The ABC's of Broadway Musicals: A Civilian's Guide - Paperback

by Scott Miller (Author)

Are you new to musicals?

Are you the parent or friend of a hardcore musical theatre freak?

Are you a lover of musicals but you'd like to know more about them?

Do you have a crazy artsy grandkid and you'd love to understand what they're talking about?

Has your dad suddenly become wild for musicals and you'd like to understand why?

Do you teach an introduction to musical theatre?

THEN THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU.

It's fun, entertaining, informative, and really easy to read. It's short enough to read in one sitting or you can flip open to any page and find something interesting.

The ABCs of Broadway Musicals: A Civilian's Guide is a fun, easy-to-read, totally non-intimidating way to get a basic understanding of this most American of art forms, the musical theatre, including a very brief history of musicals, a survey of important and well-known shows, examples of the wide and wild variety of musicals, a look at the amazing people who create musicals, and a sense of how Broadway musicals reflect and comment on our culture. You'll never feel lost again in a conversation about musical theatre, and you'll enjoy seeing musicals more than ever. Even hardcore musical lovers may learn something from this little book!