Books about Broadway...- Page 2

[nmartin]

Posted: 11/26/07 at 11:29am

If you can find it, "The Making of No, No Nanette" is great. A wonderful, unbelievable and hysterical accounting of the Broadway revival.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/15/08 at 11:39pm

Article about the most recent Disney book, and an interview with Thomas Schumacher: http://www.insidebayarea.com/bayarealiving/ci_8270809

[PUPPETMAN]

Posted: 2/15/08 at 11:46pm

Does anyone know what's happened to Ken Mandlebaum the author of "Not Since Carrie" and a Michael Bennett book?

[BroadwayEnthusiast2]

Posted: 2/15/08 at 11:57pm

"Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows Of All Time" is a great hardcover with a ton of pictures (many previously un-realeases. Although I don't agree with all their choices (Phantom Of The Opera? Come on...) it's still a great book with many pictures.

I also love "Stop The Show!" by Brad Schreiber. It offers many situations that took place in the theatre from costume mix-ups to audience-actor interactions. It is hilarious and so many situations are documented. I'll post a passage if anyone's interested.

[justme2]

Posted: 2/16/08 at 12:54am

"Making it on Broadway" seemed way too whiny. I understand many of the actors were trying to make a point about the difficulties of life in the theater, but after a while, I got sick of reading about it.

My personal favs include one no one here has mentioned yet, and I am surprised. It's called "Broadway Stories" by Marty Bell, and they interview actors, producers,directors and more from shows such as City of Angels, Guys and Dolls, Jelly's Last Jam and so on. It's a great book with lots of backstage stories from the mid 1990's era of theater.

There's also a great coffee table book of photos called Broadway Day and Night. It was produced around the same timeframe, and it's beautifully photographed, with side stories from all the Broadway names you would expect.

[broadwayrules]

Posted: 2/16/08 at 8:51am

I really enjoyed "The Megamusical", it was a really good look at shows like Phantom, Les Mis, Cats, Evita, and well you know the rest. The author also said some pretty funny things.