Broadway Musical Revue category: 202 books

Just as Minneapolis songwriter Jon Wayne’s music career is taking off in the summer of 2008, his life is falling apart. He’s homeless and begging on the streets, addicted to heroin, cocaine, alcohol and whatever other poison he’s putting into his body. He’ll overdose three times that summer...

Edna May Pettie was born in Syracuse and appeared in various youth productions before going to New York. It was while she was in New York City that she entered the office of Oscar Hammerstein and requested to be in his chorus. He accepted her in this role which eventually led to additional parts that...

The devious and insane pirate Captain Appleye and his first mate Lardo have imprisoned the girl Candy on Appleye's ship.  The plan is to force Candy to tell them where her family treasure is.  Candy's brother, Quickswift, is sailing with Captain Bafflemouth to save her.  Will they be able to rescue Candy before she tells Appleye where the family treasure is?

Evita, Inevitably sheds new light on the history and culture of Argentina by examining the performances and reception of the country’s most iconic female figures, in particular, Eva Perón, who rose from poverty to become a powerful international figure. The book links the Evita legend to a broader...

First published in 1904, this handy book provides useful common sense advice for singers and aspiring performers of song.

Born near the docks in Geelong, Carrie Moore was destined to become the queen of the Edwardian stage. From the bright lights of London to the vaudeville halls of Hobart, Carrie captivated audiences around the world. She danced across stages adorned in diamonds but died penniless and alone in Sydney. This is the story of Australia’s own Carrie Moore, the Merry Widow.

This second edition of the highly successful Popular Singing serves as a practical guide to exploring the singing voice while helping to enhance vocal confidence in a range of popular styles. The book provides effective alternatives to traditional voice training methods, and demonstrates how these...

Eleonora Villegas was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1953 in a family where show business was a tradition. Her intuition lets her know showbiz will be part of her life. She has produced documentaries and TV programs after graduating in Social Communication. Recently, she surprises with an in-depth...

À partir de quatre exemples remarquables (Chantons sous la pluie, L’Opéra de quat’ sous, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, et West Side Story), ce dossier retrace l’histoire du genre, au théâtre et au cinéma. En une trentaine d’articles empruntés à l’Encyclopaedia Universalis, il présente...

A guitar can be classified as a stringed instrument. This is such because its sound is produced from the vibrations of the strings. Interestingly enough, and as expected, guitars have many different types of strings however generally speaking there are 2 main types: steel and nylon. Steel strings...

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The many thoughts and gratifying memories recounted in this volume began in 1924 and ended in 2013. The memories are of the author’s development as a songwriter and the many talented and likeable people he got to know. The locale is mainly New York City, with important time spent as a composer at...

EXTRAIT: La scène se passe en France, dans les Basses-Pyrénées, au bord de la mer. Le théâtre représente l’intérieur d’une auberge sur la côte près de Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Basses-Pyrénées. — Portes à...

 LE VIOLONEUX, OPÉRETTE EN UN ACTE, PAROLES     DE MM. E. MESTÉPÈS & CHEVALET, MUSIQUE DE M. J. OFFENBACH Représentée pour la première fois, à Paris, sur le théâtre des Bouffes- Parisiens,...