 | The Theatermania Guide to Musical Theater Recordings by Michael Portaniere
Buy used from: $2.05 While I don't agree with many of the ratings and the subjective comments of sone of the reviews ,this book is an indispensable reference to musical theater recordings.
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 | Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies by Ted Chapin
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $6.99 A fascinating look into the making of my favorite musical "FOLLIES".
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 | The Happiest Corpse I've Ever Seen: The Last Twenty-Five Years of the Broadway Musical by Ethan Mordden
Buy new: $26.95 / Used from: $2.53 While I don't agree with many of Mordden's opinions, he is one of the top musical theater experts writing today. This is a very good and opinionated survey of recent broadway musical history.
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 | Deconstructing Harold Hill: An Insider's Guide to Musical Theatre by Scott Miller
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $4.63 Scott Miller is a St. Louis based director who has written a few wonderful books that provide thorough analysis of individual musicals. This is a wonderful introduction to his oeuvre.
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 | Shakespeare After All by Marjorie Garber
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $8.99 I own literally 30 books about Shakespeare's plays and this is the one I refer to the most. It's a very comprehensive survey of Shakespeare's plays.
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 | The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway by William Goldman
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $2.44 A classic book about Broadway. I recommend it despite William Goldman's homophobia.
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 | State of the Nation: British Theatre Since 1945 by Michael Billington
Buy new: $35.70 / Used from: $51.19 A wonderful survey of British Theatre since 1945 by the best theatre critic working today.
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 | Changing Stages: A View of British and American Theatre in the by Richard Eyre
Buy used from: $4.94 A wonderful survey of British and American theatre in the 20th century by one of the top directors in the English speaking world.
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 | Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops by Ken Mandelbaum
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.49 A wonderful juicy survey of Broadway musical flops.
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 | Words with Music: Creating the Broadway Musical Libretto by Lehman Engel
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $7.75 A brilliant primer about musical theatre by the famous deceased musical director.
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