars. Do you know what the original title of Oklahoma! was and why it was changed? About whom did critic Brooks Atkinson said, “He played Mr. Darcy with all the flexibility of a telephone pole?” Can you name ten shows in which God appears as a character? What famous actor’s last words were “Dying is easy—comedy is hard”? Which Broadway star was also an opera singer, a nightclub performer, and a baseball team owner? And what character says, “Gin was mother’s milk to her”? So, lower the houselights and raise the curtain. YOU’RE ON!
Author : Anthony King
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 20,17 MB
Release : 2010-11-12
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573651493
"In this two-man musical spoof, a pair of aspiring playwrights perform a backers' audition for their new, ill-advised project -- a bit, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg. With an unending supply of enthusiasm, Bud and Doug sing all the songs and play all the parts in their crass historical epic, with the hope that one of the producers in attendance will give them that elusive Broadway contract." --
Author : Ali Stroker
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 36,29 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 168335897X
A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and her quest to defy expectations—and gravity—from Tony award–winning actress Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz Thirteen-year-old Nat Beacon loves a lot of things: her dog Warbucks, her best friend Chloe, and competing on her wheelchair racing team, the Zoomers, to name a few. But there’s one thing she’s absolutely OBSESSED with: MUSICALS! From Hamilton to Les Mis, there’s not a cast album she hasn’t memorized and belted along to. She’s never actually been in a musical though, or even seen an actor who uses a wheelchair for mobility on stage. Would someone like Nat ever get cast? But when Nat’s family moves from California to New Jersey, Nat stumbles upon auditions for a kids’ production of Wicked, one of her favorite musicals ever! And she gets into the ensemble! The other cast members are super cool and inclusive (well, most of them)— especially Malik, the male lead and cutest boy Nat’s ever seen. But when things go awry a week before opening night, will Nat be able to cast her fears and insecurities aside and “Defy Gravity” in every sense of the song title?
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Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,16 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780241437537
Immerse yourself in the world of musicals, and fall in love all over again with the songs, stories, characters, and legendary stars from every era. From Show Boat and The Wizard of Oz to Les Miserables and Hamilton, discover the story of musical theatre and film and see the world's best-loved musicals brought to life. This book covers the complete history of the genre, from its earliest origins in dance halls and vaudeville, to the record-breaking West End musicals and spectacular Broadway shows of today. Discover the history, plots, and stars of musical theatre and movie musicals, go backstage to find out more about choreography and set and costume design, and delve into profiles of successful creators such as Andrew Lloyd Webber in this illustrated celebration. Experience all the excitement of a trip to the theatre with Musicals: The Definitive Visual Guide - a showstopping, visual celebration.
Author :
Publisher : Hal Leonard
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 19,2 MB
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1705103928
(Vocal Selections). Six has received rave reviews around the world for its modern take on the stories of the six wives of Henry VIII and it's finally opening on Broadway! From Tudor queens to pop princesses, the six wives take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st century girl power! Songs include: All You Wanna Do * Don't Lose Ur Head * Ex-Wives * Get Down * Haus of Holbein * Heart of Stone * I Don't Need Your Love * No Way * Six.
Author : Tom Jacobson
Publisher :
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 43,76 MB
Release : 2017-05-02
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780881456974
"Just out of seminary, an idealistic Lutheran minister returns to a country church in Minnesota for Christmas and experiences an epiphany. Seven sermons in a single service: a tragicomedy with Jell-O."--Publisher website.
