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Books: Musical theatre and film



Cover imageAll his jazz, the life & death of Bob Fosse.

Author: Gottfried, Martin

Published: 1990

A detailed biography of one of America's greatest Broadway and Hollywood choreographers, based on interviews with... [full description]

Paperback [2495-PB] £ 12.95 Add to order


Cover imageThe art of the American musical: conversations with the creators.

Author: Bryer, Jackson R & Richard A Davison

Published: 2005

A series of interviews with some of the prime figures on the American musical scene: composers, librettists, lyricists,... [full description]

Paperback [4773-PB] £ 14.95 Add to order


Cover imageBefore the parade passes by: Gower Champion and the glorious American musical.

Author: Gilvey, John Anthony

Published: 2005

A meticulously researched account of the life and work of the dancer-choreographer Gower Champion, from his early life... [full description]

Hardback [4588-HB] £ 17.99 Add to order


Cover imageThe British musical film.

Author: Mundy, John

Published: 2007

The first book to examine a neglected area of British cinema, as it developed from the 'silent' period to the present.... [full description]

Hardback [5079-HB] £ 50.00 Add to order

Paperback [5079-PB] £ 14.99 Add to order


Cover imageBritish pantomime performance.

Author: Taylor, Millie

Published: 2007

This original analysis of contemporary British pantomime addresses the question of how pantomime creates a unique... [full description]

Paperback [5279-PB] £ 19.95 Add to order


Cover imageBroadway musicals, show by show.

Author: Green, Stanley

Published:

A new edition of a standard reference book listing major Broadway musicals from 1866 (The Black Crook) to 2007... [full description]

Paperback [3472-PB] £ 14.95 Add to order


Cover imageBroadway musicals, the 101 greatest shows of all time.

Author: Bloom, Ken

Published: 2004

A massive (2.5 kg.) survey of the one hundred and one most influential and enduring Broadway musicals, from... [full description]

Paperback [1566-PB] £ 14.95 Add to order


Cover imageBroadway, an encyclopedia.

Author: Bloom, Ken

Published: 2004

The history of Broadway is rich with personalities and places - successes, failures, and antics. This A to Z resource... [full description]

Hardback [0348-HB] £ 100.00 Add to order


Cover imageBrotherhood in rhythym, the jazz tap dancing of the Nicholas Brothers.

Author: Hill, Constance Valis

Published: 2000

A detailed book that not only chronicles the lives of the jazz-tap dancing Nicholas Brothers, but also examines the... [full description]

Paperback [0835-PB] £ 10.95 Add to order


Cover imageThe Cambridge companion to the musical.

Author: Everett, William & Paul R Laird

Published: 2002

An accessible introduction to one of the liveliest and most popular forms of musical performance. Written by a team of... [full description]

Paperback [4521-PB] £ 17.99 Add to order


Cover imageA chronology of American musical theatre.

Author: Norton, Richard

Published: 2002

In this massive three-volume set, running to more than three thousand pages and weighing in at nearly 8 kg, Richard... [full description]

Hardback [3021-HB] £ 240.00 Add to order


Conversations with choreographers.

Author: Grody, Svetlana McLee & Lister Dorothy Daniels

Published: 1996

Paperback [0768-PB] £ 16.95 Add to order


Cover imageThe first Hollywood musicals: a critical filmography of 171 features

Author: Bradley, Edwin M

Published: 1996

As Hollywood entered the sound era, it was rightly determined that the same public fascinated by the novelty of the... [full description]

Paperback [5802-PB] £ 41.50 Add to order


Cover imageFred and Ginger: the Astaire-Rogers partnership 1934 - 1938.

Author: Hyam, Hannah

Published: 2007

The partnership between Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, which was born and reached its peak in the Hollywood musicals... [full description]

Paperback [5224-PB] £ 15.00 Add to order


Cover imageGower Champion.

Author: Payne-Carter, David

Published: 1999

A study into the contribution of performer, director and choreographer Gower Champion to the development of the... [full description]

Hardback [2063-HB] £ 48.95 Add to order


Cover imageThe great movie musical trivia book.

Author: Kurtti, Jeff

Published: 1996

Revelation after revelation about movie musicals, with entertaining answers to vexing questions that will test the wits... [full description]

Paperback [3973-PB] £ 13.95 Add to order


Cover imageThe happiest corpse I've ever seen: the last 25 years of the Broadway musical.

Author: Mordden, Ethan

Published: 2004

On the night of August 25, 1980, at the end of the first night of Gower Champion's 42nd Street, the show's... [full description]

Hardback [0067-HB] £ 14.99 Add to order


Cover imageHistorical dictionary of the Broadway musical.

