The first of a new season of documentaries celebrating the musical. 1. Stories with Songs: Sian Phillips asks why so few musicals have an original story.

LESSONS LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM: "Inspiring, upbeat and optimistic, yet honest and hard-hitting when necessary. Into the mix of issues and people she takes on, Murphy constantly brings the joy of her vocation - her very special love of the classroom and of her students, a commitment that has kept her working hard for thirty-one years despite many challenges, personal and public. Murphy creates an unforgettable cast of characters.and always, she remembers the students who have touched her heart and motivated her teaching." (Author Dianne Aprile) "Her chronicle of heartbreaking struggles and heartfelt passion gives readers insight into the heart, soul, passion, and lifeblood of what it means to be a teacher."(IUS Writing Project Director, Dr. K. S. Bailey)

After the boredom of retirement sets in, Jack Koza decides to embark on a new profession. He decides to become a Private Eye thinking that it might be fun to snoop around and get paid for it. He gets more than he bargained for when a beautiful Black Woman by the name of Denise Fine presents herself as a Federal Agent. She needs Jack to do some snooping for her, and when she shows him the money, ($50,000) Jack jumps on it like a ham sandwich. Soon enough, Jack finds that he has to infiltrate a new East Coast drug lord who is long on shrewdness and nastiness. Colombian and Mexican drug cartels also roil the water, and throughout the case Jack becomes more and more suspicious of the beautiful Federal Agent. Jack is cagey and foolhardy. Come join Jack as he and his mother-in-law, Missus Curdle, take on the drug lord Fat Back Daddy Ribs in a fast moving story that takes place in the Super Bowl Capital of the world, Pittsburgh. Oh, yeah. The beautiful agent, known in the hood as Pussy So Fine, doesn't turn out to be who she says she is. But Jack, a former Marine Corps Viet Nam veteran is up for the job. And so is his zany friends.

Now in its second year, the 1990 edition is bigger and better with the addition of market listings for such categories as audiovisual aids, songs, coloring books, comic books, and puzzles.

Groucho Marx made the transition from screen to paper in Ron Goulart's widely acclaimed first novel, Groucho Marx, Master Detective, where he debuted as a radio star-cum-private eye. Groucho and Frank aren't enjoying their latest costar, singing child prodigy Polly Pilgrim, a spoiled ingenue. When a prominent Beverly Hills plastic surgeon is found dead in his palatial home, and Polly's mother, the faded actress Frances London, is accused of his murder, Polly's request for Groucho and Frank to help prove her mother's innocence surprises them. She is convinced that Frances has been framed, and despite the mounting evidence against the washed-up perfromer, the pair takes on the case.

Former international hostage rescue commando, Dr. Mama Africa remembers when queens walked as living goddesses in her native Egypt. Only it's today, and hate flows freely as this female sleuth psychotherapist and her video camera capture intrigue and danger all around her. A former hostage rescue commando, Dr. Mama Africa is a family court judge, forensic psychologist, best-selling author, radio and TV personality, and private eye. But can she adopt the teenage boy who is filled with hate and fear, or help his family when she makes housecalls with her video camera in the wealthiest mansions of Hollywood and La Jolla to find out why dysfunctional families act as they do, and what makes people tick anywhere in the world?