Category Archives: Books

March 2022 Theater Books

Posted on March 10, 2022 by boz

Multi-hyphenate Tony winner Harvey Fierstein recounts his storied career from Brooklyn community theater to the Broadway stage in I Was Better Last Night. He also candidly recalls his personal struggles along the way, including an eccentric nonconforming childhood and the tumultuous early years … Continue reading →

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February 2022 Theater Books

Posted on February 4, 2022 by boz

The year begins with four new notable musical theater-related books. First is Sportin’ Life (Oxford University Press), a biography of John W. Bubbles by Brian Harker. Bubbles was a groundbreaking tap dancer who inspired performers from Fred Astaire to the … Continue reading →

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Read the Screenplay

Posted on January 20, 2022 by boz

Deadline has debuted its Read the Screenplay series to celebrate “scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race.” Among the first offerings are the screenplays for two musical feature films: the animated Encanto (with songs by … Continue reading →

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December 2021 Theater Books

Posted on December 5, 2021 by boz

Oxford University Press has released Liza Gennaro’s Making Broadway Dance, which explores how musical theater choreography is created. Gennaro applies script analysis and movement research to provide a close-up look at the creative work of influential choreographers George Balanchine, Agnes … Continue reading →

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November 2021 Theater Books

Posted on November 18, 2021 by boz

Four new musical theater-related books were released this month. First is Everything Is Choreography: The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune (Oxford University Press), Kevin Winkler’s overview of the Tony-winning actor-director’s work. It’s the first full-scale book about Tune’s career, which … Continue reading →

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Putting It Together Review Roundup

Posted on August 9, 2021 by boz

On August 3, Farrar, Straus and Giroux released James Lapine’s Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created Sunday in the Park with George, which has received overwhelming praise from critics. Appropriately dedicated to artist Georges Seurat, the book’s … Continue reading →

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Rest of the Story: Book Reviews

Posted on November 13, 2012 by boz

In 2000, Applause Books released Original Story by Arthur Laurents: A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood, to wide acclaim. In that book, Laurents not only detailed the creation of his landmark musicals West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959) but … Continue reading →

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Loverly: Book Reviews

Posted on July 30, 2012 by boz

Oxford University Press recently released Loverly: The Life and Times of My Fair Lady to mixed but generally positive reviews. Using previously unpublished documents, author Dominic McHugh presents a new, behind-the-scenes look at the five-year creation of My Fair Lady. … Continue reading →

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Ship Without a Sail: Book Reviews

Posted on July 11, 2012 by boz

Last week, Simon & Schuster released A Ship Without a Sail to overwhelmingly positive reviews. The new book from entertainment journalist Gary Marmorstein is being called the definitive biography of lyricist Lorenz Hart, the brilliant but troubled writing partner of … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading List

Posted on July 9, 2012 by boz

If you’re like me, you spent most of June catching up with this past season’s New York productions of musicals. Over a frenzied Memorial Day holiday in New York, I saw six shows in four days! As New York (and … Continue reading →

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