Author: Everett, William & Paul R Laird

Published: 2008

The Broadway musical has greatly influenced American (and world) culture. Shows such as Oklahoma! and Annie... [full description]

Hardback [5595-HB] £ 60.00 Add to order


Cover imageI could have sung all night.

Author: Nixon, Marni

Published: 2006

Marni Nixon has one of the world's most famous singing voices but her name is known only to a few show business... [full description]

Hardback [4808-HB] £ 14.95 Add to order


Cover imageJosephine Baker in art and life, the icon and the image.

Author: Jules-Rosette, Bennetta

Published: 2007

Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) was a dancer, singer, actress, author, politician, militant, and philanthropist, whose... [full description]

Paperback [5236-PB] £ 13.99 Add to order


Cover imageLord of the dance.

Author: Flatley, Michael

Published: 2006

The autobiography of Michael Flatley, star of Riverdance and creator and star of Lord of the Dance, Feet of... [full description]

Paperback [4711-PB] £ 6.99 Add to order


Cover imageMaking it on Broadway: actors' tales of climbing to the top.

Author: Wienir, David & Jodie Langel

Published: 2004

Making it on Broadway goes beyond the glitz and glamour to show what really happens on a Broadway stage and in... [full description]

Paperback [3733-PB] £ 14.95 Add to order


Cover imageOpen a new window: the Broadway musical in the 1960s.

Author: Mordden, Ethan

Published: 2001

Broadway musicals of the 1960s glittered, with a long list of hits which made the 60s the decade with the largest group... [full description]

Hardback [0229-HB] £ 14.95 Add to order

Paperback [0229-PB] £ 9.95 Add to order


Cover imageThe Oxford companion to the American musical: theatre, film, and television.

Author: Hischak, Thomas

Published: 2008

A 900 page long dictionary of American musical theatre, covering not only stage and film musicals, but also those... [full description]

Hardback [5443-HB] £ 19.99 Add to order


Cover imageThe pocket guide to musicals.

Author: Hughes, Maureen

Published: 2008

Everything you need to know about musical theatre in one handy guide by leading expert Maureen Hughes, who has created... [full description]

Paperback [5721-PB] £ 9.99 Add to order


Producing musicals, a practical guide.

Author: Gardyne, John

Published: 2004

A step-by-step guide through the entire process of producing a show for the stage, from the earliest planning to the... [full description]

Paperback [5108-PB] £ 14.99 Add to order


Cover imageThe Routledge guide to Broadway.

Author: Bloom, Ken

Published: 2007

An A to Z reference guide aimed at students of performance, theatre history, direction and production, as well as... [full description]

Paperback [5004-PB] £ 18.99 Add to order


Ruby Keeler, a photographic biography.

Author: Marlow-Trump, Nancy

Published:

Hardback [0126-HB] £ 26.95 Add to order


Cover imageSingin' in the Rain.

Author: Wollen, Peter

Published: 1992

The making of the great film musical, with a detailed shot by shot analysis of the eponymous dance number.

Paperback [2267-PB] £ 8.99 Add to order


Cover imageSomewhere: the life of Jerome Robbins.

Author: Vaill, Amanda

Published: 2006

To some, Jerome Robbins was a demanding perfectionist, a driven taskmaster, a theatrical visionary; to others he was a... [full description]

Hardback [4902-HB] £ 25.00 Add to order


Cover imageA song in the dark: the birth of the musical film.

Author: Barrios, Richard

Published: 1995

Chronicling the early musical film years from 1926 to 1934, A Song in the Dark offers a fascinating look at a... [full description]

Paperback [5580-PB] £ 17.99 Add to order


Swingin' at the Savoy, memoirs of a jazz dancer.

Author: Miller, Norma

Published: 1996

The dancer and choreographer Norma Miller shares her touching historical memoir of Harlem's legendary Savoy Ballroom,... [full description]

Hardback [0479-HB] £ 26.95 Add to order

Paperback [0479-PB] £ 15.95 Add to order


Cover imageTime steps, my musical comedy life.

Author: McKechnie, Donna & Greg Lawrence

Published: 2006

At 15, Donna McKechnie ran away from home to join a touring dance troupe, the beginning of a career that was to take... [full description]

Hardback [4959-HB] £ 14.99 Add to order


Cover imageTranscending boundaries: my dancing life.

Author: McKayle, Donald

Published: 2001

An illuminating autobiography that traces the multifaceted career of choreographer, director, performer, and professor... [full description]

Paperback [0613-PB] £ 26.99 Add to order


Cover imageA year with The Producers.

Author: Denman, Jeffry

Published: 2002

Subtitled One actor's exhausting (but worth it) journey from Cats to Mel Brooks' mega-hit, Jeffry... [full description]

Paperback [4643-PB] £ 17.99 Add to order



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