The Untold Stories of Broadway: Tales from the world's most famous theaters (Volume 1)

by Jennifer Ashley Tepper

Series:The Untold Stories of Broadway (1)

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Do you wish you were in the audience during Barbra Streisand's final performance of Funny Girl on Broadway? Do you wonder how far Jonathan Groff was willing to go to score tickets to Thoroughly Modern Millie? And are you dying to know which beloved TV star and Tony Award winner was caught with his pants down in front of a movie legend? From opening nights to closing nights. From secret passageways to ghostly encounters. From Broadway debuts to landmark productions. Score a front row seat to show more hear hundreds of stories about the most important stages in the world, seen through the eyes of the producers, actors, stage hands, writers, musicians, company managers, dressers, designers, directors, ushers, and door men who bring The Great White Way to life each night. You'll never look at Broadway the same way again. This is the first book in a multi-volume series that will tell the stories of all of the Broadway houses. Volume 1 includes the Winter Garden, the Richard Rodgers, the Marriott Marquis, the Al Hirschfeld, the Neil Simon, the August Wilson, the Mark Hellinger, and the Lyceum: eight Broadway theaters that light up New York City. show less

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I got this book as a gift and I'm so excited to read the other books! I had seen Jennifer Ashley Tepper at the first BroadwayCon last year and was interested in reading her books. Background of the theatres has always interested me and Jennifer did a great job of collecting stories about all the theatres covered in this volume. The other volumes are high on my list of books to read! If you love the theatre, this is a must read!

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