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Write what you care most deeply about. I think musicals are a rich and fascinating subject -- I never tire of the subject.
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Too many factual errors This author may mean well, but why bother writing a book about history when you evidently couldn't be bothered to do basic research. We are told Rent was the first Broadway show to advertise in the NYC subways. In fact, such ad ...more |
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What a mess Noel's letters are delightful, but the Kundle edition is flooded with literally hundreds of typos and misspellings. Shame on the publishers - it's a disgrace to put out a full price book with evidently NO ATTEMPT AT PROOFREADING. You take ...more |
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Simply Magnificent Scott Eyman is my favorite Hollywood biographer, and he is on top form here, giving us what is by far the best book ever on the life and career of Joan Crawford. Sympathetic, flawlessly researched, beautifully written, with refresh ...more |
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Great book but big chunks missing I learned a lot, but the author effectively ignores most of the women of comedy. Imagine.discussing SNL but only the men? No mention of Gilda Radner? The women of late 20th and early 21st century stand up are not her ...more |
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Excellent fun An informative and highly entertaining look at how a beloved film came to be. Thoroughly researched and a pleasure to read. I wish this author would do more on the Sherman Brothers and Disney musicals. |
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Delightful Loved this! Puts the death and mourning for Edward VII in the context of his life and times, with sometimes surprising appearances by future icons of politics, literature, etc. Beautifully written, packed with fascinating details. Highly re ...more |
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Fascinating celebrity dish Instead of the standard autobiography, Langella gives a varied selection of his personal encounters with other celebrated figures. He pulls no punches, and I found some of his stories quite surprising. But every person and e ...more |
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Best of the Marilyn bios Thoroughly researched and refreshingly readable, Summers details the many facets of Monroe's chaotic private life and all too brief career. The author covers Marilyn's often unreliable claims about herself, and offers exhausti ...more |
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Concise and insightful My favorite of the many (and usually far longer) books on Miller's life and career. Lahr who grew up and spent his life among theater people, brings his unique insight and eloquence to this examination of a great playwrights lif ...more |
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An unfocused mess This biography is all over the place. The author is more interested in telling us about his research and his mother's relationship to Lillian Lorraine than in providing a clearly written biography. Amateurish and often unfocused. Ver ...more |
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Book to Musical Lovers
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If you've ever wanted to delve into the stories behind you favorite broadway musical, then this is the book club for you! Think about some of the bigg ...more
