The Book of Broadway: The 150 Definitive Plays and Musicals

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Be absorbed by the profiles of 150 of the biggest, most influential, and most important Broadway musicals and plays ever produced Shows profiled include everything from the 1860s musical The Black Crook, which captivated and titillated audiences for than five hours, to the Pulitzer Prize winning 2010 play Clybourne Park.The men and women who shaped Broadway history Stephen Sondheim, Tennessee Williams, Bernadette Peters, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II are celebrated for their groundbreaking work, and photographs throughout illustrate the stunning designs of the shows profiled.This compilation by Author Eric Grode arts writer for The New York Times, and author of Hair The Story of the Show That Defined a Generation is the ultimate guide to Broadway shows Even if you consider yourself an expert in the theater, you will be amazed by the fantastic Broadway trivia scattered throughout this volume, as well as the palpable sense of history in this encyclopedic treatment of one of our most beloved pastimes.Just a few of the titles included are Annie The Book of Mormon Bye Bye Birdie Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Chicago Death of a Salesman Fiddler on the Roof Grease Guys and Dolls Hello, Dolly Kiss Me, Kate Les Miserables The Music Man My Fair Lady The Phantom of the Opera Rent Six Degrees of Separation The Sound of Music A Streetcar Named Desire West Side Story Read The Book of Broadway: The 150 Definitive Plays and Musicals By Eric Grode – kino-fada.fr A wonderful insight into what made Broadway what it is today.Actual rating 3.5 starsThe Book of Broadway is definitely a bizarre book And when I say bizarre, I mean that it can t be read in the way most books can Or at least, I couldn t read it like that I couldn t just sit down with a cup of coffee and read this book That s what I ended up doing, but I believe this was the reason why I didn t enjoy it as much I believe this is a book that should just sit on your bookshelf until you feel like reading a little Broadway gossip, or if you want to find Actual rating 3.5 starsThe Book of Broadway is definitely a bizarre book And when I say bizarre, I mean that it can t be read in the way most books can Or at least, I couldn t read it like that I couldn t just sit down with a cup of coffee and read this book That s what I ended up doing, but I believe this was the reason why I didn t enjoy it as much I believe this is a book that should just sit on your bookshelf until you feel like reading a little Broadway gossip, or if you want to find a new musical to watch or listen to So, if you want to read it, here s my advice this book is not fiction and should not be read as such.That been said, it was a fairly interesting book It included many of Broadway s most important and popular plays, some bits of background history and backstage gossip to keep things light and interesting, and a...This was an awesome book For anyone who loves Broadway this is the book I even learned somethings new Many plays from the early 1900 s were made into movies I don t know if that is lack of imagination or that these plays were so good that they wanted to try their hands at movies Either way t...The amount of stories in this book revolving around the iconic Broadway is vast The history, brilliance and innate talent that was and is preformed is truly magnificent This book summed it all up quite well I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley Thank you This was great I am new to the Broadway world and it was fun to read about all the musicals I ve missed out on and having the synopsis, other versions and pictures.Thank you to NetGalley for my copy of this novel.I quite enjoyed this book overall, although I admit the author s writing style was a bit drab at times Overall it is what to be expected full of Broadway history, and brief overviews of some historical shows It included my personal favorite musical, Phantom, so that alone warranted fo...This would make a nice coffee table book I enjoyed the pictures from past Broadway performances, as well as the brief history and anecdotes from each one I m not really an aficionado, so I didn t recognize a lot of the shows mentioned, but the information and history was interesting.Liked looking at some of the old shows Nice background info.I love, love this book Has every Broadway Show you can think of andThis book has photographs from each show and the history behind the creation and production of each one It also give information on the original leading cast of the original show.This book is defiantly for the Broadway enthusiastsIt looks like a coffee table book, but has deep content It really is a keeper of a reference book for play goers The history of Broadway plays, the casts, the revivals, andare all there Mr Grode made idiosyncratic choices, so the book is not encyclopedic But I agree with his choices.

The Book of Broadway: The 150 Definitive Plays and Musicals
  • 03 July 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 0760345627
  • Eric Grode
  • The Book of Broadway: The 150 Definitive Plays and Musicals